This report documents the results of an assessment conducted by John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution (National Center), a program of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation (Udall Foundation). The Udall Foundation is an independent, nonpartisan Federal agency of the Executive Branch of the United States Government. The National Center provides collaboration, consensus-building, and conflict resolution services on a range of environmental, natural resource, cultural resource, and public lands issues involving the Federal Government.
The assessment was conducted to gather input from a broad range of individuals and groups who are interested in renaming and cultural recognition for the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument2 (PRIMNM; the Monument). The renaming process was first directed by the Department of Interior, and reaffirmed by President Joe Biden through issuance of the Memorandum on Conserving the Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Pacific Remote Islands on March 24, 2023 (PRI Memo). The PRIMNM is managed in coordination by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service3 (USFWS; an agency within the Department of Interior) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration4 (NOAA; an agency within the Department of Commerce).