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Welcome
The Ma'alaea Small Boat Harbor Project is being re-evaluated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the State of Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR). Project planning efforts are being re-initiated with a focus on identification and evaluation of critical stakeholder concerns.
Over the past forty years, ongoing planning efforts have sought to address navigational safety issues and substandard facilities within Ma'alaea Harbor. Throughout this process, concerns over potential impacts to adjacent surf breaks, coral reefs, and sensitive marine species have been raised by community members and environmental groups. As a result of these concerns, project development has been repeatedly delayed.
Given the extent of these concerns, decisions about project development will be made on an incremental basis as additional information is obtained, thus allowing the project sponsors to identify the most prudent path forward for the project. If the decision is made to proceed with project development, design and construction of the project will require preparation of a decision document and acceptance of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
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