Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016

Hawai`i Department of Land & Natural Resources is working to re-establish populations
of the Kamehameha butterfly. See more below. Photo from Pulelehua Project

HAWAI`I ISLAND WILL RECEIVE $22 million for repairs to roads, including Mamalahoa Hwy, Tim Sakahara, public affairs officer for the state Department of Transportation, told Graham Milldrum, of West Hawai`i Today.

      On Aug. 10, the state of Hawai`i sold $204.485 million in Highway Revenue Bonds at the lowest interest rate in the history of the state’s Highway Revenue Bond Program, which began in 1993. The sale raised $247.581 million.
      Approximately $120 million of the bond sale proceeds will be used to fund various highway projects throughout the state, and about $127 million will be used to refinance existing state bonds. The refinancing will reduce debt service payments and save more than $22 million in interest costs.

Gov. David Ige

      “This financing is a tremendous success for the state, enabling continued investment in our infrastructure at a very affordable borrowing cost,” Gov. David Ige said. “The low interest rates achieved demonstrate bond investors’ confidence in Hawai`i’s economic strength and its continued practice of sound fiscal management. This is the result of years of discipline and conservative fiscal management.”

      Moody’s Investors Service, Standard & Poor's Ratings Service and Fitch Ratings affirmed the state’s strong bond ratings of “Aa2”, “AA+” and “AA,” respectively. Each rating agency also attached “stable” outlooks on their ratings, indicating secure future economic and financial trends for Hawai`i. Rating agencies cited stability and diversity of revenue streams that are pledged as security for the bonds as one of the key strengths of the credit. Other strengths cited include strong legal provisions, high debt service coverage and stable revenue trends, particularly in those sectors that are less reliant on economic activity.
      The marketing plan for the bonds included investor presentations, both in-person in Hawai`i and on the mainland, as well as Internet-based presentations and conference calls. The extended marketing generated strong demand for the bonds from institutional investors.
      Ige said there was very strong demand for the bonds by both Hawai`i and national investors. Orders for the bonds amounted to 4.5 times the amount available for sale. The strong demand resulted in net interest rates on the bonds that ranged from 0.50 to 2.50 percent, with the average net interest rate less than 2.25 percent.
       “The success of the recent bond sale and the low interest rate on the offering is due in no small part to the hard work of the Highways Division in adhering to its sound fiscal and debt management policies,” said Ford Fuchigami, director of Hawai`i Department of Transportation. “We are extremely pleased with the demand for the bonds and the needed infusion of capital the Highways Division will receive from the sale.”
      See westhawaiitoday.com.
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Cynthia King Photo from UH-CTAHR

HAWAI`I’S KAMEHAMEHA BUTTERFLY and one of its rare tree snails are getting a helping hand.

      The state Pulelehua Project includes an effort to map current populations of the Kamehameha butterfly using observations submitted by the public, combined with surveys of remote areas by scientists. Pulelehua is the Hawaiian word for butterfly.

      The Kamehameha butterfly is considered a critical pollinator for numerous native plants. Like so many insects, plants and animals in Hawai`i, it is being crowded out of its traditional habitat by ever-encroaching human presence, introduction of invasive predator species and global climate change. According to the state Department of Land & Natural Resources, although the butterfly is historically known from all the main Hawaiian Islands, it is no longer found in some areas where it used to be common, and it appears to be declining. 

      Another goal of DLNR’s Department of Forestry & Wildlife and the project is to try and reintroduce the species in areas that have been restored or in places where its host plant, primarily mamaki, can be planted and cared for. “Unfortunately, because of the effects of introduced predators and habitat destruction, the butterfly has only been able to survive in patches of habitat, mostly in higher elevation areas and in the backs of valleys that have not been disturbed,” DOFAW entomologist Cynthia King said.

