Hakalau Forest NWR draft Environmental Assessment - Station Master Plan

The Service is proposing to adopt the 2021 Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) Station Master Plan in accordance with the Refuge’s Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP), adopted in 2010.
The SMP details existing conditions and suitability of the Hakalau Field Station (HFU Station); outlines a new Station site plan for relocation or addition of utilities, future buildings, and infrastructure improvements; and provides high-level cost estimation for future Station improvements. The plan may be implemented in stages, in part, or in whole and elements of the plan may be slightly modified in a manner that would not significantly alter the impacts identified in this EA.
A proposed action is often iterative and may evolve during the NEPA process as the agency refines its proposal and gathers feedback from the public, Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs), and other agencies. Therefore, the final proposed action may be different from the original. The proposed action would be finalized at the conclusion of the public comment period for the EA.