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Committee sends Rep. Tokuda’s Lahaina National Heritage Area Study Act to full House
H.R. 8219, the Lahaina National Heritage Area Study Act, would direct the National Park Service, in consultation with state and local partners, to study the suitability and feasibility of a National Heritage Area designation for Lahaina. These areas are designated by Congress to complement state and local conservation efforts through recognition, federal funding, and technical assistance.
Case to talk about designating Ka’ena Point as a National Heritage area
Hawaiʻi Congressman Ed Case returns home after being sworn into office for the next two years. During his first full district work period, he plans to discuss a number of issues with Hawaiʻi residents, including the advancement of a “Ka’ena Point National Heritage Area.”
Kaʻena Point on Oʻahu closer to becoming Hawaiʻi’s first National Heritage Area
The US House of Representatives have passed a bill, co-introduced by Hawaiʻi Congressmen Ed Case and Kaiali’i Kahele, to advance the possible designation of Ka‘ena Point on Oahu’s westernmost tip as Hawaiʻi’s first Natural Heritage Area.
Legislation Pursues Creation of First National Heritage Areas in Hawai‘i
Congressman Kaialiʻi Kahele (HI-02), joined by Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), is calling for a feasibility study to determine whether the South Kona coastline on the Island of Hawaiʻi should be designated as an NHA, while Case, joined by Kahele, is reintroducing his measure from the just-concluded 116th Congress for a similar designation for Kaʻena Point on the Island of Oʻahu.
Case, Gabbard Introduce Measure to Designate Hawaiʻiʻs First National Forest
US Reps. Ed Case (HI-01), and Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) today jointly introduced in the US House H.R. 7045, a measure to pursue creation of Hawaiʻi’s first-ever National Forest.
Bill Aims to Name Oʻahuʻs Kaʻena Point National Heritage Area
Rep. Ed Case (HI-01), and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) jointly introduced H.R. 6603, a measure in the US House of Representatives to study the potential designation of the Ka‘ena Point coastline wrapping around O‘ahu’s westernmost location as Hawaiʻi’s first National Heritage Area.
State Restricts Access Permits for Ka‘ena Point
Due to unanticipated and unprecedented demand, the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of State Parks is not issuing additional 2017-18 vehicle access permits for Ka‘ena Point.
Ka‘ena Point Albatross Colony Gets Eggs for Christmas
At the Ka‘ena Point Natural Area Reserve, 21 sets of Laysan Albatross parents are now sharing familial responsibilities, by trying to hatch-out adopted eggs.
No Sign of Missing Aviators: Black Hawk Search Covers 61,000 Sq Miles
There’s still no sign of five missing aviators who were aboard an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that went down about 2 miles west of Kaʻena Point on Tuesday.
Search Expanded for Downed Black Hawk, 5 Aviators Still Missing
Crews continue to recover debris from a downed Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, but the five aviators aboard remain missing.
