Report to the Twentieth Legislature, regular session of 1999: concerning progress made on implementing the auditor's recommendations of the management of Mauna Kea & the Mauna Kea Science Reserve

Author:

Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources,

Title:

Report to the Twentieth Legislature, regular session of 1999: concerning progress made on implementing the auditor's recommendations of the management of Mauna Kea & the Mauna Kea Science Reserve

Year:

1998

Subject:

Mauna Kea Science Reserve management Astronomical observatories Mauna Kea management Conservation of natural resources government policy Hawaii Historic preservation Mauna Kea planning Mauna Kea

Summary:

Report concerning progress made on implementing the auditor's recommendations of the management of Mauna Kea and the Mauna Kea Science Reserve / prepared by the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Land Division, in response to Senate concurrent resolution no. 171, Senate draft 1, Regular session of 1998. The auditor's report specifically requested DLNR to: 1) Review and rewrite applicable Environmental Impact Statement mitigating measures as specific Conservation District Use Permit conditions, 2) Include conditions that require implementation of management plans and to include the projected implementation time frames and 3) Establish controls to ensure that future administrative requirements are met in a timely manner. This action would include, but would not be limited to: a) Permit conditions requiring that subleases be approved before beginning construction; b) Specific internal deadlines to ensure that leases and land withdrawals are handled before and not after the fact; c) Clarify and ensure that the responsibility for monitoring violations and enforcing rules not related to DLNR rests with the University of Hawaii; d) Complete the Historic Preservation plan and ensure implementation; and e) Adopt rules for Chapter 6E Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), Historic Preservation Program.

Collection:

Monographs