      According to DOFAW insect ecologist William Haines, most of Hawai`i’s biodiversity is found in small creatures, like the Kamehameha butterfly. “This is true everywhere else in the world, but it’s especially true in Hawai`i, where we don’t have any native mammals,” he said. “We don’t have any native terrestrial reptiles, we don’t have any native amphibians, so the insects and arthropods in general make up such a huge percentage of the biodiversity which is found only in Hawai`i. If an endemic creature like this butterfly goes extinct here, it’s extinct everywhere.” 

      Currently, only one small wild population of the Hawaiian tree snail, Achatinella lila, is known to persist in the wild. A team of six plans to reintroduce 50 of the snails in order to try and establish a second wild population and the only protected one.

Achatinella lila, a rare tree snail. Photo from DLNR

      David Sischo, Snail Extinction Prevention Program Coordinator for DLNR/DOFAW, characterizes this first reintroduction of captive snails into the wild as a “milestone for conservation.” He said, “These snails are fourth and fifth generation snails from the founder population of seven adult snails, first brought into a lab in 1997. Their new home is this predator-proof enclosure; the first to be built in this harsh summit region on any island.”

      The team includes scientist and Nature Conservancy cultural advisor Sam Gon and Vince Costello, a rare snail conservation specialist with the O`ahu Army Natural Resources Program. For years, the program has been instrumental in assisting with recovery efforts for rare tree snails.
      There are 44 species of Hawaiian tree snails listed as endangered by the U.S. Endangered Species Act and countless others that aren’t listed but seeing tremendous declines in their populations and also at risk of extinction. The Kamehameha butterfly and the Achatinella lila tree snail are but two of the creatures critical to the overall integrity and health of Hawai`i’s unique ecology and ecosystems.
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Ka`u Coffee growers can sign up for a workshop on moisture
meters. Photo from Ka`u Coffee Festival

KA`U COFFEE GROWERS are invited to an informational and interactive workshop on moisture meters, which are used to measure moisture content of parchment and green coffee beans during the drying process. 

      Hawai`i state law requires green coffee to be dried to nine to 12 percent moisture, which is surprisingly difficult to meet. If improperly dried, it can lead to production and marketing risks. Too dry, the coffee loses quality; too wet, it encourages mold. Also, parchment and green coffee should be dried to approximately 11 percent to manage coffee berry borer damage.
      The workshop will cover basics of how moisture meters work and their importance in the coffee drying process. Several types of meters will be compared, and state-certified parchment will be available for testing. Participants should bring their own green coffee or parchment to see if their meter measured its moisture level correctly.
      The workshop takes place Wednesday, Sept. 7 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Kona Cooperative Extension Service Conference Room, 79-7381 Mamalahoa Hwy in Kealakekua.
      Registration is required. Call University of Hawai`i's College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources at 808-322-4892, or email ginab@hawaii.edu, by Monday, Sept. 5.
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A section of the General Plan discusses
natural resources and shoreline.
Photo by Peter Anderson

KA`U RESIDENTS CAN PROVIDE input regarding Hawai`i County’s General Plan today and Thursday. Na`alehu Community Center is a live remote site where the public can testify during forums held in Hilo and Kona. The identical forums are from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

      Regarding natural resources and shoreline, the plan says goals are “to protect and conserve the natural resources from undue exploitation, encroachment and damage; provide opportunities for recreational, economic and educational needs without despoiling or endangering natural resources; protect and promote the prudent use of Hawai`i's unique, fragile and significant environmental and natural resources; protect rare and endangered species and habitats native to Hawai`i; protect and effectively manage Hawai`i's open space, watersheds, shoreline and natural areas; and ensure that alterations to existing land forms, vegetation and construction of structures cause minimum adverse effect to water resources, and scenic and recreational amenities and minimum danger of floods, landslides, erosion, siltation or failure in the event of an earthquake.”

      More information about the General Plan comprehensive review is available at http://www.cohplanningdept.com/general-plan/.

