Public involvement is a fundamental part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Hawai‘i Environmental Policy Act (HEPA) process. The EIS process ensures environmental concerns are given appropriate consideration in decision-making, along with economic and technical considerations. The Army appreciates your participation in the Oʻahu ATLR EIS process.
Past Events and Information
The Draft EIS public comment period closed on August 7, 2024. The 60-day Draft EIS comment period started on June 7, 2024 and ended on August 7, 2024. Written comments were accepted via this website, email, phone (July 9-11, 2024) and mail. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Draft EIS public review process. The public is encouraged to view VIDEO RECORDINGS of the in-person Draft EIS public meetings.
EIS Scoping Period (Posted September 2021)
The Army Training Land Retention at Oʻahu EIS scoping period is now closed. The EIS scoping period started on July 23, 2021, and ended Sept. 1, 2021. The start of the EIS scoping period commenced with the publication of the Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register on July 23, 2021. Written comments were accepted via this website, email, and mail. Written comments received will help to identify reasonable alternatives, potential impacts, and key issues of concern to be evaluated in the EIS. All comments will be valued equally, regardless of how they were submitted. Personal contact information will not be published in the Draft or Final EIS. Personal contact information will be maintained for the project record and will not be released unless required by law.
EIS Scoping Virtual Open House
The EIS Scoping Virtual Open House webpage is now closed. The EIS Scoping Virtual Open House webpage launched on Aug. 10 at 4 p.m. Hawai‘i Standard Time and remained available until Sept. 2, 2021. Oral comments were accepted via phone Aug. 10, 2021, 4 p.m. until Aug. 12, 2021, 11:59 p.m. Hawai‘i Standard Time. The phone line has been closed, and oral comments are no longer being accepted. The public can continue to view project documents. Note: Due to COVID-19, and in the interest of community safety, in-person scoping events were not held. The two scoping sessions that were originally scheduled in-person were held via the Zoom Webinar platform. Both sessions were streamed live on are available to view on the USAG-HI YouTube Page.