The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today revised its proposal for establishing plant critical habitat on the islands of Maui and Kahoolawe, including additional species and habitats where the threatened and endangered plants do not currently exist but that are important for the eventual recovery of the species. The proposed rule would establish 13 critical habitat units on Maui encompassing approximately 126,531 acres and two units on Kahoolawe totaling 1,763 acres.
"As in our recently revised proposals for plant critical habitat on the islands of Kauai, Niihau, and Lanai, this proposed rule is based on public comments received after our first proposal and on new information from other sources," said Anne Badgley, Pacific regional director for the Fish and Wildlife Service. "This is another proposed rule, not a final rule, so we encourage people to once again take the time to review it and offer their comments."
The original proposed rule was announced on December 18, 2000, and included critical habitat proposals for 50 plants from Maui and Kahoolawe encompassing 34,126 acres. Today