CELEBRATE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE’S 100th birthday. Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park and all national parks offer fee-free dates for Founders Day this Thursday through Sunday. See www.findyourpark.com.

SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS AT PAHALAPLANTATIONCOTTAGES.COM AND KAUCOFFEEMILL.COM. KA`U COFFEE MILL IS OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, Aug. 22, 2016

Obon season celebrants filled Pahala Hongwanji grounds for it first Bon Dance since 1999.
Photos by Ron Johnson

PAHALA HONGWANJI HELD yesterday its first Buddhist Obon season celebration since 1999. Scores of people of all faiths surrounded the yagura tower with lights strung from its four top corners and across the dance floor, just outside Pahala's old Japanese schoolhouse.

The Rev. Bryan Siebuhr

      Participants hoped a teru teru bozu figure attached to a top corner of the yagura would keep rain away. Although rain came down on the festivities a couple of times, it failed to dampen spirits. Dancers circled into the night, through the mist, rounding the tower to traditional Japanese chants and music, as well as modern tunes. The festival honors ancestors.

      A service in the hongwanji at 4 p.m. preceded dancing at 5 p.m. The Rev. Bryan Siebuhr, of Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin, officiated the service and opened the dancing.
      Hongwanji members and volunteers spent the day preparing food to sell in the evening. Items included saimin, teri sticks, fresh poke and sweets. Na`alehu Hongwanji provided sushi made the same day. Another traditional food on hand was wok-fried ahi belly. `O Ka`u Kakou offered shave ice.
     Pahala residents helped participants make hachi maki, headbands worn to celebrate Obon. Lynn Hamilton, Dorothy Kalua and friends provided long strips of cloth for people to stamp with favorite symbols before tying them on their heads.
      Cliff Watson, who filmed Pahala Hongwanji’s previous Bon Dance, returned with his wife to film yesterday’s festivities. Footage of the 1999 event is available at uluulu.hawaii.edu/titles/3789. Watson, a filmmaker based in Honolulu with family ties to Pahala, also made a film on the last harvest of Ka`u Sugar Co. in 1996, called Ka`u Sugar: A Town Remembers. See uluulu.hawaii.edu/titles/4451. 

      The last Obon celebration in Ka`u was at Na`alehu Hongwanji around 2006-07, organized by the late Marge Elwell and others from Na`alehu Main Street. Many people onsite yesterday hoped that a Pahala Bon Dance will become an annual celebration.
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Ka`u High Alumni & Friends enjoyed dancing to music
by Hands of Time.

PRIOR TO YESTERDAY'S EVENTS at Pahala Hongwanji, Ka`u Alumni and Friends took to the dance floor at Pahala Community Center during their 15 annual potluck reunion. The crowd overflowed onto the covered lanai and even into the surrounding lawns. Graduates came from far away, with American Airlines pilot Clement Hirae flying in from Boston.

      Next year’s reunion will take place on Sunday, Aug. 20.

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THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS today issued an order dissolving an injunction that had temporarily barred certain transition activities relating to Maui Memorial Medical Center, Kula Hospital and Lanai Community Hospital. Based on a settlement agreement reached on Aug. 13 between Gov. Ige and the United Public Workers union and a joint request from both parties, the court dismissed the underlying appeal brought by UPW as moot.

Participants made their own hachi maki at yesterday's
Obon celebration.

      “During oral arguments before the Ninth Circuit, the judges made clear to both UPW and the state that it preferred seeing the parties settle instead of the court making an all or nothing decision,” Attorney General Doug Chin said. “Reaching compromise is not always easy. I thank Gov. Ige and the union leadership for finding a forward path.”

      In 2015, the Hawai`i state Legislature passed a law ending the Hawai`i Health System Corporation’s delivery of health care services at the three Maui region facilities and transferring service delivery to a private operator. UPW had sued to stop the transition from taking place. Today’s order means that all transition activities between the state and a new Kaiser entity, Maui Health System, may resume at the three Maui region facilities.
      Ige recently said that privatization of Maui’s medical facilities could be a precursor for HHSC’s Hawai`i Island facilities, which include Ka`u Hospital.
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Participants danced into the night as lantern light reflected
in the rain-covered pavement.

