Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Draft GMP/WS/EIS

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is pleased to present for your consideration our draft general management plan, wilderness study, and environmental impact statement (GMP/WS/EIS). This draft document is the result of five years of public scoping and comment, interdisciplinary research, field assessments, stakeholder discussions, and Native Hawaiian consultation.

We hope that you will give these alternatives serious consideration, take the time to comment, and continue to stay involved to help us determine how this national and international treasure will be protected and managed over the next 20 years.

You can comment online on this website (click on "comment now" below) or join us for a talk story session at the Kīlauea Visitor Center on June 10, 2015 from 5:30-7:30pm. A wilderness hearing will be held during the talk story session to receive comments specifically on the wilderness study. The public comment period will remain open through June 30, 2015.

The staff, partners, and volunteers at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park remain committed to fulfilling our kuleana to protect the park's geologic features and native ecosystems, preserve its rich cultural heritage, and provide unforgettable visitor experiences.

Mahalo for your continued interest in the GMP planning process. We look forward to seeing you in the park.

Topic Questions:

1. Which alternative would you like to see the park implement: Alternative 1, 2, or 3? Why?

2. Are there any important elements or ideas that are not included in the preferred alternative (Alternative 2)? If so, please describe these elements or ideas and explain why they are important.

3. Are you concerned about any impacts to resources that have not been discussed in the Draft GMP/WS/EIS? If so, what resources are you concerned about and why?

4. Do you have specific comments related to the Wilderness Study for the park? If so, please share.

5. What else would you like the planning team to know as we write the Final General Management Plan?

Document Content:

HAVO_Book_GMP_FINAL_lowres.pdf   (45.6 MB, PDF file) HAVO_DGMP_Newsletter4_FOR WEB.pdf   (525.0 KB, PDF file) Disclaimer: Links within the above document(s) were valid as of the date published. Note: Some of the files may be in PDF format and can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. You may download a free copy of from Adobe Systems.