Draft Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Kalawao and Maui Counties, Hawaii, 19346-19347 [2015-08270]
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In accordance with the
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement/
General Management Plan, Kalaupapa
National Historical Park, Kalawao and
Maui Counties, Hawaii
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service
announces the availability of a Draft
General Management Plan (GMP)/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for Kalaupapa National Historical Park.
The document identifies and analyzes
four alternatives. Alternative A (no
action alternative) assumes that
programming, facilities, staffing, and
funding would generally continue at
their current levels to protect the values
of Kalaupapa NHP in the near term.
Alternative B focuses on maintaining
Kalaupapa’s spirit and character
through limiting visitation. Visitor use
would be highly structured, though
limited opportunities would exist for
public visitation and overnight use. The
NPS would develop an extensive
outreach program to share Kalaupapa’s
history with a wide audience at off-site
locations. Alternative C (agencypreferred) emphasizes stewardship of
Kalaupapa’s lands in collaboration with
the park’s many partners. Kalaupapa’s
diverse resources would be managed to
protect and maintain their character and
historical significance. Visitation by the
general public would be supported,
provided, and integrated into park
management. Visitor regulations would
change, while continuing to limit the
number of visitors per day through new
mechanisms. Alternative D focuses on
the personal connections to Kalaupapa
through visitation by the general public.
Resources would be managed for longterm preservation through NPS-led
programs throughout the park.
Alternative D offers visitors the greatest
opportunities to explore areas on their
own. Visitor regulations would be
similar to Alternative C.
SUMMARY:
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All comments on the Draft EIS
must be postmarked or transmitted no
later than 60 days after the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes its notice of the filing and
release of the document in the Federal
Register. Immediately upon
confirmation of this date, updated
information—including dates, times,
and locations of public meetings—will
be announced on the project Web site
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/kala, in
local and regional press media, and will
also be available by contacting
Kalaupapa National Historical Park.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted by one of two methods: mail
or hand-deliver comments to Kalaupapa
National Historical Park, Attn: DEIS—
GMP, P.O. Box 2222, Kalaupapa, HI
96742, (808) 567–6802. Or you may
submit comments via the Web site noted
above. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Erika Stein Espaniola, Superintendent,
Kalaupapa National Historical Park,
P.O. Box 2222, Kalaupapa, HI 96742;
(808) 567–6802 x1100.
Ms. Anna Tamura, Project Manager,
NPS Pacific West Regional Office, 909
1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104; (206)
220–4157.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Kalaupapa
National Historical Park was established
as a unit of the National Park System on
December 22, 1980. The park is oriented
toward patient privacy and maintaining
the patients’ lifestyles, and the patients
are guaranteed they may remain at
Kalaupapa as long as they wish. These
park purposes will continue as long as
there is a resident Hansen’s disease
patient community at Kalaupapa. In
addition, the purpose of Kalaupapa
National Historical Park is to honor the
history of the isolated Hansen’s disease
community by preserving and
interpreting its site and values. The
historical park also tells the story of the
rich Hawaiian culture and traditions at
Kalaupapa that go back at least 900
years.
Kalaupapa NHP encompasses 8,725
acres of land and 2,000 acres of water.
Federally owned land at Kalaupapa
NHP includes only 23 acres. The
remainder of the park land is currently
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in non-Federal ownership, managed
under a lease and cooperative
agreements mandated by legislation.
The NPS has a fifty year lease agreement
for the approximately 1,300 acres of the
Kalaupapa Settlement owned by the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
(DHHL). The remainder of the land is
owned by the State of Hawaii. Formal
20-year cooperative agreements for
management have been signed with the
State of Hawaii Departments of Health
(DOH), Transportation (DOT), and Land
and Natural Resources (DLNR); the
Roman Catholic Church; and the United
Church of Christ. The State Department
of Health has substantial control over
activities in Kalaupapa.
The legislation establishing the park
specifically directs a reevaluation of
park management: ‘‘At such time when
there is no longer a resident patient
community at Kalaupapa, the Secretary
shall reevaluate the policies governing
the management, administration, and
public use of the park in order to
identify any changes deemed to be
appropriate.’’ (Public Law 95–565,
§ 109). Approximately fifteen Hansen’s
disease patients still reside at
Kalaupapa, either in their own homes or
at Kalaupapa’s hospital/care-home.
Most of these patients are elderly and in
poor health. Thus, a very critical need
is to engage the patients in a dialog
about the future when there no longer
is a patient community residing in the
park. Participation by the patient
community has been a key element to
the overall process.
Kalaupapa NHP has never had a
formal general management plan. The
proposed GMP is intended to addresses
major issues including: Resource
management, visitor use and access,
analysis of potential boundary
modifications, and the expected shift
from co-management with the State of
Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) to
a future when the DOH and the living
patient community are no longer at
Kalaupapa.
Decision Process: All comments
received on the Draft EIS will be duly
considered in preparing the Final EIS.
The Final EIS is expected to be available
during the summer, 2016. Subsequently
a Record of Decision would be prepared
not sooner than 30 days after release of
the Final EIS. Because this is a
delegated EIS, the official responsible
for approving the final plan is the
Regional Director, Pacific West Region,
National Park Service. The official
responsible for implementation of the
approved plan is the Superintendent,
Kalaupapa National Historical Park.