WITH A STATEWIDE EMBARGO of a brand of scallops in effect due to a Hepatitis A outbreak, Hawai`i Department of Health urges residents and visitors to follow seafood safety advice from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

      Buy fish that is refrigerated or displayed on a thick bed of fresh ice that is not melting, preferably in a case or under some type of cover. Some refrigerated seafood may have time/temperature indicators on their packaging, which show if the product has been stored at the proper temperature. Always check the indicators when they are present, and only buy the seafood if the indicator shows that the product is safe to eat.
      Frozen seafood can spoil if the fish thaws during transport and is left at warm temperatures for too long. Don’t buy frozen seafood if its package is open, torn or crushed on the edges.
      Avoid packages that are positioned above the frost line or top of the freezer case. Avoid packages with signs of frost or ice crystals, which may mean the fish has been stored a long time or thawed and refrozen.

Use safe procedures when preparing and eating fish.
Photo from FDA

      When preparing fresh or thawed seafood, it’s important to prevent bacteria from the raw seafood from spreading to ready-to-eat food. To avoid cross-contamination, when buying unpackaged cooked seafood, make sure it is physically separated from raw seafood. It should be in its own display case or separated from raw product by dividers. Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and warm water before and after handling any raw food. Wash cutting boards, dishes, utensils and counter tops with soap and hot water between the preparation of raw foods, such as seafood, and the preparation of cooked or ready-to-eat foods. For added protection, kitchen sanitizers can be used on cutting boards and countertops after use. Or use a solution of one tablespoon of unscented, liquid chlorine bleach to one gallon of water.

      Most seafood should be cooked to an internal temperature of 145ºF.
      Never leave seafood or other perishable food out of the refrigerator for more than two hours or for more than one hour when temperatures are above 90ºF. Bacteria that can cause illness grow quickly at warm temperatures (between 40ºF and 140ºF). Carry picnic seafood in a cooler with a cold pack or ice. When possible, put the cooler in the shade and keep the lid closed as much of the time as you can.
      When it’s party time, keep hot seafood hot and cold seafood cold. Divide hot party dishes containing seafood into smaller serving platters. Keep platters refrigerated until time to reheat them for serving. Keep cold seafood on ice or serve it throughout the gathering from platters kept in the refrigerator.
      It’s always best to cook seafood thoroughly to minimize the risk of food-borne illness. However, when eating raw fish, one rule of thumb is to eat fish that has been previously frozen. Some species of fish can contain parasites, and freezing will kill any parasites that may be present. However, be aware that freezing doesn’t kill all harmful microorganisms. That’s why the safest route is to cook your seafood.
      See more at www.fda.gov.
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Provide input regarding the county General Plan this week.

HAWAI`I COUNTY PLANNING Department encourages Ka`u residents to participate in General Plan Public Input Forums this week. The General Plan guides the island’s long-range physical development. As part of the comprehensive review of the General Plan, participants will give feedback on alternatives for future growth. The two forums are identical, so residents can participate in the most convenient one.

      While the forums are held in Hilo and Kona, Na`alehu Community Center will be a live remote site.
      Tomorrow, the first forum takes place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at County Council Chambers in Hilo. Then on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., another takes place in Council Chambers at West Hawai`i Civic Center.
      More information about the General Plan comprehensive review is available at  http://www.cohplanningdept.com/general-plan/.

An endangered pseudoorca (false killer whale) and her calf
in Hawaiian waters. Photo from Dr. Robin Baird/Cascadia
Research Collective

DR. ROBIN BAIRD, AUTHOR and research biologist with Cascadia Research Collective, presents a look into the lives of Hawai`i’s resident toothed whales and dolphins tomorrow. Baird and his colleagues spent the last 17 years using photo identification, genetics and satellite tagging to present the clearest picture yet of these often misunderstood native mammals.

