EXHIBIT C: VWQMP Community Needs Assessment Survey Responses July – September 2000

Survey Questions

Survey Responses

What is the Purpose or Mission of your organization?

  • Promote Community Self Reliance
  • Environmental Education
  • Research, education and extension
  • Community Education: Resource Mgt.
  • Administer Hawaii Water Code
  • Perpetuate the Hawaiian Culture and Environment
  • Planning & permitting for C&C of H
  • Restore inshore fisheries through improved management of human impacts.
  • Address problems of safety, environment, concern of residents
  • Betterment of Our Community
  • Promote Resource Conservation; Assist Hawaii's Conservation Districts

·         Ensure viable water yields by protecting and enhancing the condition of Hawaii's Forested watersheds to retard rapid run-off of storm flows, prevent and reduce soil erosion and improve infiltration rates.

  • Conduct research
  • Provide safe and efficient transportation state wide and solve water problems in Hawaii
  • Help people conserve natural resources on private lands.
  • Laboratory Analysis & Environmental Assessments
  • Promote Resource Conservation; Assist Hawaii's Conservation Districts

Please identify the target group or community you serve.

  • Kualoa through Heeia Communities/kaneohe Watershed Areas

·         undergrad, grad students; communities and farmers

  • Learning Institutions: College, Elementary, Secondary
  • All Ground and Surface Water Use
  • City & County of Honolulu
  • C&C of H
  • Public/Fisheries
  • Residents of the Subdivision
  • Resident of Olomana Subdivision
  • All of Hawaii
  • General Public
  • National, State and Local government, Professionals, Organizations and public
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and other Agricultural Producers
  • Pacific Islands
  • All of Hawaii

Do you provide special products or services to the community?  Please explain.

  • Roots and Wings/Watershed Improvement Community Education
  • Displays, presentations, clean-ups,organizational assistance
  • Extension materials and occasional training (water quality and resource management)
  • Educational Programs, forums, lectures, artshows, cultural activities
  • Curators of Pahukini and Ulupo heiau for visiting public schools
  • Brochures, PSA's, Workshops
  • Comprehensive Planning
  • Information, monitoring, data management, active intervention
  • Grass Roots Issues
  • Parties for children, home beautification, newsletter
  • Lobby for Conservation District Issues
  • Watershed mgt, forest

Do you rely on support from volunteers? (Circle)

YES - 11         NO / No Responses (NR) - 9

Please select an area(s) in which your organization could use the greatest support?

  • (2) Administration      
  • (7)Community Relations     
  • (2) Organization Development
  • (3) Fundraising 
  • (3) Project Coordination
  • (1) Data Management  
  • (4) Grant Proposals/RFP’s  
  • (6) Water Quality Monitoring Training 
  • Other:
    • (2) Funding
    • (2) More volunteers: cleanups/education
    • Community Interaction
    • Cleanup of Ulupo
    • Comprehensive Planning

Do you currently incorporate GIS or GPS technology in your effort?

YES – (7)         NO/NR – (13)

If funding, training and the technology were made available, would you consider incorporating GIS/GPS technology in your effort?

YES  - (8)      NO/ NR (12)

Does your organization conduct or participate in any water quality monitoring in Ko’olaupoko?

If yes, please take a moment to identify the kind of monitoring, activities or parameters for which you are sampling for.

  • (3) - Macro-invertebrates
  • (2) - Physical Monitoring  
  • (2) - Stream Restoration
  • (2) - Beach Clean-ups
  • (2) - Chemical Sampling
  • (3) - Turbidity 
  • (2) - Clarity  
  • (1) - GPS/GIS Mapping     
  • (3) - Temperature  
  • Other: Permitting & Fishing

What is the most important water quality issue to your organization, and is there a way that KBAC might facilitate or partner with your organization to address that issue?

  • Stream Restoration
  • Raising awareness of real problems
  • Urban and rural pollution prevention
  • Lab Fees for in depth analysis, training, collaborations
  • Long term water quality of potable water resources
  • Reducing detrimental impacts; fish/invertebrates mortality
  • Water Quality and Quantity
  • Environmental pollution; sewage and NPS pollution; public impacts of environmental pollution
  • Would like to know what KBAC's concerns are regarding storm water discharge

Have you produced a special report, or study on water quality?

YES- 5          NO/NR – 15

How can the public access the information?

  • 2 Public Libraries
  • 1 Direct Mail
  • 2 Internet  
  • Other:

·         www.cleanwaterhonolulu.com

·         Storm Water Quality Branch

·         State DOH

·         WRRC

Do you wish to remain on our mailing list?

YES - 15          NO/NR - 5