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Kaua‘i Seabird Habitat Conservation Plan
Application
INSERT APPLICANT NAME
The application template provides a convenient method for the applicant to provide the
information necessary to obtain coverage under the KSHCP and fulfill application requirements
for an Incidental Take License (ITL) from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division
of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) and an Incidental Take Permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS).
The applicant’s information will be attached to the KSHCP as an appendix. The public draft KSHCP
will be reviewed along with the applicant’s information by the Board of Land and Natural
Resources (BLNR) pursuant to HRS Chapter 343. The BLNR will issue public notification of the
proposed KSHCP and ITL for public review and comment through the Office of Environmental
Quality Control (OEQC) bulletin, and will hold a public meeting on Kaua‘i. Information you
provide will remain confidential until the notice is published in the OEQC bulletin.
KSHCP APPLICATION
Thank you for your interest in applying with the Kauai Seabird HCP!
Instructions: Please complete all items in Part I and II of this application by pasting or typing in answers to
each item below. KSHCP staff will correct any inconsistencies in format. The information you provide below
describes what will be covered by the permits.
KSHCP staff will contact you regarding any incomplete information pertaining to this application. If you have
any questions please feel free to call us at the contact information below.
PART 1. DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES, A & M, TRAINING, AND TAKE MONITORING
Item 1. Name of applicant, business, agency, or institution and complete contact information. If the
applicant is different from the property owner, please attach power of attorney (or other document)
allowing the applicant to act on the owner’s behalf:
Applicant:
Physical Address:
Mailing Address:
Contact:
General Manager
Address:
Email:
Telephone:
Alt. Contact:
Position
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
Item 2. Provide the legal description of the property at which the existing facilities and activities are
located, by tax map key number and physical address; provide maps of the property and facilities:
[Applicant to provide tax map key number, legal survey, map of property, and square footage of
property and main buildings. If properties for the covered facilities are separate parcels please
include all the maps and tax key numbers.]
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Item 3. Describe the existing facilities and activities for which the incidental take coverage is sought.
Include lights (make, model, and style), buildings, structures, and utility lines (table preferred). Photos
may be attached.
Existing facilities consist of…. The properties are xx square feet and the buildings comprise xx
square feet. Outdoor lighting includes lighting for the parking lot & delivery areas, grounds,
buildings, and walkways. The property is landscaped throughout. The property’s paved area
makes up about xx square feet. The table below provides the outdoor lighting at xxx facility.
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Outdoor Lighting at Facility
Light Type
Make and Model/cut-off
Direction of
Light angle
(e.g. up,
down, out)
Full cutoff/shielded
fixture
Wattage/rating
Bulb Color
Quantity
Location
Purpose
Parking lot pole light
bulb type &
wattage
Color
xx
Parking lot;
front, rear &
sides
Parking lot
illumination
Yes?
Signage illumination flood
lights/fluorescent tubes/lit
internally
bulb type &
wattage
Color
xx
Signage
Yes?
Wall-pack building lights
bulb type &
wattage
Color
xx
Wall mounted
Building lights
Yes?
Landscaping & grounds accent
floodlights
bulb type &
wattage
Color
xx
Entry;
Courtyard; Pool;
Beach Access;
Flag Poles; other
locations
Landscape
illumination; accent
lighting
Yes?
Bollards
bulb type &
wattage
Color
xx
Walkways
Pedestrian guidance
& safety
Yes?
Roof flood lights
bulb type &
wattage
Color
xx
Roof of
buildings
Accent lighting
Yes?
Other lights?
bulb type &
wattage
Color
xx
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Time on/Time off
Item 4. Describe any plans for future facilities or expansion of existing facilities. Plans may be attached to
this application:
Applicant to describe and/or attach any plans for expansion of existing facilities or proposals for
new facilities. Include specific types of outdoor lighting proposed and quantity.
Item 5. If applicable, describe any lighting standards pertinent to facility operations and include structures
which may affect seabirds (e.g. minimum lighting requirements for security areas):
[Applicant to check for any lighting standards (e.g. foot candles/area) required for security,
insurance, or other purposes.]
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Item 6. Describe all site-specific avoidance and minimization alternatives considered for facilities/activities
listed separately by facility/activity. This item should include any recommendations made by DOFAW and
USFWS:
Avoidance and minimization measures seek to avoid or minimize adverse effects of lighting on
covered seabird species thereby reducing the chance of incidental take. Kauai Seabird HCP
Applicants will be required to implement avoidance alternatives to the “maximum extent
practicable” per applicable state and federal laws to receive an incidental take permit/license.
Avoidance measures are those which cease or suspend lighting activities posing threats to the
covered species. Minimization measures modify lighting to reduce the affects of lights on
covered seabirds. If avoidance measures are not deemed practicable due to facility safety or
security reasons, then the applicant must utilize minimization measures to reduce their threats
to seabirds.
Kaua’i Seabird HCP applicants are required to provide justification, such as policies, regulations, or
other rationale for avoidance measures that will not be implemented.
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Light Attraction Avoidance & Minimization Alternatives
Avoidance & Minimization Alternatives Considered
Avoidance Alternatives Considered
 Turn off all outdoor lights from dusk to dawn during the
fledgling fall-out season September 15 to December 15