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Dated: February 11, 2015.
Patricia L. Neubacher,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan,
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Kalawao and Maui Counties, Hawaii
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service announces the availability of a
Draft General Management Plan (GMP)/Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for Kalaupapa National Historical Park. The document identifies
and analyzes four alternatives. Alternative A (no action alternative)
assumes that programming, facilities, staffing, and funding would
generally continue at their current levels to protect the values of
Kalaupapa NHP in the near term. Alternative B focuses on maintaining
Kalaupapa's spirit and character through limiting visitation. Visitor
use would be highly structured, though limited opportunities would
exist for public visitation and overnight use. The NPS would develop an
extensive outreach program to share Kalaupapa's history with a wide
audience at off-site locations. Alternative C (agency-preferred)
emphasizes stewardship of Kalaupapa's lands in collaboration with the
park's many partners. Kalaupapa's diverse resources would be managed to
protect and maintain their character and historical significance.
Visitation by the general public would be supported, provided, and
integrated into park management. Visitor regulations would change,
while continuing to limit the number of visitors per day through new
mechanisms. Alternative D focuses on the personal connections to
Kalaupapa through visitation by the general public. Resources would be
managed for long-term preservation through NPS-led programs throughout
the park. Alternative D offers visitors the greatest opportunities to
explore areas on their own. Visitor regulations would be similar to
Alternative C.
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DATES: All comments on the Draft EIS must be postmarked or transmitted
no later than 60 days after the date the Environmental Protection
Agency publishes its notice of the filing and release of the document
in the Federal Register. Immediately upon confirmation of this date,
updated information--including dates, times, and locations of public
meetings--will be announced on the project Web site https://parkplanning.nps.gov/kala, in local and regional press media, and will
also be available by contacting Kalaupapa National Historical Park.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by one of two methods:
mail or hand-deliver comments to Kalaupapa National Historical Park,
Attn: DEIS--GMP, P.O. Box 2222, Kalaupapa, HI 96742, (808) 567-6802. Or
you may submit comments via the Web site noted above. Before including
your address, phone number, email address, or other personal
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Erika Stein Espaniola,
Superintendent, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, P.O. Box 2222,
Kalaupapa, HI 96742; (808) 567-6802 x1100.
Ms. Anna Tamura, Project Manager, NPS Pacific West Regional Office,
909 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104; (206) 220-4157.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Kalaupapa National Historical Park was
established as a unit of the National Park System on December 22, 1980.
The park is oriented toward patient privacy and maintaining the
patients' lifestyles, and the patients are guaranteed they may remain
at Kalaupapa as long as they wish. These park purposes will continue as
long as there is a resident Hansen's disease patient community at
Kalaupapa. In addition, the purpose of Kalaupapa National Historical
Park is to honor the history of the isolated Hansen's disease community
by preserving and interpreting its site and values. The historical park
also tells the story of the rich Hawaiian culture and traditions at
Kalaupapa that go back at least 900 years.
Kalaupapa NHP encompasses 8,725 acres of land and 2,000 acres of
water. Federally owned land at Kalaupapa NHP includes only 23 acres.
The remainder of the park land is currently in non-Federal ownership,
managed under a lease and cooperative agreements mandated by
legislation. The NPS has a fifty year lease agreement for the
approximately 1,300 acres of the Kalaupapa Settlement owned by the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). The remainder of the land is
owned by the State of Hawaii. Formal 20-year cooperative agreements for
management have been signed with the State of Hawaii Departments of
Health (DOH), Transportation (DOT), and Land and Natural Resources
(DLNR); the Roman Catholic Church; and the United Church of Christ. The
State Department of Health has substantial control over activities in
Kalaupapa.
The legislation establishing the park specifically directs a
reevaluation of park management: ``At such time when there is no longer
a resident patient community at Kalaupapa, the Secretary shall
reevaluate the policies governing the management, administration, and
public use of the park in order to identify any changes deemed to be
appropriate.'' (Public Law 95-565, Sec. 109). Approximately fifteen
Hansen's disease patients still reside at Kalaupapa, either in their
own homes or at Kalaupapa's hospital/care-home. Most of these patients
are elderly and in poor health. Thus, a very critical need is to engage
the patients in a dialog about the future when there no longer is a
patient community residing in the park. Participation by the patient
community has been a key element to the overall process.
Kalaupapa NHP has never had a formal general management plan. The
proposed GMP is intended to addresses major issues including: Resource
management, visitor use and access, analysis of potential boundary
modifications, and the expected shift from co-management with the State
of Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) to a future when the DOH and the
living patient community are no longer at Kalaupapa.
Decision Process: All comments received on the Draft EIS will be
duly considered in preparing the Final EIS. The Final EIS is expected
to be available during the summer, 2016. Subsequently a Record of
Decision would be prepared not sooner than 30 days after release of the
Final EIS. Because this is a delegated EIS, the official responsible
for approving the final plan is the Regional Director, Pacific West
Region, National Park Service. The official responsible for
implementation of the approved plan is the Superintendent, Kalaupapa
National Historical Park.
Dated: February 11, 2015.
Patricia L. Neubacher,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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