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Offshore Native Hawaiian Macroalgae Demonstration Project f IL[ COPY SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON DAVIDY.IGE BOARD OP u\J'ID AND NATURALRCSOURCES GOVERNOR OF HA WAIi C'OMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAOL\fDll ROBERT K. MASUDA OCT - ~ 2019 FIIISTDEl'UTY M, KALEO MANUEL DEPUIY DIRF.CTOR, • WATl!R AQUATIC RESOURCES BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION Bl.Ill.AU OF CONVEYANCES COMM5SION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONSEJlVAmN AND COASTAL LANDS CONSERVAT!ON AND RESOURCES ES'FORCF.MeNT STATE OF HAWAII ENOINEElllNO FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES HISTORJ:: PRESERVATION J<J\11001.AWE ISLANDRESEllVECOMMISS ION LAND OmcE OF CONSERVATION AND COASTAL LANDS STATE PARKS POST OFFICE Box 621 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96809 DLNR:OCCL:MC ref CDUA HA-3843 MEMORANDUM TO: Scott Glenn, Director Office of Environmental Quality Control FROM: Suzanne D. Case, Chairperson ~ Board of Land and Natural Resources SUBJECT: Final Environmental Assessment for the proposed Offshore Native Hawaiian Macroalgae Project located 1.5 miles offshore of Kaiwi Point, North Kona, Hawai'i County The Department of Land and Natural Resources has reviewed the Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) for Kampachi Farms LLC's proposed Offshore Native Hawaiian Macroalgae Project and has determined a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). Please be advised, however, that this finding does not constitute approval of the proposal. The Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) was published in the Office of Environmental Quality Control's (OEQC) June 8, 2019 edition of The Environmental Notice. Comments on the DEA were sought from relevant agencies and the public, and were included in the FEA. The FEA has been prepared pursuant to Chapter 343, 1 Hawai'i Revised Statutes and Chapter 11-200, Hawai'i Administrative Rules • Please publish notice of this FEA-FONSI in the September 23, 2019 edition of The Environmental Notice. Should you have any questions, please contact Michael Cain in the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands at 587-0048 or via email at [email protected]. ; The Environmental Assessment was processed before the revised rules went into effect in August 2019. 20-074 Eisen, Thomas H. From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 2:15 PM To: HI Office of Environmental Quality Control Subject: New online submission for The Environmental Notice Action Name Offshore Native Hawaiian Macroalgae Demonstration Project Type of Document/Determination Final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact (FEA-FONSI) HRS §343-S(a) Trigger(s) • (1) Propose the use of state or county lands or the use of state or county funds • (2) Propose any use within any land classified as a conservation district Judicial district North Kana, Hawai'i Tax Map Key(s) (TMK(s)) Off-shore; 1.5 nautical miles SSE of Kaiwi Point, North Kana Action type Applicant Other required permits and approvals Conservation District Use Permit Discretionary consent required Conservation District Use Permit Approving agency Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, Department of Land and Natural Resources Agency contact name Michael Cain Agency contact email (for info about the action) [email protected] Email address or URL for receiving comments [email protected] Agency contact phone (808) 587-0048 Agency address 1151 Punchbowl, Room 131 Honolulu, HI 96813 United States Map It Applicant Kampachi Farms LLC Applicant contact name 1 20-074 Lisa Vollbrecht Applicant contact email [email protected] Applicant contact phone (808) 331-1188 Applicant address PO Box4239 Kailua-Kona, HI 96745 United States Map It Was this submittal prepared by a consultant? No Action summary The applicant proposes to grow four native species of algae on a submersible growth platform. The array will measure ten meters by forty meters. The growth platform will consist of a series of thirty-meter long algal lines which will be suspended between solid pipes. This platform will be suspended ten meters below the water surface. The array will be moored to the bottom in approximately 120-meter water depth using either concrete blocks or embedment anchors. A 700-meter long pipe will extend beyond the eastern mooring anchor to the 300-meter water depth. A pump will be installed at the terminal end. This system is designed to provide deep sea water to the array. The mooring and anchor will cover 0.36 hectares. As the array is designed to swing 360 degrees around the mooring, the total project area will encompass 28.2 hectares. The project will be serviced by a vessel which will run out of Honokohau Harbor, and is intended to last three years. Reasons supporting determination See FEA Sect. 07 - Potential Impacts and Mitigation. Attached documents (signed agency letter & EA/EIS) • 3843-Memo-to-OEQC-re-Macroalqae-FONSl.pdf • 3843-Macroalgae-pro ject-Final-EA.pdf Shapefile • The location map for this Final EA is the same as the location map for the associated Draft EA. Authorized individual Michael Cain, OCCL Authorization • The above named authorized individual hereby certifies that he/she has the authority to make this submission. 2 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR AN OFFSHORE NATIVE HAWAIIAN MACROALGAE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT OFF KAIWI POINT, KONA, HAWAIʻI PREPARED FOR: Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, Department of Land and Natural Resources PREPARED BY: Kampachi Farms P.O. Box 4239, Kailua-Kona, HI, 96745 August 30, 2019 NOTICE OF ADDENDA All additions to text of the original Draft Environmental Assessment are flagged within the text of this document using italic font, strikethrough text, and background shading. This Final Environmental Assessment incorporates one permitting classification change to that which was presented in the Draft Environmental Assessment. In some sections of the Draft Environmental Assessment, the permit request was referred to as a request for a “lease”. This was incorrect terminology, as we are only pursuing a permit for these specific activities, and not a lease. The associated references have all been changed within the text of the Final Environmental Assessment to reflect this clarification. ii Environmental Assessment for an Offshore Native Hawaiian Demonstration Macroalgae Project TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................... VIII 1. CONSULTATIONS AND STATUS OF PERMITS ............................................................................................. 1 1.1 PERMITS AND APPROVALS .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Federal ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 U.S. Department of the Army Permit ................................................................................................................................ 1 NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1.2 State ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 Conservation District Use Application.............................................................................................................................. 1 DOH Water Quality Certification ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Special Management Areas and Shoreline Setback .......................................................................................................... 1 Aquaculture License ......................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 AGENCIES, CITIZEN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS CONSULTED ........................................................... 2 1.2.1 Meetings and Community Consultations ..................................................................................................... 2 1.2.2 Environmental Assessment and Ongoing Consultation via Kampachi Farms’ Web-site ............................ 4 2. DETERMINATION ................................................................................................................................................ 5 3. THE RATIONALE FOR OFFSHORE MARICULTURE OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN LIMU ......................... 8 3.1 THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY .................................................................................................................. 8 3.1.1 Tropical Macroalgae Cultivation – The Opportunity? ............................................................................... 8 3.1.3 Identifying the Market ................................................................................................................................. 9 3.1.4 Innovativeness ........................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2 THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ............................................................................................................ 16 3.3 SPECIES SELECTION ..................................................................................................................................... 18 3.3 SITE SELECTION ...........................................................................................................................................
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