LIHUE — The public comment period for the second draft Kauai Island Utility Cooperative Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and the draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the HCP prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service started on Saturday.

KIUC announced on Friday that the second draft HCP has been published by the Hawaii Environmental Review Program for 60-day public comment period would run through Oct. 22. The DEIS has been published by the Hawaii Environmental Review Program for a 45-day public comment period starting Saturday and running through Oct. 7.

The second draft HCP and the draft EIS has been published in the Federal Register for a 60-day public comment period starting Aug. 22 and running through Oct. 21, 2025, and can be accessed at https://bit.ly/4oYIOLc.

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