Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative Habitat Conservation Plan

Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative Habitat Conservation Plan

Agency Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2022-0068

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate the impacts of issuing an Incidental Take Permit for the Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) Habitat Conservation Plan. The State of Hawai’i Department of Land and Natural Resources is simultaneously publishing an Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice (EISPN) under the Hawaiʻi Environmental Policy Act in response to an application from KIUC for an Incidental Take License. To align the timing of our publications and minimize confusion for the public, we request our Notice of Intent be placed on public inspection on June 7, 2022, and published on June 8, 2022.

Federal Register: NOI for the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative Habitat Conservation Plan

UPDATE

On July 8, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held a virtual public scoping meeting to assess an Environmental Impact Statement of the Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative’s habitat conservation plan. The virtual meeting was held to explain the purposed HCP and to address any questions or concerns the public have. The public scoping meeting can be viewed here.