1. "the Pahala option would only be exercised when that wood wasn’t available, as when soggy conditions made logging nearby unwise." Soggy conditions persist at least two seasons per year. Given the 200"-300" of often flooding annual rains here on the Hamakua coast, Ka'u and Hilo will also need to brace for continual noise, exhaust, traffic congestion and wear on roads. Will Hu Honua pay for the high cost of additional road maintenance, or will island residents pay via increased taxes? Are traffic calming measures being planned by the county? Who will pay?

2. Given those flooding rains and sloping nature of these forests, how will soil erosion and stream sediment be mitigated during the interim between replanting and early crop maturity? Does a forest management plan exist, and who will be responsible for implementing it? Who will pay?