Papahānaumokuākea Marine National MonumentEstablishment of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Following a tradition started by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1909, on June 15, 2006, President George W. Bush established the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, setting apart 139,793 square miles of federal lands and waters to protect the area’s significant natural, cultural, and historic resources. The monument will be managed by the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in close coordination with the State of Hawai‘i. Included within the National Monument are two National Wildlife Refuges: the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge extending from Nihoa Island to Pearl and Hermes Atoll, and Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Midway Atoll also is designated as the Battle of Midway National Memorial. The National Monument also includes the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve administered by NOAA and the State Marine Refuge managed by the State of Hawai‘i.
Link to FWS Papahānaumokuākea monthly updates. Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Management Plan The management plan files are very large. If you are having difficulty viewing the files in your browser, right click on the file and choose "save target as" - this allows you to save the file to your hard drive for easier viewing or you may download the individual chapters. Volume I - Monument Management Plan (pdf 6 M)
Volume II - Environmental Assessment (pdf 7.4MB)
Volume III - Appendices: Supporting Documents and References (pdf 7M)
Volume IV - Midway Atoll Conceptual Site Plan (pdf 13.33M) Volume V - Response to Comments For more information, please click on the links below: Presidential Proclamation - Amending Proclamation 8031 of June 15, 2006, to read, "Establishment of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (pdf 52K) Mrs. Bush's Remarks (pdf 196K) News Release - Hawai'i's Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Considered for Initial Nomination to World Heritage List (Mar. 2008) (pdf 165K) News Release - Announcing public comment period to provide input on the Monument Natural Resources Science Plan (October 25, 2007) (pdf 562K) News Release - One Year Anniversary of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (June 15, 2007) (pdf 1.06M) News Release - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Selects Co-Manager of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (May 15, 2007) (pdf 129K) News Release - Agencies Publish Rules on Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Monument (August 29, 2006) News Release - President Sets Aside Largest Marine Conservation Area on Earth (June 15, 2006) (pdf 80K) News Release - Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Planning Underway (April 4, 2007) (pdf 241K) Ka Palapala Ho'omaopopo: Papahānaumokuākea - The Informative Letter: Papahānaumokuākea (Apr. 2008) (pdf 1.21M) Ka Palapala Ho'omaopopo: Papahānaumokuākea - The Informative Letter: Papahānaumokuākea (Feb. 2008) (pdf 666K) |