Termination of Environmental Impact Statement and Preparation of an Environmental Assessment - Repair of Kalaupapa Dock Structures to Ensure Continued Barge Service

In 2009 the National Park Service (NPS) notified you that an environmental impact statement (EIS) would be prepared to analyze the potential environmental effects of project alternatives to repair the dock structures at Kalaupapa National Historical Park, in Moloka`i, Hawai`i.

At the time of the last public scoping notice, the proposed project entailed stabilization and repair of the breakwater, the toes of the bulkhead and low pier walls, and the concrete pier, as well as construction of an in-water structure called a dolphin, for barge maneuverability, and small scale dredging of the harbor to accommodate a range of barge sizes. Preparation of an EIS was necessary due to the degree to which potential impacts could affect species protected under the Endangered Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts.

Construction of the dolphin and dredging of the harbor are no longer under consideration, as these actions were removed from the project as a result of both public comment and the preliminary impact analysis. Only stabilization and repair of the breakwater, the toes of the bulkhead and low pier walls, and the concrete pier are now proposed. Because these deferred maintenance actions would result in insignificant potential impacts to species protected under the Endangered Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts, the NPS will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) rather than an EIS.

The NPS will conduct additional public scoping for preparation of the EA until June 2, 2010. All previously submitted comments are documented in the administrative record; only new issues/concerns need be submitted at this time.

When preparation of the EA is complete later this summer, it will be made available for public review and comment.

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