A good road across the island is a good way to reduce hazard. The Commission came up with 9-phase sequencing plan that describes incrementally what should get done. The first phase is completion of the K-1 road. Clearance was also requested for those shoreline areas that would be heavily used. The gullies are very difficult to clear and costly so KIRC was willing to leave the gullies out of the first phase of the cleanup.
Second phase is to complete the surface clearance of the whole island, except for the gullies.
Third phase is adding the clearance of the gullies on the North shore of the island, which are more likely to be used for cultural purposes. The forth phase is subsurface clearance of an area of remnant, original soils near Kealialuna, to enable restoration work. The fifth phase is subsurface clearance of the various trails across the island and expanded camping areas. Sixth phase is going back to the original cultural use boundaries in the use plan and doing underwater clearance of bays near the Kahua Kauhale areas. Seventh phase is going back to original boundaries for subsurface clearance of the center of the island, the hardpan areas, to allow more for restoration and revegetation.