Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 5, 1 May 2006 — Northwest Islands sanctuary [ARTICLE]

Northwest Islands sanctuary

Puhlie hearings are being planned for lune to gather input on the federal government's proposed management plan and environmental impact statement for the establishment of a Nahonal Marine Sanctuary in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Approval of the plans constitute

a key step in moving the region toward being a pennanently protected sanctuary, whieh would be the largest such refuge in the United States. To find out more about the sanctuary designation process, visit www.hawaiireef. noaa.gov, or eall 397-2660.