Hawaii Administrative Code

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-15 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-16 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-2, 343-5, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-17 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-2, 343-5, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-18 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-2, 343-5, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-19 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-11.2 [Eff and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-5(c), 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-20 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-3, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-21 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-3, 343-5, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-22 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-23 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-24 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-25 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-26 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-27 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-28 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-29 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-3 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 341-3, 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 341-3, 343-3, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-30 [Eff 12/6/85; comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-6, 343-8) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-4 [Eff 12/6/85; am and Comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-5 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-5(b), 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-6 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-7 [Eff 12/6/85; comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-8 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-200-9 [Eff 12/6/85; am and comp AUG 31 1996] (Auth: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS § 343-5, 343-6) R AUG -9 2019

(a) Chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), establishes a system of environmental review at the state and county levels that shall ensure that environmental concerns are given appropriate consideration in decision-making along with economic and technical considerations. The p…

A group of actions shall be treated as a single action when: (1) The component actions are phases or increments of a larger total program; (2) An individual action is a necessary precedent to a larger action; (3) An individual action represents a commitment to a larger action; or…

(a) When an agency is considering whether a prior exemption, FONSI, or an accepted EIS satisfies chapter 343, HRS, for a proposed action, the agency may determine that additional environmental review is not required because: (1) The proposed action was a component of, or is subst…

A proposing agency or applicant may incorporate information or analysis from a relevant prior exemption notice, final EA, or accepted EIS into an exemption notice, EA, EISPN, or EIS, for a proposed action whenever the information or analysis is pertinent and has logical relevancy…

(a) In considering the significance of potential environmental effects, agencies shall consider and evaluate the sum of effects of the proposed action on the quality of the environment. (b) In determining whether an action may have a significant effect on the environment, the age…

(a) Fcr an agency action, through its judgment and experience, a proposing agency shall assess the significance of the potential impacts of the action to determine the level of environmental review necessary for the action. (b) For an applicant action, within thirty days from the…

(a) Some actions, because they will individually and cumulatively probably have minimal or no significant effects, can be declared exempt from the preparation of an EA. (b) Actions declared exempt from the preparation of an EA under this subchapter are not exempt from complying w…

(a) Each agency, through time and experience, may develop its own exemption list consistent with both the letter and intent expressed in this subchapter and in chapter 343, HRS, of: (1) Routine activities and ordinary functions within the jurisdiction or expertise of the agency t…

(a) Each agency shall create an exemption notice for an action that it has found to be exempt from the requirements for preparation of an EA pursuant to section 11-200.1-16(a)(2) or that an agency considers to be included within a general type of action pursuant to section 11-200…

(a) A proposing agency shall conduct, or an approving agency shall require an applicant to conduct, early consultation seeking, at the earliest practicable time, the advice and input of the county agency responsible for implementing the county's general plan for each county in wh…

(a) After: (1) Preparing, or causing to be prepared, a draft EA; (2) Reviewing any public and agency comments; and (3) Applying the significance criteria in section 11-200.1-13, if the proposing agency or the approving agency anticipates that the proposed action is not likely to …

As used in this chapter: "Acceptance" means a formal determination that the document required to be filed pursuant to chapter 343, HRS, fulfills the requirements of an EIS, as prescribed by section 11-200.1-28. Acceptance does not mean that the action is environmentally sound or …

(a) This section shall apply only if a proposing agency or an approving agency anticipates a FONSI determination for a proposed action and the proposing agency or the applicant has completed the draft EA requirements of sections 11-200.1-18 and 11-200-19, (b) Unless mandated othe…

A final EA shall contain, but not be limited to, the following information: (1) Identification of applicant or proposing agency; (2) For applicant actions, identification of the approving agency; (3) Identification of agencies, citizen groups, and individuals consulted in prepari…

(a) After: (1) Preparing, or causing to be prepared, a final EA; (2) Reviewing any public and agency comments; and (3) Applying the significance criteria in section 11-200.1-13, the proposing agency or the approving agency shall issue a notice of a FONSI or EISPN in accordance wi…

(a) An EISPN, including one resulting from an agency authorizing the preparation of an EIS without first requiring an EA, shall indicate in a concise manner;(1) Identification of the proposing agency or applicant; (2) Identification of the accepting authority; (3) List of all req…

(a) The draft EIS, at a minimum, shall contain the information required in this section. The contents shall fully declare the environmental implications of the proposed action and shall discuss all reasonably foreseeable consequences of the action. In order that the public can be…

(a) Public review shall not substitute for early and open discussion with interested persons and agencies concerning the environmental impacts of a proposed action. Review of the draft EIS shall serve to provide the public and other agencies an opportunity to discover the extent …

(a) In accordance with the content requirements of section 11-200.1-27, the proposing agency or applicant shall respond within the final EIS to all substantive written comments received pursuant to section 11-200.1-25. In deciding whether a written comment is substantive, the pro…

(a) The final EIS, at a minimum, shall contain the information required in this section. The contents shall fully declare the environmental implications of the proposed action and shall discuss all reasonably foreseeable consequences of the action. In order that the public can be…

(a) Acceptability of a final EIS shall be evaluated on the basis of whether the final EIS, in its completed form, represents an informational instrument that fulfills the intent and provisions of chapter 343, HRS, and adequately discloses and describes all identifiable environmen…

An applicant, within sixty days after a non-acceptance determination by the accepting authority under section 11-200, 1-28 of a final EIS, may appeal the non-acceptance to the council, which within the statutorily mandated period after receipt of the appeal, shall notify the appl…

The time in which any act prescribed or allowed by this chapter, order of the council, or by applicable statute, is computed by excluding the first day and including the last. The last day of the period so computed shall be included unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, or state holid…