(BIVN) – A public hearing at the YWCA in Hilo on February 28 is looking at a proposed land use at Halepōhaku at the mid-level of Mauna Kea.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources is considering a Conservation District Use Application for the proposed Infrastructure Improvements at Maunakea Visitor Information Station.

The hearing will start at 6 p.m.

The Final EA for the Maunakea Visitor Information Station improvements project is online.

From the Office of Mauna Kea Management website:

Pursuant to Chapter 183C, Hawai’i Revised Statutes, the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will hold a public hearing to receive testimony on the following: Conservation District Use Application (CDUA) HA-3812 for the proposed Infrastructure Improvements at Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station (VIS) at the Hale Pōhaku Mid-level Facilities, Ka‘ohe, Hāmākua, Hawai‘i, TMK (3) 4-4- 015:012

The CDUA hearing will held on February 28, 2018 at 6:00pm in the YWCA; 145 Ululani St., Hilo, HI 96720. Copies of the application are available for inspection at:

The Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL), Kalanimoku Building Room 131, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96809

Kailua-Kona Public Library, 75-138 Hualalai Rd, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Hilo Public Library, 300 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI 96720

Thelma Parker Memorial Library, 67-1209 Mamalahoa Hwy, Waimea, HI 96743

OCCL website: dlnr.hawaii.gov/occl/current-applications

Any person may testify or present information on the application. Disabled individuals planning to attend the hearing are asked to contact the OCCL at the above address or phone Michael Cain at 808-587-0048 at least three days in advance of the public hearing to indicate if they have special needs which require accommodation.