General Management Plan; Kaloko Honokohau National Historical Park; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

General Management Plan; Kaloko Honokohau National Historical

Park; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement

Summary: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Public Law 91-190, the National Park

Service has prepared a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) on

the general management plan (GMP) for Kaloko-Honokohau National

Historical Park, Hawaii County, Hawaii. The general management plan

calls for the development of access and visitor use facilities at the

park. Facilities proposed in the park are limited to those essential

for the protection of resources, provision of visitor services, and

perpetuation of the Hawaiian culture. They are confined to areas

already disturbed, known not to contain cultural or natural resources,

and located away from the coast. Developments are to be designed to

blend in with the historical and open character of the park's

landscape. Moreover, they are to be located so as to not interfere with

the traditional Hawaiian activities taking place in the park.

The draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) was released for

public review in October 1992, and the public comment period closed

December 11, 1992. Both the DEIS and the FEIS evaluate the same

proposal and three alternatives, and information in the FEIS is

essentially unchanged from the DEIS. The alternatives consist of no

action, limited facility development (minimum requirements), and

maximization of vehicle access with more emphasis on recreational use.

The FEIS contains written responses to substantive comments made on the

DEIS, as well as minor modifications and clarifications to the text as

appropriate in response to those comments.

Supplementary Information: The no action period on the GMP/FEIS

will extend for 30 days after EPA publishes a notice of its

availability in the Federal Register. Requests for information on, or

copies of the final document should be directed to the Superintendent,

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, 73-4786 Kanalani Street,

#14, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740; or to the Park Planner, National Park

Service Pacific Area Office, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Box 56065, Honolulu,

Hawaii 96850.

Dated: September 28, 1994.

Stanley T. Albright,

Regional Director, Western Region.

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