Project to Repair the Kalaupapa Dock Structures Environmental Assessment

The National Park Service (NPS) is inviting the public to review and comment on the Environmental Assessment for proposed repairs to pier and dock structures at Kalaupapa National Historical Park, in Moloka`i, Hawai`i. This project is needed because exposure to seawater and wave impact has caused extensive damage to the pier and the bulkhead and breakwater are failing structurally. Nearly all supplies, ranging from food to fuel and equipment, that sustain the park and Kalaupapa community are delivered by barge from one to three times per year. The Kalaupapa pier is a critical link in receiving the barge and goods it transports.

The NPS proposes to ensure delivery of supplies essential to operate and maintain the park and the community by improving conditions of the dock structures at the harbor. The preferred alternative includes:
- filling voids in the bulkhead wall toe, low dock toe, and breakwater for structural integrity;
- armoring of the breakwater would be re-established, and displaced armor stones impeding barge draft would be removed from the berthing basin;
- completion of the concrete repairs to the deck pier caps and beams; and
- repair of a void on the north side of the pier.

Comments will be accepted through December 8, 2010. The National Park Service encourages public participation through the NEPA process. After the public review period, the comments received will be carefully considered before a decision is made regarding implementation of actions proposed in the Environmental Assessment for the repair of Kalaupapa dock structures. Commenters should be aware that their comments, including names and home addresses, are considered public information and may be released to the public. However, individual commenters may request that their name and home address be withheld from public release by stating this in their comment letter.

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