Section 11-200.1-25 - Public review requirements for draft environmental impact statements(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 to which a proposing agency or applicant has examined environmental concerns and available alternatives.(b) The period for public review and for submitting written comments shall commence from the date that notice of availability of the draft EIS is initially published in the periodic bulletin and shall continue for a period of forty-five days, unless mandated otherwise by statute. Written comments shall be received by or postmarked to the accepting authority, and in the case of applicants, to either the accepting authority or the applicant, within the forty-five-day comment period. Any comments outside of the forty-five-day comment period need not be responded to nor considered.Haw. Code R. § 11-200.1-25
[Eff AUG 9 2019] (Auth; HRS §§ 343-5, 343-6) (Imp: HRS §§ 343-5, 343-6)