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For Immediate Release
May 18, 2017

Initial Comments for Preparation of Haiku Stairs Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Due Tuesday, May 23

The Board of Water Supply sends reminder on deadline.

HONOLULU – The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) wants to remind the community that initial comments for the Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice (EISPN) for Haiku Stairs are due Tuesday, May 23. Comments received will help in the drafting of the Environmental Impact Statement. Comments on the EISPN will be accepted in writing only at haikustairs@g70.design.

The EISPN was prepared by BWS consultant G70 and was published in the April 23 issue of the Environmental Notice of the State Office of Environmental and Quality Control.  It is also available for download on the BWS’s website at http://www.boardofwatersupply.com/community/haiku-stairs.

The Draft EIS will explore one proposed action and three alternatives for Haiku Stairs: removing the stairs entirely (proposed action), providing legal access to and from the stairs and improving it for public use, transferring it to another government agency, and taking no action.

Due to the complex nature of this project, the BWS and their consultant will ensure that:

  • The EIS process is conducted in an open and transparent manner;
  • Options will be evaluated for public benefits versus costs associated with each one; and
  • The safety of the public and the BWS’s liability and ability to protect the public in each scenario will be carefully analyzed.

For more information about the EISPN, please contact Jeffrey Overton of G70 at 523-5866.

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Contact:

Kathleen Elliott-Pahinui
Information Officer
Honolulu Board of Water Supply
Phone: (808) 748-5319