The proposed designation of nearly 100,000 acres as critical habitat on Kaua`i and Ni`ihau is just the first of several proposals that have been floated in Hawai`i by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in recent months. Here is a summary of them:<\/p>\n
Nihoa, Necker and Laysan:<\/b> All land, to protect five endangered species. All land is owned by the federal government and managed as part of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge.<\/p>\n
Ni`ihau and Kaua`i <\/b>: 99,206 acres on Kaua`i and 697 acres on Ni`ihau to protect 83 threatened and endangered species. On Kaua`i, 1 percent of the proposed critical habitat is owned by the federal government; 67 percent by the state; 32 percent is privately owned. On Ni`ihau, all is privately owned.<\/p>\n
O`ahu:<\/b> 111,364 acres to protect 99 species; 6 percent federal, 35 percent state, 59 percent private.<\/p>\n
Moloka`i:<\/b> 43,532 acres to protect 46 species; less than 1 percent federal; 52 percent state; 48 percent private;<\/p>\n
Lana`i:<\/b> 19, 405 acres to protect 32 species; all privately owned;<\/p>\n
Maui and Kaho`olawe:<\/b> 128,294 acres to protect 61 species (126.531 acres on Maui, 1,763 acres on Kaho`olawe). 17 percent owned by the federal government; 45 percent by the state; 37 percent private. All land on Kaho`olawe is owned by the state.<\/p>\n
Hawai`i:<\/b> 437,285 acres to protect 47 species; 33 percent federal, 51 percent state, 16 percent private.<\/p>\n
Volume 13, Number 1 July 2002<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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