BACKGROUND INFORMATION

HONOULIULI PRESERVE

  HONOULIULI PRESERVE IS LOCATED BETWEEN 1,200 AND 3,100 FEET (366-945 M) ELEVATION ON THE EASTERN SLOPE OF THE WAI'ANAE MOUNTAIN RANGE OF O'AHU.

THE PRESERVE EXTENDS FROM MAUNA KAPU IN THE SOUTH TO PU'U HAPAPA IN THE NORTH.  THE WESTERN BOUNDARY IS THE SUMMIT CREST OF THE WAI'ANAE MOUNTAINS CONNECTING THE PEAKS OF MAUNA KAPU, PALIKEA, PU'U KAUA, PU'U KANEHOA, AND PU'U HAPAPA.

IN 1990, THE ESTATE OF JAMES CAMPBELL LEASED 3,962 ACRES OF THEIR LAND AT HONOULIULI TO THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF HAWAI'I.  LAND USE SURROUNDING THE PRESERVE INCLUDES SCHOFIELD BARRACKS MILITARY RESERVATION ON THE NORTH, AGRICULTURAL LANDS ON THE EAST, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTH AND UNDEVELOPED STATE LANDS AND A U.S. NAVY COMMUNICATIONS AND STORAGE FACILITY ON.