08-23-2009, 07:35 AM
Bullwinkle, one wrinkle, if there is a NEPA trigger (and there would be on this proposal):
This is a CZM area, so the impacts are not just coastal, but also any in-water impacts would also have to be addressed.
The NEPA EA would also have to disclose all of the known cultural artifacts within the area (one of the reasons why the state has not done much with the access to & around Point Kumukahi). If there are known cultural artifacts, even if covered, the impacts of doing anything above & around them must be looked at, so the NEPA EA would most likely blow up into an EI$ really quick.
This is a CZM area, so the impacts are not just coastal, but also any in-water impacts would also have to be addressed.
The NEPA EA would also have to disclose all of the known cultural artifacts within the area (one of the reasons why the state has not done much with the access to & around Point Kumukahi). If there are known cultural artifacts, even if covered, the impacts of doing anything above & around them must be looked at, so the NEPA EA would most likely blow up into an EI$ really quick.