hawaiian islands

• 50 CFR 17.99 - Critical habitat; plants on the islands of Kauai, Niihau, Molokai, Maui, Kahoolawe, Oahu, and Hawaii, HI, and on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries

• Availability of Seats for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council

The ONMS is seeking applications for the following vacant seats on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council: Native Hawaiian Representative, Ocean Related Tourism Representative, Conservation Alternate, Native Hawaiian (Elder) Alternate, and two Native Hawaiian Alternates. Applicants are chosen based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which they are applying; community and professional affiliations; and philosophy regarding the protection and management of marine and cultural resources. Applicants who are chosen as members should expect to serve 2 year terms, pursuant to the council's charter, or until a Monument Alliance is formed in compliance with the Federal Advisory Council Act (FACA).

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 16211, March 20, 2012
• Notices
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Tsunami Debris From Japan Expected to Reach Midway Atoll and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in Coming Weeks ; Us, Hawaii Officials to Take Questions From Public Monday, Dec. 12, On Preparations and Response Plans; Islands Are Critical Habitat for 23 Endangered or Threatened Species, Including Hawaiian Monk Seal

HONOLULU, Dec. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The earthquake and tsunami that destroyed parts of eastern Japan in March 2011 washed vast amounts of debris into the Pacific Ocean. The buoyant portion of that debris is making its way toward the US. Based on models, first landfall of the debris could occur in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) -- designated as Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush -- as early as January/February 2012. A free 90-minute webinar this Monday, Dec. 12, will examine how US and Hawaiian resource managers and partners are preparing for impacts of the tsunami debris on the NWHI ecosystem, which includes Midway Atoll. A webinar is a Web-based seminar that allows the public to interact directly with panelists via com...

• U.S. Newswire
• December 11, 2011

• Availability of Seats for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council

The ONMS is seeking applications for the following vacant seats on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council: Native Hawaiian Representative, Ocean Related Tourism Representative, Conservation Alternate, Native Hawaiian (Elder) Alternate, and, two Native Hawaiian Alternates. Applicants are chosen based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which they are applying; community and professional affiliations; and philosophy regarding the protection and management of marine and cultural resources. Applicants, who are chosen as members, should expect to serve 2 year terms, pursuant to the council's charter, or until a Monument Alliance is formed in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 77779, December 14, 2011
• Notices
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• 15 CFR Appendix A to Subpart Q of Part 922 - Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale, National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Description and Coordinates of the Lateral Boundary Closures and Excluded Areas.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 15: Commerce and Foreign Trade

• 50 CFR 17.99 - Critical habitat; plants on the islands of Kauai, Niihau, Molokai, Maui, Kahoolawe, Oahu, and Hawaii, HI, and on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. (Continued)

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries

• Hawaiian and Pacific Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex; Wilderness Review and Legislative Environmental Impact Statement

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to conduct a wilderness review (WR) to evaluate lands and waters within the Hawaiian and Pacific Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex (Refuge Complex), to identify Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs), and to determine if the WSAs are suitable for recommending Congressional designation as wilderness. We will also prepare a legislative environmental impact statement (LEIS), to evaluate the effects of various WR/LEIS alternatives. We provide this notice to advise the public, other agencies, and organizations of our intent, and to obtain public comments, suggestions, and information on the scope of issues to consider during development of the WR/LEIS.

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 78309, December 16, 2011
• Notices
• Interior Department

• Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Designation of Critical Habitat for 12 Species of Picture-wing Flies from the Hawaiian Islands

• FR, December 04, 2008
• Rules
• Fish and Wildlife Service

• Hawaii Crustacean Fisheries; 2012 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline

NMFS establishes the annual harvest guideline for the commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) for calendar year 2012 at zero lobsters.

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 77214, December 12, 2011
• Notices
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• 50 CFR 404.3 - Definitions.

...: SUBCHAPTER A. PART 404: NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT. 404.3 - Definit...

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries