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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0084.001 2010-2012 JM tr OF N�!Y <°' �� '�, Phone: (808) 961 -8263 BRITTANY SMART �I,il Fax: (808) 961 - 8912 Councilmember i • bsmart@co.hawaii.hi.us Hawaii County Council Hawaii County Council County of Hawai `i 25 Aupuni Street -- Hilo, Hawaii 96720 To: Dominic Yagong, Council Chair and Members of the Hawaii County Council From: Brittany Smart, Councilmember 7. Date: March 14, 2011 Subject: PowerPoint Presentation for March 15, 2011 Environmental Management Committee Meeting Please find an attached copy of the PowerPoint presentation for the March 15, 2011 Environmental Management Committee that will be given by Justin Viezbiecke who is the Marine Conservation Coordinator with the Hawaii Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Thank you, BS /jk Canrr� No. C Ref. Tot ` " Reif. Date VAR 14 9 Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary NOAA and the State of Hawaii A Partnership for Protection n *•osc , A I'd w rw 77 ! r Y look- SANCTL r A U,t RIL� � c National Marine Sanctuary S ystem $:��t _? 1N KE9 i o c 1 Z`S`Ftt� o o l^"dE ary a a Focused on single species protection of humpback whales -7 g �alp Olympic Coast Thunder Bay Cordell Bank Stellwagen Bank United States Gulf of the Farallones - Monitor Papahanaumokuakea Gray's Reef Hawaiian Islands Humpback i ale — - Florida Keys Monterey Bay Flower Garden Banks Channel Islands •a National Marine Sanctuary Fagatele Bay, American Samoa (U.S.) k Marine National Monument Rose Atoll Marine National Monument 4 Proposed for sanctuary designation Scale varies in this perspective. Adapted from National Geographic Maps. "'7�'I � " P � 'I tlPY' i,. .` rp' h �: W 11 �9 - �M 'P' �' G" ICI �`T ` 1 L MARNE SANCTUARIES Pur pose and Mi ss i on o Sanctuary none Pro 0 l and th��r habitat in the �av�aiian Islands q Doug Perrine /HWRF /Seapics.com /NOAA Fisheries Permit #882 158°vV 159°VV 168 I 157`w '156°W 155`Mf Humpback Whale Surface Sighting �.� and Estimated Surface Density !, Kauai i� 1993 -2003 .a • i'I�au / r . � _y Oahu • Mal ka'iJ erti" • Lana) Maui � Kaho'ofawe v - 20°, 1 � Hawaii N 0 50 100 Kilometers 19 °N 0 50 100 Miles 168 159°UV 158 157"Nf 156°W 155°W Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY �? O'ahu Molokai lC Maui • Five sep arate protected areas Lana'' p • From shoreline to depth of 100 Kaho'olawe fathoms (600 feet) Hawal'l • 1,370 square miles of federal and state waters • Five offices on four islands N Sanctuary Boundary � PtMOSPN�C {l � ��nd ar'a 1! �• b 2 y u 0 50 100 Kilometers � � 0 50 100 Miles V O O F NATIONA[. MARINE S ure ofHa++ SANCTUARIES SANCTLI Sanctuary Boundary= Hawaii 156 155°W d �,na Ana ar„ _ F . Sanctuary Boundary ;.�! •. Major Roads �a Other Roads Waipiog Paauhau Kawaihae ? N � . Laup7hc�ehoe •.Puako • , � - Nincole Hononm • ° Ka' upulehu ---' Pepeekeo • Hilo ° Flo nokohau Haena • • Kailua \Kealakekua r v gCaptain Cook "` P rr l ohh iki ° a Kapaahu, �t 3 • Milolii Punalu u • i. Hawaiian Ocean View _ ' • -- a te .,�..-,� � ". _ Naalehu z - - - - - -- °ai i ww 155W X 44 4 '94 1 41 . 444 riRC S48 QtIJ4ri QS M1II()C R What Does the Sanctuar Do? IES FS SAN _? SO niM hEyc 0 .1l d w Key Sanctuary Programs • Resource Protection • Science and Research • Community Engagement • Education and Outreach Ar ti5111N11 dI1Nl \N tlL: 114Nd NAYM:NIN / � National Marini ��. B1 Current Regulations r Approach Rules* .T • 100 yards a roach pp • 1000 feet overflight *Sanctuary has its own penalty schedule — often times the penalty is higher in a sanctuary than outside. Other In addition, the sanctuary is required to facilitate, to the extent compatible with protecting whales, Native Hawaiian uses customarily and traditionally exercised for subsistence, cultural, and religious purposes. riR S 8 B1 changed title from "response and rescue" - -> new text box Brenda.Asuncion, 4/13/2010 The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: The Future Management Plan Review • The sanctuary is currently reviewing its management plan - -a site - specific document that guides current and future sanctuary operations at an individual sanctuary • The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) is required by law to periodically review sanctuary management plans to ensure that the sanctuary sites continue to be relevant and up -to -date with ongoing and