Miconia management units (MU's #1 thru #28) were originally used to break down the data collected by field crews into segments using geography, at risk parcels, and political boundaries as unit boundaries.     As data accumulated and was analyzed, it appeared reasonable to change the method to a more precise and calculable type of unit.  The new units are called "Site Blocks".  They are constructed using aspects of geography, political boundaries, tax key parcel boundaries, and anything else that makes sense from the ground.  Each block is assigned to a "Site Center", of which there are 92 in all, at this time.  (see Attachment 1. Site Centers List; also see Figure 1. Site Centers & Management Units map)

For the purposes of this report, the following table will show both the old "MU" number and the new "Site" number.  The table is split between air and ground surveying.  Column labeled "Map" is the name of the corresponding GIS map product included in the attachments.

· Survey Honalo (MU- 23, 4500 acres) and Honaunau (MU-24, 4800 acres)
· Survey Onomea, uphill from Hwy 19, with emphasis on gulches and forested tracts (MU #2 & 3, about 60,500 acres)
· Survey Pahoa town and vicinity (MU #11, about 7,100 acres)
· Survey the Waiakea Tree Planting units (MU #4, about 7300 acres)

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