State Forest Stewardship Advisory Committee

O le State Forest Stewardship Advisory Committee fautuaina le Division o Forestry ma Wildlife i implementing Hawaii's State Forest Stewardship Polokalame, lea e tuʻuina atu faʻapitoa ma tupe fesoasoani i private ma tribal landowners mo faʻatumauina forest management. O le committee iloiloina polokalame mea muamua, iloiloina tupe applications, ma fesoasoani ensure Hawaii's private forest fanua contribute i watershed puipuiga, carbon sequestration, ma biodiversity faʻasaoina. E lagolagosua le management o forests lea e protect Hawaii's taua tele groundwater recharge areas.

Hawaii's native forests o taua i le islands' freshwater supply ma biodiversity, ma private landowners control se taua portion o those forests. Landowners ma forested acreage e mafai ona engage ma le committee i avanoa faʻapitoa fesoasoani ma cost-share polokalame mo forest faʻasaoina ma management.