Critical Habitat
for Maui and Kahoolawe
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Section 1. Links
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These
documents available in Acrobat PDF* format: US Fish &
Wildlife Service Proposed Critical Habitat for Maui and Kahoolawe 1) Map of US Fish & Wildlife Service Proposed
Critical Habitat for Maui 2) Map of US Fish & Wildlife Service Proposed
Critical Habitat for Kahoolawe 4)
Map of
DLNR/Division of Forestry & Wildlife response, Proposed Critical Habitat
for Maui. DOFAW
response to proposed critical habitat for Maui and Kahoolawe is in progress. * You
will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these documents. You can get
it free by clicking here. Follow the directions for your
operating system (Windows, Mac, Unix) to install Acrobat Reader on your
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Section 2. Dates/Deadlines for Public Hearings/Comments Comment period for Maui and Kahoolawe critical habitat will close April 2, 2001. All written comments should be submitted to the Field Supervisor, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Ecoregion Office, 300 Ala Moana Blvd, Room 3-122, POB 50088, Honolulu, HI 96850. Any comments received by the closing date will be considered in the final decision on the proposed critical habitat. Public hearings for Maui and Kahoolawe will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on March 20, 2001 at the Renaissance Wailea Beach Resort, Wailea Ballroom, 3550 Wailea Alanui Drive, Wailea, Hawaii. Prior to the public hearing, the US Fish and Wildlife Service will be available from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. and from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. to provide information and the answer questions. The US Fish and Wildlife Service will also be available for questions after each hearing session. Section 3. Figures
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Figure 1: Critical Habitat for Maui as Proposed by US Fish & Wildlife Service(see summary of the Federal Register Notice below, or click here for the whole Federal Register Notice) For a printable version of this map in Adobe Acrobat format click here. |
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Figure 2 (new) : Critical Habitat for Maui as Proposed by DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife. For a printable version of this map in Adobe Acrobat format click here.
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Figure 3: Critical Habitat for Kahoolawe as Proposed by US Fish & Wildlife Service (See summary of the Federal Register Notice below, or click here for the whole Federal Register Notice) For a printable version of this map in Adobe Acrobat format click here. |
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DOFAW did not recommend any changes to critical habitat as proposed for Kahoolawe by US Fish & Wildlife Service. |
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DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR Fish and
Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17 RIN 1018–AH70 Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants; Determinations of Prudency and Designations of Critical
Habitat for Plant Species From the Islands of Maui and Kahoolawe, Hawaii AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife
Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule and
Notice of determinations of whether designation of critical habitat is
prudent. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, have reconsidered our findings concerning whether
designating critical habitat for 38 federally protected plants from the islands
of Maui and Kahoolawe, some of which may also occur on other Hawaiian
Islands, listed between 1991 and 1996, would be prudent. At the time each
plant was listed, we determined that designation of critical habitat was not
prudent because designation would increase the degree of threat to the
species and/or would not benefit the plant. We have determined that critical
habitat is prudent for 37 of these species since the potential benefits of
designating critical habitat essential for the conservation of these species
outweigh the risks of designation that may result from human activity. We
propose that designation of critical habitat is not prudent for one species,
which is no longer extant in the wild and for which no genetic material is
currently extant, because such designation would not be beneficial to this
species. We propose
critical habitat designations for a total of 50 species in 52 units on Maui
and 4 units on Kahoolawe at this time. The approximate land area within these
units totals 13,574 hectares (33,614 acres) on Maui and 207 hectares (512
acres) on Kahoolawe. This proposed rule includes proposed designations for 33
of the 37 species mentioned above. Critical habitat is not proposed for four
species that are currently only found in areas on Maui that are permanently
protected and managed. In addition, critical habitat is being proposed for
six other species from Maui and Kahoolawe that were listed in 1999. We are
also proposing critical habitat on Maui and Kahoolawe for 11 species that also
occur on Kauai. We solicit data
and comments from the public on all aspects of this proposal, including data
on the economic and other impacts of the proposed designations. We may revise
this proposal to incorporate or address new information received during the
comment period. DATES: We must receive
comments from all interested parties by February 16, 2001. Public hearing
requests must be received by February 1, 2001. ADDRESSES: If you wish to
comment, you may submit your comments and materials concerning this proposal
by any one of several methods: You may submit written comments and
information to the Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific
Islands Office, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., P.O. Box 50088, Honolulu, HI 96850–
0001. You may send
comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to mandk_crithab_pr@fws.gov. See the Public
Comments Solicited section in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below for file
format and other information about electronic filing. You may
hand-deliver written comments to our Pacific Islands Office at 300 Ala Moana
Blvd., Room 3–122, Honolulu, HI. Comments and
materials received, as well as supporting documentation used in the
preparation of this proposed rule, will be available for public inspection,
by appointment, during normal business hours at the Pacific Islands Office. FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Henson, Field Supervisor, Pacific
Islands Office (see ADDRESSES section) (telephone: 808/541–3441;
facsimile: 808/541–3470). |
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