The Hawaii State Environmental Impact Statement System: Review And Recommended Improvements

Details

• Personal Author:
  Rappa, Peter J. ; Cook, Carolyn D. ; Miller, Jacquelin N.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
• Sea Grant Program:
  HAWAU (Hawaii Sea Grant)
• Description:
  Hawaii's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) system is a process by which physical and social environmental information concerning a proposed action is compiled so that these factors, along with traditional economic considerations, can be incorporated into government decision-​making. The various steps that make up the process require an expenditure in time and money that ultimately adds cost to a proposed action. The chief benefit of the EIS system is that it will yield better decisions and improve the quality of the environment. However, a legitimate concern of policy-makers, and to a certain extent developers and the general public, is whether the present system is the best means of collecting and presenting environmental information. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the information-​gathering process created by the state's EIS law, and to make recommendations for improvements.
• Series:
  UNIHI-SEAGRANT-MR ; 91-02
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  HAWAU-O-91-001
• Document Type:
  Program & Policy Document
• Funding:
  Grant no. NA89AA-D-SG063
• Place as Subject:
  Hawaii
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/39688/noaa_39688_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.29 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) ; Sea Grant Publications
• Main Document Checksum:
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