Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 24, Number 2, 1 February 2007 — Lāʻau Point EIS [ARTICLE]

Lāʻau Point EIS

Puhlie comment on the draft environmental impact statement by Moloka'i Ranch on the proposed Lā'au Point development is being accepted from Feb. 6-Feb. 23. The 835-page report ean be viewed online at luc.state.hi.us/dockets/ a06764molokai/a067 64deis ,pdf . Copies are also available at the OHA office at the Kūlana 'Ōiwi in Kalama'ula, Moloka'i Ranch Office in Maunaloa or at the Moloka'i Puhlie Library. Lā'au Point, at the southwest tip of Moloka'i, is the site of controversy and community division over a proposed development of 200 luxury homes on one-acre lots, whieh the ranch wants to build in exchange for donating 26,200 acres of its land to a puhlie land trust and the dedication of a further 28,990 acres for community housing, agriculture and conservation. The deal is part of the CommunityBased Moloka'i Master Land Use Plan, whieh the OHA Board voted unanimously to support in September. Written comments should be forwarded to PBR Hawai'i,

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