Department of Transportation

KAHULUI, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will conduct a public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Honoapi‘ilani Highway Improvements Project. The proposed project is intended to provide a reliable transportation facility in West Maui by reducing the highway’s vulnerability to coastal hazards.

Over the past 10 years, this stretch of highway – from Pāpalaua Beach Park to Launiupoko – has been repaired multiple times after storm and high wave events damaged the highway. The proposed project is intended to provide a reliable transportation facility in West Maui by reducing the highway’s vulnerability to coastal hazards, including sea level rise, king tides and storms.

Public comments are invited on the DEIS, the Section 106 process undertaken for this project in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, and FHWA’s intent to make a Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination for the Ukumehame Firing Range. Interested parties are invited to present their views at the public hearings listed below.

IN-PERSON MEETING INFORMATION:

Thursday, January 23, 2025, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Lahainaluna High School Cafeteria

980 Lahainaluna Road, Lahaina

VIRTUAL MEETING INFORMATION:

Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

For more instruction on how to join virtually, check the project website 72 hours prior to the virtual public hearing: http://www.honoapiilanihwyimprovements.com or call the HDOT project manager Ken Tatsuguchi at 808-587-1830

More information about the Honoapi‘ilani Highway Improvements Project and the DEIS is available on the project’s website at www.honoapiilanihwyimprovements.com

Comments on the Draft EIS are due by February 24, 2025, and can be sent by regular mail to Ken Tatsuguchi at the address below, via email at [email protected] and through the project’s website at https://www.honoapiilanihwyimprovements.com/

Ken Tatsuguchi, PE

HDOT Highways Planning Branch

869 Punchbowl Street, Room 301

Honolulu, HI 96813

To request language interpretation, an auxiliary aid, or special services (e.g. sign language interpreter, materials in alternate format), please contact Ken Tatsuguchi at [email protected] or 808-587-1830. Please submit requests at least one week in advance of the hearing.

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