Kahului Harbor Master Plan 2030
The state Department of Transportation has extended the public comment period by 30 days for the draft environmental impact study on $345 million in Kahului Harbor improvements.
State officials wanted more time to clarify the document, including more specifics about the impacts of harbor dredging and new breakwaters on the environment, said Mike Formby, Transportation Department harbors chief. The new deadline for public comments is March 29.
"This will give us an opportunity to make sure everybody understands the process," Formby said.
Copies of the Kahului Harbor Master Plan 2030 draft environmental impact statement can be found at local libraries or online at www.beltcollins.com/kahului.
Submit comments by mail to EIS project manager John Kirkpatrick, Belt Collins Hawaii Ltd., 2153 N. King St., Suite 200, Honolulu 96819; send e-mail to jkirkpatrick@beltcollins.com; or send a fax to (808) 538-7819.
The Kahului Harbor Master Plan/Environmental Impact Statement effort continues the work of Harbors Division to plan and develop harbor facilities that help Maui to enjoy its prosperity and quality of life. We are updating our Kahului plan in recognition of the crowded conditions in the harbor today and in the near future. We seek to develop long-term solutions to today's challenges and those of the years to come. The 2025 master plan is being updated to address the robust growth and new maritime operations that will challenge Kahului Commercial Harbor through the year 2030.
In order to move from planning to action in a timely way, Harbors Division is working on a combined Master Plan/Environmental Impact Statement. When the combined document is finished and accepted, we hope to move ahead quickly on harbor improvements. The Harbors Division is undertaking the Kahului Commercial Harbor 2030 Master Plan concurrent with its Environmental Impact Statement. These concurrent efforts will enable the master plan task force's consideration of any potential environmental impacts while planning Kahului Commercial Harbor's 2030 improvements.
Key dates:
November 13, 2006: Public scoping meeting at Lihikai School, 6:30PM
June/July 2007: Proposed publication of Draft Master Plan/Environmental Impact Statement EIS Preparation Notice for the 2030 Master Plan
The EIS Preparation Notice is for the Hawaii EIS process. It includes a brief account of the alternatives under study:
Kahului EIS Preparation Notice (868KB PDF file)
The Comment Period for the EIS Preparation Notice runs from March 8, 2007 to April 9, 2007. Please direct electronic comments to KahuluiHarborEIS@beltcollins.com, or mail comments to:
John Kirkpatrick Belt Collins Hawaii Ltd.
2153 North King Street, Suite 200 Honolulu, HI 96819
with a copy to:
Office of Environmental Quality Control
235 South Beretania Street, Suite 702 Honolulu, HI 96813
Notice of Intent for the 2030 Master Plan:
Kahului EIS Notice of Intent (58KB PDF file)
Please see the instructions in the Notice of Intent to learn how to make your comments and questions part of the federal record.
Kahului Commercial Harbor - 2025 Master Plan Improvements:
Kahului Commercial Harbor 2025 Master Plan (1.5MB PDF file)
Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (51MB PDF file)
Additional Studies:
Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, Acquisition of Land and Improvements for the Expansion of Kahului Commercial Harbor, July 2006 (9MB PDF file)
Kahului Light Draft Navigation Improvements Decision Document, August 2002 (3.9MB PDF file)
Wave Climate and Wave Response, 2025 Plan, Kahului Harbor, June 2002 (3.3MB PDF file)
Maui Second Commercial Harbor Navigation Study, April 1995 (3.2MB PDF file)
Contact Information: Participants in the process include DOT Harbors Division, the US Maritime Administration (as federal lead agency), the planners contracted for the project, and interested persons, organizations and agencies. For further information, please contact:
John Kirkpatrick Belt Collins Hawaii, Ltd.
2153 N. King Street, Suite 200 Honolulu, HI 96819-4554
Tel: (808) 521-5361
Fax: (808) 538-7819
E-mail:
jkirkpatrick@beltcollins.com
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