August 6, 2025: Publication of the Notice of Availability (NOA) and Record of Decision (ROD). The Army published the NOA in the Federal Register on August 6, 2025, announcing the availability of the ROD.

Past Announcements

Publication of the Final EIS in State of Hawai‘i Office of Planning and Sustainable Development Environmental Review Program’s publication, The Environmental Notice (posted on April 23, 2025).

  • The Final EIS has been published in the April 23, 2025 issue of The Environmental Notice.

Publication of the Notice of Availability (NOA) and Final EIS (Posted on April 18, 2025)

  • The Army published the NOA in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the Final EIS.

Publication of the Second Draft EIS in the State of Hawai‘i Office of Planning and Sustainable Development Environmental Review Program’s publication, The Environmental Notice (Posted on April 23, 2024)

Publication of the Notice of Availability (NOA) and Second Draft EIS and Start of the Public Comment Period (Posted on April 19, 2024)

  • The Army published the NOA in the Federal Register on April 19, 2024, announcing the availability of the Second Draft EIS and the start of the public comment period. The public comment period begins April 19, 2024 and ends June 7, 2024. The Second Draft EIS will also be published in the April 23, 2024 issue of the State Environmental Review Program’s publication, The Environmental Notice.

Second Draft EIS In-Person Public Meetings Announced (Posted on April 19, 2024)

  • The Army encourages the public to attend the in-person Second Draft EIS public meetings on Hawai‘i Island at the following locations and dates:
    • Waimea District Park on May 6, 2024 from 6-8 PM HST
    • ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center on May 7, 2024 from 6-8 PM HST

End of the Draft EIS Public Comment Period (Posted on June 8, 2022)

  • The Draft EIS public comment period ended on June 7, 2022. Thank you to everyone who submitted comments and attended the public meetings.

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Public Meeting Dates Announced (Posted on April 8, 2022)

  • The public is welcome to participate in the Draft EIS public meetings on April 25 and 26, 2022, providing information and opportunity for comment.

Publication of the Notice of Availability (NOA) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Start of the Public Comment Period (Posted on April 8, 2022)

  • An NOA was published in the Federal Register on April 8, 2022, announcing the availability of a Draft EIS and the start of the public review and comment period. The Draft EIS was also published in the State Environmental Review Program’s publication, The Environmental Notice. The Army extended the public comment period from 45 to 60 days, from April 8 to June 7, 2022.

End of the EIS Scoping Period (Posted on October 14, 2020)

  • The EIS scoping period ended on October 14, 2020. Thank you to everyone who participated.

Publication of Ka Wai Ola (Posted on October 1, 2020)

  • A notice regarding the preparation of a Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) was published in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Ka Wai Ola newsletter. The CIA team is seeking consultation with practitioners, Native Hawaiian Organizations, stakeholders, and others. Contact: community@honuaconsulting.com or (808) 392-1617.

EIS Scoping Virtual Open House (Posted on September 22, 2020)

  • The public is invited to the EIS Scoping Virtual Open House on September 23, 2020, live at 4 p.m., with prerecorded presentations and oral comment recording via phone from 4 – 9 p.m. Due to COVID-19, no in-person events will be held.

Publication of the EIS Preparation Notice (EISPN) (Posted on September 8, 2020)

  • The EISPN was published in the State of Hawaiʻi Office of Environmental Quality Control’s bulletin, The Environmental Notice. The Army is initiating the EIS process under Hawai‘i Revised Statutes Chapter 343 and Hawai‘i Administrative Rules Chapter 11-200.1. Public comments were sought from September 4 to October 14, 2020.

Publication of the Notice of Intent (NOI) and Start of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Scoping Period (Posted on September 4, 2020)

  • The NOI to prepare the Army Training Land Retention at Pōhakuloa Training Area EIS was published in the Federal Register on September 4, 2020. Public comments were sought from September 4 to October 14, 2020.