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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release LINDA LINGLE GOVERNOR _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ALLAN A. SMITH, INTERIM CHAIRPERSON
Phone: (808) 587-0401
Fax: (808) 587-0390
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For Immediate Release:
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LIHU‘E — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will open this year’s season for plum harvesting at Koke‘e State Park, Kaua‘i, on Saturday, June 16, 2007. Plum harvesting season will run through Sunday, August 19, 2007. The public is invited to pick fruit from plum trees that were planted for that purpose at Koke‘e in the 1930’s. “This year’s opening is early due to the early ripening of the fruits. However, the plum crop was affected by the strong winds we experienced in April,” said Kaua‘i Parks District Superintendent Wayne Souza. Harvesting is permitted between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. in designated areas. Each person will be allowed to take up to five pounds of plums per day for personal consumption. Other conditions will be specified on the plum harvesting permit. A short pole with a net will make harvesting easier. Permits to harvest are available at the Koke‘e State Park Headquarters. In past years, about 250 permits were issued during the first weekend. Approximately 75 percent of the crop is harvested during the first weekend. Plum pickers are reminded to help prevent forest fires and to pick up their litter. For more information, call the State Parks Office in Lihu‘e at 274-3445. For more information Contact: Or contact: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Laura A Fabrey |
