Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Draft Sanctuary Management Plan

The best way to keep up-to-date on the Monument Management Plan is to read each issue of the Ka Palapala Ho‘omaopopo (The Informative Letter), which is Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument's update bulletin! Over the next several months, we will periodically post additional updates.

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Management Plan Updates

December 2008
Update 4

This issue addresses the release of the final Monument Management Plan. Included is a summary of public comments and basic responses on the draft plan. The feel good story for this issue is about the highly successful and well received educational program called Navigating Change! Remember that you can download the entire Management Plan–click here.

Management Plan Updates

April 2008
Update 3

This issue addresses the release of the Draft Monument Management Plan and associated Environmental Assessment on April 22, 2008––Earth Day! The update also provides information about the nine local public meetings statewide, and offers up a good news story about students from Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences who toured Midway in January of this year.

February 2008
Update 2

This issue addresses the Monument Management Plan's framework, six key management needs, the new permit scheme and the facinating research being done in the Monument in partnership with HURL and their two deepwater submersibles, the Pisces IV and V.

September 2007
Update 1

This issue highlights the management planning process, provides summary tables of views expressed during the public scoping period, outlines the vision, mission and goals of the Monument Management Plan, and ends with a "good news!" story about turning the tide of extinction for the Laysan Duck.

Scoping Report & Summary
The Monument Management Plan will consist of Action Plans addressing a range of issues related to Monument management. This scoping report summarizes issues raised during the three public comment periods, beginning in 2000 and spanning a period of seven years. Of the nearly 52,000 comments collected, most supported strong protection for the Monument

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Monument Management Plan Updates & Scoping Reports

Monument Management Plan
Updates & Scoping Reports