Do you know of a special property in Hawaiʻi County that should be permanently preserved?  The County of Hawaiʻi Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (PONC) is seeking suggestions from the public regarding lands that should be preserved because of cultural or historic significance.

Properties might qualify for preservation because they offer opportunities for education, public access to beaches or mountains, cultural significance, natural resources, and outdoor recreation. Such nominations for preservation could be beaches, coastal areas, forests, places of natural beauty or involve the protection of natural resources lands and watersheds for general benefits to the public. The Suggestion Forms can be mailed, or email but must be received by the last working day in January at 4:30 p.m. 

To submit potential properties, please fill out the County of Hawaiʻi Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission Suggestion Form

The Hawaiian monk seal is one of the most endangered seal species in the world. The population overall had been declining for six decades and current numbers, though increasing, are only about one-third of historic population levels. 

 These monk seals are endemic to these islands, occurring nowhere else in the world. Hawaiian monk seals are protected under the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and State of Hawai'i law.