Remove all lights that direct light upward and out horizontally
Feasible at
Facility?
If no, provide rationale
Yes
Yes
Minimization Alternatives Considered

Change time of light use (lights off earlier)
Yes

Replace all outdoor lights with full cut-off fixtures
Yes

Shield all outdoor lights with full cut-off shields
Yes

Angle all lights downward
Yes


Lower lighting level/wattage of outdoor lights
Change bulb color to non-white spectrum
Yes
Yes

Lower height of light poles
Yes

Provide Worker Seabird Awareness Training to staff
Yes

Provide outreach materials to staff
Yes

Host Save Our Shearwaters (SOS) Aid Station
Yes

Install vegetation to shield lights
Yes
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Item 7. Provide an Avoidance and Minimization (A & M) Plan. The plan should include an estimated schedule and cost (table preferred) for
completion of the plan’s A & M measures. In this item, the applicant can denote measures already implemented or completed (new lights, shields,
or underground utility lines). If applicable, the applicant must provide the reasoning why certain measures would not be implemented:
xx facility will implement an Avoidance and Minimization Plan described in the table below:
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Light Attraction Avoidance and Minimization Plan
Facility Lights
Parking lot lights
Signage Lights
Wall-pack lights
Landscaping & grounds
lighting
Total
Qty.
xx
xx
xx
xx
Avoidance & Minimization
Measures
Cost to
Implement
Responsible Staff
Avoidance Measures
1. Turn lights off from dusk to dawn
General Manager;
Minimization Measures
1. Lights are down-directed full cutoff/shielded fixtures
General Manager;
Avoidance Measures
1. Turn lights off from dusk to dawn
General Manager;
Minimization Measures
1. Lights are full cut-off/shielded fixtures
2. Down-direct all signage lights
General Manager;
Avoidance Measures
1. Turn lights off from dusk to dawn
General Manager;
Minimization Measures
1. Wall-packs are down-directed full cutoff/shielded fixtures
General Manager;
Avoidance Measures
1. Turn off grounds lighting from dusk to
dawn.
2. All outward pointing rooftop lights
removed
Minimization Measures
1. All grounds and accents lights directed
downward
General Manager;
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Scheduled Date of Completion
Item 8. Describe any training(s), including Worker Seabird Awareness Training, related to seabird
monitoring at facilities/activities. Please provide the dates, names of personnel in attendance, and a brief
description of what was, or will be, covered in the training:
DOFAW, or its designee (e.g. Save Our Shearwaters staff), will provide annual Worker Seabird
Awareness and Response Training (WSART) to the appropriate xx facility staff prior to the start of
each seabird fallout season. The fallout season occurs each year from September 15 to December
15. The training will include: regulatory setting, consequences for noncompliance, standard
monitoring, response, and reporting procedures, techniques for proper handling of fallen seabirds,
personal protection, agency contacts and facility locations.
WSART will be provided to the following staff:
 General Manager;
 Director of Engineering;
 Security Personnel;
 Grounds Crew;
 Any staff tasked with outdoor work around the properties
[Applicant to provide personnel, by position (rather than individuals), who will likely attend the
training]
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Item 9. Provide a seabird monitoring plan for the site and facility covered by the application. The plan
should highlight activities during the “fallout season” (September 15 to December 15). Include schedules
and staff hours dedicated towards seabird search and recovery, light avoidance and minimization
management, and any other monitoring activities:
Xx outdoor facilities consist of grounds, pool, and common areas associated with a condominium
resort establishment. paved parking lot containing serves residents, visitors, and employees. When
looking for downed seabirds staff should take care to look under vehicles and equipment before
moving them, under landscaping and under any outdoor structures.
The General Manager, or designee, will develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for patrolling,
monitoring, documenting and reporting downed seabirds during the fledgling flight season (see SOP
below).
The following suggested procedures may be incorporated into the SOP and tailored to the needs and
procedures at the facility:
1. Night security guards will perform security inspections of the entire property;
2. Security inspections will be conducted…daily?
3. Times of security patrols will be documented in a nightly log sheet, which will be submitted
to the General Manager at the end of each shift.
4. Night security guards are responsible for recovering any downed seabirds found on the
property;
5. A pet carrier will be maintained in a readily accessible location;
6. Night security guards will retrieve any downed seabird found within the property, place the
bird in the pet carrier, and keep the bird in a safe, cool location until SOS or DOFAW
personnel retrieves the bird;
7. Night security guards will contact SOS immediately upon recovery of any downed seabird.
Call the SOS cellular phone number 635-5117;
8. If unable to contact SOS, night security guards will call Ms. Andrea Erichsen, DOFAW, at
cellular phone number 346-3489 or office telephone number 245-9160.
9. Night security guards will also notify the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services of any downed seabird
