Projects and Plans for the HETF
PROPOSED LAUPAHOEHOE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
Since the establishment of the HETF in 2007 plans have been underway to construct education and science facilities at both the Laupahoehoe and Puu Waawaa Units of the HETF.
*The final Environmental Assessment (EA) and the Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact for the project are available.
We look forward to working with the community on the HETF Laupahoehoe Science and Education Facility and together, we hope to make the facility a place that the public can be proud of helping to develop.
The EA Documents Incorporated by Reference include:
- The Watershed and Soils Report
- Wildlife Report
- Botanical Survey of Proposed Facilities and Access Roads: HETF, Laupahoehoe, Hawaii
- Hilo Paliku - Hilo of the Upright Cliffs
- Scenery Report
- Cultural Resources Site Reconnaissance, 2009
- Cultural Resources Site Reconnaissance, 2010
To see information provided during the DRAFT EA period:
To see information provided during the SCOPING process:
- View the SCOPING LETTER
- View the PRESENTATION from our April 20, 2001 public meeting
For more information about the HETF, please contact:
Melissa Dean, HETF Coordinator
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry
Pacific Southwest Research Station
USDA Forest Service
60 Nowelo Street
Hilo, HI 96720
email: hawaii_experimental_tropical_forest@fs.fed.us
Phone: 808-933-8121 ext. 151
HETF acts in partnership with the following organizations:
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry
USDA Forest Service