Amendment: Revised environmental impact statement for the Hale Pohaku mid-level facilities master plan, Mauna Kea Science Reserve, Hamakua district, County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, June 2, 1980

Author:

Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources,, University of Hawaii,

Title:

Amendment: Revised environmental impact statement for the Hale Pohaku mid-level facilities master plan, Mauna Kea Science Reserve, Hamakua district, County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, June 2, 1980

Periodical:

Mauna Kea Plans

Year:

1980

Pages:

7, 29 leaves

Subject:

Mauna Kea Observatory buildings environmental aspects Mauna Kea Environmental impact analysis amendments Employees' buildings and facilities Hale Pohaku

Summary:

The amendment to the Revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Mid-Level Facilities Master Plan at Hale Pohaku provides further clarification concerning the impact to the mid-level facilities if additional telescopes are placed at the summit of Mauna Kea. Based on a reconnaissance survey of the summit area, there are sites that appear suitable for astronomy facilities. However, an in-depth evaluation needs to be made to assess each site and its impact on the environment. No doubt, there will be full compliance with the Mauna Kea Plan and the approval of the Board of Land and Natural Resources prior to any commitments being made by the University. The actions described in the subject EIS relate to a proposed mid-level support facility at Hale Pohaku, Mauna Kea, at an altitude necessary for acclimatization of personnel who must work in the rarified atmosphere of the 13,796-foot summit. Although the facility is being planned to support the existing six telescopes on the summit which have been previously approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources, the additional information included in this document is to provide as much information as feasible based on presently available knowledge and facts about possible future activities and related projects which may have an impact in the area. This effort is being made to examine possible effects that additional telescopes might generate at the mid-level, even though no official applications for such telescopes have been received by the University of Hawaii as of this date.

Date:

June 1980

Collection:

EIS