Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Abbreviated Final GMP WS EIS

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is pleased to announce the the release of the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Abbreviated Final General Management Plan/Wilderness Study/Environmental Impact Statement (Final GMP/WS/EIS). This plan provides long-term management guidance about the preservation and use of this national treasure.

This Abbreviated Final GMP/WS/EIS serves as an extension of the Draft GMP/WS/EIS and includes an analysis of comments received on the draft document with NPS responses, errata sheets detailing editorial corrections to the draft document, and copies of agency, business, and organization public comments. Both the Draft and Final GMP/WS/EIS are available online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/havogmp, and CDs of the documents, as well as the full abbreviated final document, have been distributed to all of the public libraries on Hawai'i Island.

Over the past several years, many people have participated in the planning process through public meetings and formal comments received via mail, comment forms, and website forums. The NPS released the Draft GMP/WS/EIS in May 2015. During the 60-plus days that the document was available for review and comment, the NPS received 32 pieces of correspondence on the draft plan. Through the feedback received, it was determined that alternative 2 would remain the preferred alternative and that the management actions it proposes will best guide long-term stewardship of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

The Final GMP/WS/EIS is in an abbreviated form because comments received during the public review period required only minor responses and editorial changes to the Draft GMP/WS/EIS. There are no substantial changes to the alternatives or the impact analyses presented in the Draft GMP/WS/EIS, and alternative 2 remains the preferred alternative. This abbreviated format of the final plan has allowed us to produce a simple, brief document and to avoid the costly reprinting of the entire 500-plus page document.

The public release of the Abbreviated Final GMP/WS/EIS will be followed by a 30-day no-action period, after which the NPS will prepare a record of decision to document the selected alternative. During this time you are welcome to provide comments on the plan on this website.

Document Content:

Hawaii Volcanoes Abbreviated Final GMP WS EIS_Spring 2016.pdf   (9.6 MB, PDF file) Hawaii Volcanoes Natl Park_Draft General Management Plan EIS.pdf   (45.7 MB, 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.