evolving issues in the ocean community (See page 4 in the Kohola Connection) • The process began with an assessment of the existing sanctuary management plan, regulations, and threats to sanctuary resources • Currently the sanctuary is proposing that it expand its scope and direction to protect and conserve other living marine resources, in addition to humpback whales • Congress stipulated that the HIHWNMS identify other marine resources for protection in the 1992 Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary Act • See page 24 in the Kohola Connection for the sanctuary's Proposed Vision • All voices, whether from an individual or an organization, will have an opportunity to provide input into this process noxa h Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary f. r 15 Public Engagement will occur at all stages e Calendar* Key Events Public Engagement e 2010 p April - May Information 10 meetings open to the Meetings public Public 90 -day open comment period & • . July - Oct 10 meetings held in communities Period across the state e December Preliminary List Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) e of Topics meeting open to the public 2011 Scoping Final scoping summary shared • January Summary and with public Topics Published a Develop � SAC working groups, workshops June Management Recommendations e 2012 Draft sanctuary SAC meetings open to the management plan, proposed public e regulations, new boundaries and draft EIS fif any) 2013 Public Comment • • Jan - March period - ' 90- day open comment period & Present proposed public meetings held in communities across the state management plan to June Governor of Hawaii for approval in Skate waters J 2014 45 -day open comment period & SAC Sanctuary Plan January meeting open to the public . Finalized — r -r Note:ar a based p(are -qtja-,rP7 at Development of Issues List Bins Water Quality Overarching Considerations Ocean Users • Socioeconomic — Livelihoods — Access Socioeconomic - Livelihoods - Access • Native Hawaiian Traditional Perspectives Humpback Whale • Environmental Impacts Protection • Community Engagement Ecosystem Protection: Species and Habitats List of Issues Enforcement • Water Quality Marine Animal Assessment • Humpback Whale Protection & Response • Ecosystem Protection: Species and Habitats Research • Enforcement 0 Ocean Literacy/ • Marine Animal Assessment & Response Outreach & Education • Ocean Literacy Native Hawaiian Culture • Native Hawaiian Culture • Maritime Heritage • • l Maritime He ritage • Management Effectiveness Community Engagement • Offshore Development •Climate Change Management Effectiveness Boundaries & Zones Potential Solutions Regulations • Research Offshore Development • Outreach & Education Alternative Energy - Aquaculture • Boundaries & Zones Climate Change • Regulations Recommendations for addressing List of Issues List of Issues • Water Quality Working Groups • Humpback Whale Protection • Ecosystem Protection: • Water Quality Species and Habitats • Ecosystem Protection: • Enforcement Species and Habitats • Marine Animal Assessment & Response • Ocean Literacy • Ocean Literacy • Native Hawaiian Culture • Native Hawaiian Culture • Maritime Heritage • Maritime Heritage • Climate Change • Management Effectiveness • Offshore Development •Climate Change Workshops • Humpback Whale Protection Potential Solutions • Offshore Development • Research • Outreach & Education • Boundaries & Zones Interagency Task Force • Regulations Fishers 'Enforcement Overarching Considerations •Marine Animal Assessment &Response • Socioeconomic — Livelihoods — Access `s Ocean Management Effectiveness • Native Hawaiian Traditional Practices users • Environmental Impacts • Community Engagement Working Group Responsibilities 1. Develop Work Plan (Dec - April) - Establish Working Group Name - Working Group Participants - Information Needs - Proposed Timeline - Anticipated Outcomes and Products 2. Working Group Tasks (April —Sept 2011) -Issue Description - Desired Outcome - Background and Regional Context - Existing Regulations - Partners - Recommended Management Actions Management Plan Dec 2010 — April 2011 Issue List of SAC Working Priority Group Work Plan Identification Development through Public Issues Structure and Scoping Formation Spring- Fall 2011 Action Plan Development n , (Working Group M eetings ) Fall 2011 — Summer Draft Management 2012 Plan Preparation