within 24 hours of the occurrence. Call Mr. Bill Standley, (808) 792-9423 (office).
10. Night security guards will document the downed shearwaters and petrels, noting specific site
of recovery. If the downed seabird is not on the immediate property, the night security
guards will explicitly note that the seabird was not found within the premises.
Contents of Seabird Recovery Kit
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Latex or nitrile gloves;
Three towels;
Hand sanitizer;
Flashlight or headlamp;
Clipboard, pen and blank “Bird Take Field Reports”; and
Pet carrier –medium sized. If a box is used it must be well ventilated and marked
conspicuously “LIVE ANIMAL”.
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Rescuing Downed Seabirds—Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
The following 13 steps will be completed for downed seabirds during the fallout season September
15—December 15
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Take the seabird rescue kit and pet carrier to the downed seabird.
Put on gloves.
Using towel, pick up the seabird.
Place the seabird in the pet carrier, and close the pet carrier.
Put the gloves and towel back in the seabird rescue kit.
Take the bird and pet carrier to an SOS Aid Station.
Transfer the bird to the Aid Station’s pet carrier.
Call SOS at 632-0610 or DOFAW at 346-3489.
Return the seabird rescue kit and pet carrier.
Complete the Bird Take Field Report.
Give the completed Bird Take Field Report to the General Manager.
Item 10. Describe any outreach conducted (e.g., handing out pamphlets on seabird awareness to facility
employees or guests):
Xx facility will display SOS informational posters in break room and common staff areas. Staff will
attend the annual Worker Seabird Awareness Training. Resident & guest outreach activities include…
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PART 2. DESCRIPTION OF TAKE COVERAGE AND FUNDING
This part of the application will be developed in consultation with DOFAW and USFWS.
Item 1. Show calculation of estimated take for each species:
The tables and charts below, provided by Kauai Seabird HCP staff, show the estimated take
calculation for the facility for each species covered in this HCP. In developing the take estimation,
Kauai Seabird HCP staff biologists evaluated recovery datasets to assess the overall threat of light
attraction from the applicant’s activities. In addition, biologists evaluated radar passage rates,
applicant minimization measures, and applicant take monitoring as available. The Kauai Seabird HCP
staff then recommends a take level based on the threat level/estimated fallout for the individual
applicant.
‘A‘o - Newell’s shearwater (Puffinus Newelli) NESH
Estimated Take Coverage
Applicant
Avg. no. NESH from SOS data 2000-2009
SOS Standard Deviation
SOS adjusted for unobserved
Direct take from light attraction
Take Estimation NESH
[Insert NESH line chart]
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‘Ua‘u – Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) HAPE
Estimated Take Coverage
Applicant
Avg. no. HAPE from SOS data 2000-2009
SOS Standard Deviation
SOS adjusted for unobserved
Direct take from light attraction
Take Estimation HAPE
‘Akē‘akē –Band-rumped Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma Castro) BANP
Estimated Take Coverage
Applicant
Avg. no. BANP from SOS data 2000-2009
SOS Standard Deviation
SOS adjusted for unobserved
Direct take from light attraction
Take Estimation BANP
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Item 2. Select the requested maximum annual take coverage for each species covered in the Kaua’i Seabird
HCP. If different from the estimated take, please explain:
‘A‘o - Newell’s shearwater (Puffinus Newelli):
___________ Max. Annual Take
‘Ua‘u - Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis):
One (1) minimum per life of the incidental
take permit/license
‘Akē‘akē -Band-rumped Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma Castro): One (1) minimum per life of the incidental
take permit/license
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Item3. Provide proof of adequate funding. Approved incidental take licenses/permits are valid only with
proof of adequate funding source to ensure that the proposed measures and actions, including monitoring,
are undertaken in accordance with the schedule1.
[Applicant to provide]
Signature of Applicant:
________________________________________
Printed Name :
________________________________________
The undersigned affirms that all the information included is true and accurate to the
best of the applicant’s knowledge and that this application is voluntarily submitted.
Date: ___________________
CONTACT US
Call the KSHSCP Office at (808)245-9169 or (808) 346-3489 or visit our office at 4272-B Rice Street, Lihu‘e HI, 96766. Visit the project
website: www.Kauai-seabirdhcp.info. We look forward to working with you toward helping Hawai‘i ’s unique species!
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The applicant shall post a bond, provide an irrevocable letter of credit, insurance, or surety bond, or provide other similar
financial tools, including depositing a sum of money in the endangered species trust fund created by section 195D-31, or provide
other means approved by the board, adequate to ensure monitoring of the species by the State and to ensure that the applicant
takes all actions necessary to minimize and mitigate the impacts of the take.
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