{"id":75417,"date":"2018-02-23T09:14:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T19:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=75417"},"modified":"2019-03-19T14:36:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T00:36:31","slug":"public-input-environmental-process-for-maunakea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/02\/23\/public-input-environmental-process-for-maunakea\/","title":{"rendered":"Public input sought in environmental process for Maunakea leases and easement"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>(<strong>Editor&#8217;s note, March 19<\/strong>) The public review period for the Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice for Long-Term Continuation of Astronomy on Maunakea (<abbr>EISPN<\/abbr>) has been extended from 30 to 45 days.<\/p>\n<p>The original <abbr>EISPN<\/abbr> publication date was February 23, 2018, with the comment period ending on March 27, 2018. <a href=\"http:\/\/MaunakeaLandAuth.commentinput.com\">The new deadline for <abbr>EISPN<\/abbr> comments is Monday, April 9, 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This time extension was made in response to an <abbr>EISPN<\/abbr> comment. The extended time period will provide the community with additional time to submit comments and address questions to be considered in the draft environmental impact statement. Original story continues below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/uh-maunakea.jpg\" alt=\"Maunakea\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33173\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> will be holding three open house meetings seeking public input on an Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice to replace the two existing leases and easement for <abbr>UH<\/abbr> managed lands on Maunakea. The <abbr>EISPN<\/abbr> was published in the February 23 issue of the <em>Environmental Notice of the State Office of Environmental and Quality Control<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov\/The_Environmental_Notice\/2018-02-23-TEN.pdf\"><em>The Environmental Notice<\/em>, February 23, 2018<\/a> (<abbr>PDF<\/abbr>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The public comments will help in the drafting the Environmental Impact Statement (<abbr>EIS<\/abbr>) for the proposed new land authorization. The open houses are scheduled for March 12 in Waimea, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>; March 13 in Hilo, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and March 14 in Honolulu, <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> (locations and times below). The public can submit comments via the http:\/\/MaunakeaLandAuth.CommentInput.com website through March 27 or by regular mail (address below).<\/p>\n<p>The <abbr>UH<\/abbr> lease for the 11,288-acre Mauna Kea Science Reserve expires in 2033, and a non-exclusive easement for the Mauna Kea Access Road, for about 71 acres, also expires in 2033. The lease for the 19-acre Halep\u014dhaku mid-level facility expires in 2041.<\/p>\n<p>The draft <abbr>EIS<\/abbr> will explore three options: 1) the leases and easement are allowed to expire, 2) <abbr>UH<\/abbr> receives a new authorization for a much reduced land area, or 3) <abbr>UH<\/abbr> receives a new authorization for the same areas. The three options and potentially additional alternatives based on input received during the <abbr>EISPN<\/abbr> review period will be evaluated in the Draft <abbr>EIS<\/abbr>. Once completed, the Draft <abbr>EIS<\/abbr> will go also go through a thorough public review process.<\/p>\n<p>This effort builds upon the extensive community outreach that shaped the 2009 Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan. The plan provides a framework for managing multiple existing and future activities, such as astronomy, recreational and commercial activities, scientific research, and cultural and religious activities.<\/p>\n<h2>Locations, dates and times for the upcoming open house meetings<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Waimea; Monday, March 12, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Department of Hawaiian Homelands&#8212;K\u016bhi\u014d Hale, 64-756 M\u0101malahoa Highway<\/li>\n<li> Hilo; Tuesday, March 13, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., &#699;Imiloa Astronomy Center of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>&#8212;Moanahoku Hall, 600 &#699;Imiloa Place<\/li>\n<li>Honolulu; Wednesday, March 14, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Cancer Center, Sullivan Conference Center, 701 Ilalo Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions regarding the open houses or the <abbr>EISPN<\/abbr>, please call (808) 933-0734.<\/p>\n<p>Comments can be mailed to:<\/p>\n<p>Maunakea Land Authorizations <abbr>EIS<\/abbr><br \/>\nOffice of Mauna Kea Management<br \/>\n200 W. K\u0101wili Street<br \/>\nHilo, <abbr title=\"Hawaii\">HI<\/abbr>  96720<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> will be holding three open house meetings seeking public input on an Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice to replace the two existing leases and easement for <abbr>UH<\/abbr> managed lands on Maunakea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193],"tags":[659,947],"class_list":["post-75417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","tag-maunakea","tag-uh-system","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75417","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=75417"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75419,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75417\/revisions\/75419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}