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KBACs primary mission is to implement the goals and objectives of the Consent Decree. KBAC will accomplish its mission by adopting an integrated approach to improve water quality for the Koolaupoko watershed area. This integrated approach incorporates the concept of ahupuaa into its technical, volunteer water quality monitoring, and the implementation programs.The approach reflects Hawaiis unique island culture and physical surroundings, all the while recognizing the concept of ahupuaa as a resource management unit. Ahupuaa are units similar to watershed or drainage basins. In ancient times, this unit allowed a growing native population to survive on limited resources and included the forests, kula land, taro loi, near shore waters, and reef areas. Conventionally, an ahupuaa represents a land division usually extending from the uplands to the sea.(See Pukui, M.K., and Elbert, S. H., 1986) In certain areas, one ahupuaa may include several drainage basins or watersheds, with boundaries differing from those of the watersheds. Koolaupoko watershed areas included Waimanalo, Kailua, and Kaneohe. The Koolaupoko watershed, comprised of the areas of Kaneohe, Kailua, and Waimanalo, is a system directly and indirectly impacted by both human activities and natural geology. Pollution includes litter or open dumping, stream bank erosion, and runoff. KBAC intends to address a range of these problems within the resources provided.

Address: P.O Box 61421, Honolulu, HI 96839-1421
Telephone: (808)381-7202
Fax: (808)988-0096
Website: http://www.kbac-hi.org/