Maunakea Master Plan website<\/a> that also provides background information on the draft and multiple ways to provide feedback.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row local_scroll_id=”deadline-for-public-feedback”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nWhat is the deadline for public feedback?<\/h3>\n
The public comment period starts on Sunday, September 12, and will run through Tuesday, October 26.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row local_scroll_id=”after-public-feedback”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n
What happens after the public comment period?<\/h3>\n
All public comments and recommendations will be taken into consideration as the draft is amended and finalized before going to the UH<\/abbr> Board of Regents for review and possibly further changes before approval, which is expected in early 2022.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row local_scroll_id=”environmental-assessment”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nWill the land uses discussed in the Master Plan require environmental review and permits?<\/h3>\n
The new Master Plan does not involve projects that UH<\/abbr> has approved, adopted or funded. An exemption, environmental assessment and\/or environmental impact statement will be prepared under the Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Environmental Policy Act before a project is initiated on Maunakea. If federal funds are used for any projects, they may also require compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. Projects will also require other permits and approvals, in particular, approvals from the Board of Land and Natural Resources or the Department of Land and Natural Resources under its conservation district rules, depending on the type of land use proposed.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row local_scroll_id=”impact-hawaiian-practices”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nHow does the new Master Plan impact traditional and customary Native Hawaiian practices?<\/h3>\n
The decision-making framework in the new Master Plan does not cover the gathering of natural resources for personal, noncommercial use related to traditional and customary Native Hawaiian practices. This is consistent with the definition of \u201cland use\u201d under the Conservation District administrative rules, which the new Master Plan adopts. Consequently, activities such as traditional and customary Native Hawaiian practices and recreational activities are not subject to the Master Plan. The management of activities for the protection of resources are governed under the Maunakea Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP<\/abbr>) and the Maunakea administrative rules.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row local_scroll_id=”impact-tmt”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nHow does the proposed new Master Plan impact the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT<\/abbr>) project?<\/h3>\nThe new Master Plan does not impact the TMT<\/abbr> project, which holds a Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP<\/abbr>) to build an astronomy facility on what the new Master Plan identifies as Astronomy Site 13. If TMT<\/abbr> is not built, Astronomy Site 13 may be used for another project.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row local_scroll_id=”hblnr-lessee”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nWhat role does the Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Board of Land and Natural Resources play as the lessor and regulator of the lands leased or allowed by easement to UH<\/abbr>?<\/h3>\nAs the regulator of land uses within the Conservation District, all final land use decisions on Maunakea ultimately require the approval of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR<\/abbr>) or the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR<\/abbr>). The new Master Plan applies the same definition of \u201cland use\u201d used by the BLNR<\/abbr>: (1) the placement or erection of any solid material on land if that material remains on the land more than 30 days, or which causes a permanent change in the land area on which it occurs; (2) the grading, removing, harvesting, dredging, mining, or extraction of any material or natural resource on land; (3) the subdivision of land; or (4) the construction, reconstruction, demolition, or alteration of any structure, building, or facility on land. In addition, the term \u201cland use\u201d does not include the gathering of natural resources for personal, noncommercial use for traditional and customary Hawaiian practices.<\/p>\nAs the lessee of the lands UH<\/abbr> manages on Maunakea, UH<\/abbr> must comply with conditions found within the general lease and easements granted by BLNR to UH<\/abbr>. UH<\/abbr> must also obtain BLNR<\/abbr>\u2019s consent before it subleases lands to other parties.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row local_scroll_id=”center-for-maunakea-stewardship”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nWhat is the Center for Maunakea Stewardship?<\/h3>\n
The Center for Maunakea Stewardship (CMS<\/abbr>) combines the Office of Maunakea Management and Maunakea Support Services, and formalizes the collaborative roles of the UH<\/abbr> Institute for Astronomy and UH<\/abbr> Hilo ʻImiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center. CMS<\/abbr> is responsible for the strategic implementation of stewardship programs such as native plant restoration, protection of flora and fauna and invasive species prevention; planning, permitting, compliance oversight, outreach, and research and academic coordination, as well as for fiscal planning and management.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> is seeking broad community feedback on a draft of a new Maunakea Master Plan that will guide land-use decisions on UH<\/abbr>-managed Maunakea lands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193,12],"tags":[659,1421,14,947,56],"class_list":["post-147765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","category-video","tag-maunakea","tag-maunakea-observatories","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-system","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147765"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148469,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147765\/revisions\/148469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}