Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 5, 1 Mei 2006 — Northwest Islands sanctuary [ARTICLE]

Kōkua No ke kikokikona ma kēia Kolamu

Northwest Islands sanctuary

Puhlie hearings are being planned for lune to gather input on the federal government's proposed management plan and environmental impact statement for the establishment of a Nahonal Marine Sanctuary in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Approval of the plans constitute

a key step in moving the region toward being a pennanently protected sanctuary, whieh would be the largest such refuge in the United States. To find out more about the sanctuary designation process, visit www.hawaiireef. noaa.gov, or eall 397-2660.