Public involvement is a fundamental part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Hawai‘i Environmental Policy Act (HEPA) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process. The NEPA-HEPA EIS process ensures environmental concerns are given appropriate consideration in decision-making, along with economic and technical considerations. The Army appreciates the community’s continued participation in the EIS process for the Army Training land Retention at Pōhakuloa Training Area (PTA) EIS.

Second Draft EIS Public Comment Period

The public is welcome to submit comments on the Second Draft EIS during the public comment period. The start of the Second Draft EIS public comment period begins with the publication of the Notice of Availability for the Second Draft EIS (Documents Page) in the Federal Register on April 19, 2024. The public comment period ends on June 7, 2024. Federal, State, and local agencies and officials; Native Hawaiian organizations; and the public are invited to participate in the Second Draft EIS public review process.

Opportunities to Provide Comment on the Second Draft EIS:

Written Comments:

Written comments will be accepted via the Second Draft EIS Submit a Comment website beginning on Friday, April 19, 2024 and will remain available to the public throughout the Second Draft EIS public comment period, which ends on June 7, 2024. Click on the link below and follow the instructions to submit a written comment.

SUBMIT A COMMENT

Alternatively, you may also submit a written comment via email or mail. Written comments submitted via email must be received by June 7, 2024, and written comments submitted by mail must be postmarked by June 7, 2024.

Email: ATLR-PTA-EIS@g70.design
Mail: ATLR PTA EIS Comments
P.O. Box 3444
Honolulu, HI 96801-3444

Note: All comments will be reviewed regardless of submittal method. Please do not submit duplicate comments. Comments should be written clearly, as commenters will not be contacted to provide clarification. Submitted comments are subject to being published in the Final EIS. Personal contact information will not be published in the Final EIS.

Attend an In-Person Public Meeting:

The public is welcome to attend in-person Second Draft EIS public meetings on May 6, 2024 (Waimea, Waimea District Park) and May 7, 2024 (Hilo, ʻImiloa Astronomy Center), from 6-8 p.m. During the Second Draft EIS public meetings, the public can review project information and materials, and submit written or oral comments.

Submit an Oral Comment via Phone:

Oral comments may be submitted via phone line on May 6 and May 7, 2024, only. The number to submit an oral comment via phone line is provided here: (808) 515-5518.

Documents

Click here (Documents Page) to access all documents available for review.

Past Events

  • Draft EIS Public Review (Posted on June 8, 2022)
    The Draft EIS public comment period is now closed. The 60-day Draft EIS public comment period started on April 8, 2022 and ended on June 7, 2022. Written comments were accepted via this website, email, phone (April 25-26, 2022 only) and mail. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Draft EIS public review process. 

  • Draft EIS Public Meetings (Posted April 27, 2022)
    In-person Draft EIS public meetings were held at the following locations on the following dates and times: 
         -‘Imiloa Astronomy Center on April 25, 2022 from 6-8 PM HST
         -Waimea District Park on April 26, 2022 from 6-8 PM HST
    The Army encouraged the public to attend the in-person Draft EIS public meetings and/or view a livestream of the in-person Draft EIS public meetings. The in-person Draft EIS public meetings provided information on alternatives that were analyzed, summarized potential impacts, and provided the public an opportunity to comment. Oral comments were accepted via phone on April 25, 2022 and April 26, 2022. The public is encouraged to view video recordings of the in-person Draft EIS public meetings. 

  • EIS Scoping Period (Posted October 14, 2020)
    The Army Training Land Retention at PTA EIS scoping period is now closed. The EIS scoping period started on September 4, 2020 and ended on October 14, 2020. The start of the EIS scoping period commenced with the publication of the Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register on September 4, 2020.  Written comments were accepted via this website, email, and mail. Written comments received helped to identify reasonable alternatives, potential impacts, and key issues of concern that were evaluated in the EIS. All comments were 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 (Posted October 14, 2020)
    The EIS Scoping Virtual Open House webpage is now closed. The EIS Scoping Virtual Open House webpage launched on September 23, 2020 at 4 p.m. Hawai‘i Standard Time and remained available until October 14, 2020. Oral comments were accepted via phone on September 23, 2020 between 4 and 9 p.m. Hawai‘i Standard Time. The phone line has been closed, and oral comments are no longer being accepted. The public can view project documents here. Note: Due to COVID-19, and in the interest of community safety, in-person scoping events were not held.