      The After Dark in the Park program begins at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.
      $2 donations support park programs.

FEE-FREE DATES for Founders Day are this Thursday through Sunday. Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park and all national parks invite the public to celebrate National Park Service’s 100th birthday.
      See www.findyourpark.com.

SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS AT PAHALAPLANTATIONCOTTAGES.COM AND KAUCOFFEEMILL.COM. KA`U COFFEE MILL IS OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016

Pahala Hongwanji kitchen is buzzing with activity today, as volunteers prepare for this afternoon's
Obon service and Bon Dance. See more below. Photo by Ron Johnson

WINNERS REPEATED AT VOLCANO Rain Forest Runs yesterday. Billy Barnett, of Hilo, finished first with a time of 1:17:57 in the Half Marathon, winning for the sixth time at the annual event. Michael Sullivan, of Hilo, was second at 1:22:11. Matt House was close behind at 1:23:10.

Billy Barnett, at right, won the Half Marathon,
and Michael Sullivan placed second.
Photo from Sharron Faff

      In the women’s division, Katie O’Neal, of O`ahu, three-peated at 1:22.30, before House in the men’s division. Bree Wee was the second woman to cross the finish line, at 1:28:39, and Malory Peterson followed with a time of 1:31:18.

      Total number of Half Marathon runners was 258.
      Out of 106 10K runners, first through third places went to Crazy Scott, 40:59; Eri MacDonald, 41:04; and Joe Barcia, 42:42.
      Three hundred twenty-one runners finished the 5K. Coday Ranfranz, Adam Bonus and Garrett Hoaglin finished in first through third places at 18:55, 22:03 and 22:12, respectively.
      “A huge mahalo to all the volunteers and vendors who were there before dawn and long after the run was over,” race director Sharron Faff said. “And of course to our runners. You are the reason we do this. Congratulations to all of you, and we hope to see you again next year!”
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TROPICAL STORM KAY is moving slowly west-northwest in the Eastern Pacific. According to the National Hurricane Center, the cyclone is still over relatively warm waters and in a reasonably moist and light wind shear environment, allowing it to maintain strength for the next 12 hours or so. By 24 hours, the storm should reach significantly cooler waters and encounter considerably less conducive atmospheric conditions. Weakening should begin by that time, with a rapid decay likely in 24 to 48 hours. Remnant low status is expected in two days, with dissipation likely in three days.

Tropical Storm Kay, at bottom right, is expected to weaken as it
heads west-northwest. Map from University of Hawai`i.

      The Central Pacific Hurricane Center is forecasting a 40 percent chance of normal hurricane activity and a 40 percent chance of above-normal activity this year, with only 20 percent likelihood of a below normal season. Normal is about four or five tropical cyclones. Last year marked a record with 15. The lowest number of storms was zero in 1979.

      The Central Pacific Hurricane Center urges Hawai`i residents to be prepared. “You’ll need supplies not only for the duration of the storm but also for the potentially lengthy recovery period that could follow,” CPHC meteorologists said. “Have enough non-perishable food, water and medicine to last each person in your family a minimum of one week. Electricity and water could be out for at least that long. You’ll need extra cash, a battery-powered radio and flashlights. You’ll also need a portable, crank or solar-powered USB charger to charge your cell phone.”
      See http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/pages/news.php.

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FOLLOWING REPUBLICAN U.S. Congressional candidate Angela Kaaihue’s scathing remarks about District II Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and District I candidate Colleen Hanabusa, Hawai`i’s GOP party chair is urging members to disavow her candidacy.
      “I want it understood by the general public and the media that the recent inflammatory comments made by candidate for Congress Angela Kaaihue do not represent the views, values or the sentiments of our party and its members,” Chad Blair and Nathan Eagle, of Civil Beat, reported Fritz Rohlfing saying in a statement. “Her vulgar, racially-bigoted and religiously intolerant descriptions of Democratic Party candidates are offensive, shameful and unacceptable in public discourse. I unconditionally denounce her despicable statements.”

