The Office of Mauna Kea Management will host public open houses in Kona, Hilo and Waimea to gather community input on suggested administrative rules for the University of Hawaii’s managed lands on Mauna Kea. ADVERTISING The Office of Mauna Kea
The Office of Mauna Kea Management will host public open houses in Kona, Hilo and Waimea to gather community input on suggested administrative rules for the University of Hawaii’s managed lands on Mauna Kea.
The first open house will be held June 23 at the West Hawaii Civic Center in Kailua-Kona. On June 24, the second open house will be held at the Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo. The final open house is slated June 25 at Kuhio Hale (DHHL West Hawaii District Office) in Waimea. Each 2.5-hour open house will begin at 5 p.m.
During the open houses, the Office of Mauna Kea Management will provide exhibits on the suggested rules. It will also discuss authority, purpose, consistency with the Department of Land and Natural Resources’s rules pertaining to Mauna Kea, protection of Native Hawaiian rights, public activities, commercial activities, prohibited activities, safety concerns, permits, and administration and enforcement.
”Following the open houses, the Office of Maunakea [sic] Management will draft administrative rules for public review and comment before approval by the appropriate agencies. Once approved, the rules will be the mechanism that protects the cultural, natural and scientific resources, and public health and safety on UH’s managed lands on Maunakea [sic],” Office of Mauna Kea Management Director Stephanie Nagata said in a prepared statement.
For more information, contact OMKM at 933-0734 or email omkm@hawaii.edu.
