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Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan The Refuge determined that criteria used in previous compatibility statements and in the 1991 Sport Hunting Decision Document were not enforceable, and circumstances on the ground have changed. Public Review and Comment: This determination was issued for public review and comment as part of the Hakalau Forest NWR Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment between August 16, 2010- September 15, 2010. An open house was held and written comments were solicited from the public during this period for the CCP via news release, website posting, extensive mailing as well as e-mail list, and circulation of Planning Update 3. Comments were received related to public hunting and were addressed in Appendix K. Determination: __X_ Use is Not Compatible _____ Use is Compatible Stipulations Necessary to Ensure Compatibility: Not applicable. Justification: The Service proposes to re-close the Refuge to public recreational hunting because it is not compatible with the purposes and goals of the Refuge. Public recreational hunting will not meet the goals of the Refuge’s ungulate control program. Reduction and ultimately eradication of ungulates is necessary to achieve the required level of protection and eliminate disturbance to native species. The highest priority Refuge goal of protecting endangered species and their habitats is being realized as habitat improvements are made and native species diversity is gradually restored. Recreational hunting is unlikely to achieve the desired goal of reducing pig populations in managed units by >70% annually, in order to assure control objectives are achieved where more efficient methods are available (Hess et al.2006). Failure to maintain the highest level of pressure on pig populations and selective removal of larger pigs could result in population increases through ingress by additional pigs that use smaller territories and reproductive response in the pig population. The Middle and Lower Maulua Tracts are remote and have no established routes of access from offrefuge areas. The boundaries remain unmarked and unfenced. Levels of use by hunters, proper access, invasive plant introduction and dispersal, and the impacts of recreational public hunting within the remote areas of the Refuge would be difficult to monitor or regulate. Enforcement of endangered plant protection, hunting regulations, and Refuge IPM weed prevention programs would not occur within remote areas of the Refuge. Mandatory 10- or 15-year Reevaluation Date: ___________ Mandatory 15-year reevaluation date (for wildlife-dependent public uses) ___________ Mandatory 10-year reevaluation date (for non wildlife-dependent public uses) B-24 Appendix B. Appropriate Uses and Compatibility Determinations
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan NEPA Compliance for Refuge Use Decision (check one below) ___Categorical Exclusion without Environmental Action Statement ___Categorical Exclusion and Environmental Action Statement X _Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact ___Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision References Cited: Hakalau Forest NWR, Sport Hunting Plan approved February 14, 1991. Hess, Steven C, John J. Jeffrey, Donna L. Ball, and Lev Babich. Hawaii Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Hilo. 2006. Efficacy of Feral Pig Removals at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge. State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife. 2007. Technical Report Number 07-01: Review of Methods and Approaches for Control of Non-native Ungulates in Hawaii. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1985. Refuge Manual. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1996, Hakalau Forest NWR, Feral Ungulate Management Plan. Appendix B. Appropriate Uses and Compatibility Determinations B-25
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Executive Summary Executive Summary
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Executive Summary Hakalau Forest Na
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Figure 1-2. HFU location. Chapter 1
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