Angela Kaaihue

      Last week, Kaaihue announced that she is willing to dismiss her candidacy in exchange for Gov. David Ige and his community association dismissing “the second lawsuit against her family’s 82-acre Waimalu land parcel.

      Kaaihue said, “I’ll drop out of this congressional race if my neighbor Gov. Ige and his constituents would leave my lands alone and settle this lawsuit regarding our Waimalu lands. Then, Hawai`i, the mud-slinging will stop, and you can have your so-called ‘perfect’ pathetic Hindu 1,000 gods leader along with your pathetic ‘career politician’ Buddhist Hanabusa, and your pathetic American traitor, and my family and I will go our merrily way. It’s obvious Republicans always lose, and for Tulsi, she won’t have to face any more ridicules concerning her ‘moon-crater cheeks’ and her beliefs. In addition, the lack of and non-existent support from the Hawai`i Republican party, Hawaiian community and Kaaihue family members is very disconcerting.
      “Unless I see a huge turn-around or a significant sign from God, I ask myself why should I put myself and my family through this grueling uphill battle ugly road for the next three months?
      “Who am I to be your messenger and to stand up for God and to convince unrepentant, unforgiving, unappreciative sinners, and to ask God for his forgiveness?
      “That’s how locals are, a bunch of losers, stated anonymously.
      “I most certainly don’t want to or need to affiliate myself with this local dumb mentality. Go vote for you Hindu and your Buddha leaders. I’ll drop Tulsi and Colleen, and I’ll stop mudslinging your campaign. Just have Gov. Ige, my neighbors, leave our lands alone and compensate me for my losses.”

      See civilbeat.com.
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The Guardian, by Susan Litteral, is one work included
in Endemic Understanding. Image from VAC

ENDEMIC UNDERSTATING CONTINUES through next Sunday at Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Local artists are featured in the multi-media exhibit, which showcases the extraordinary biodiversity found within Hawai`i Island’s five national parks. 

      The artists, including Margaret Barnaby, Heide Cumes, Lanaya Deily, Jack Jeffrey, Susan Litteral, Liz Miller and Karen Schuster, were selected from the 2015 Hawai`i Nei exhibition celebrating native species and asked to further investigate the plants, animals and environments found within Hawai`i Island’s national parks yet found nowhere else.
      The exhibit is open to the public daily from 9 am. to 5 p.m. and free of charge. Park entrance fees apply, with the exception of Aug. 25-28, when fees are waived to celebrate National Park Service’s Birthday Weekend.
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KA`U HIGH ALUMNI & FRIENDS’ 15th annual potluck reunion continues until 3 p.m. today. All alumni and interested people are invited to attend and enjoy a day of fun, good food and live music.
      For more information, call Margaret Ann Cabudol at 928-8164 or James Yamaki at 969-6828.

Obon cloths decorate the entrance to Old Japanese Schoolhouse next
to Pahala Hongwanji, where Obon services and Bon Dance
take place later today. Photo by Ron Johnson

VOLUNTEERS ARE PUTTING

the final touches on Pahala Hongwanji, which celebrates Obon season today. Service begins at 4 p.m., with dancing at 5 p.m.

      Honoka`a Hongwanji donated lights and their sound system for the event. Volunteers are expecting many residents of the former, neighboring Japanese Camp to attend.

OASIS IN A DESERT SEA is the topic of Tuesday’s After Dark in the Park program. Dr. Robin Baird, author and research biologist with Cascadia Research Collective, presents a look into the lives of Hawai`i’s resident toothed whales and dolphins. Baird and his colleagues have spent the last 17 years using photo identification, genetics and satellite tagging to present the clearest picture yet of these often misunderstood native mammals.
      The program begins at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

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