The document summarizes information from the Hawaii State Wildlife Action Plan regarding four protected areas in Hawaii: Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, and Kure Atoll State Wildlife Sanctuary. For each area, it lists the managing agencies and future needs, noting that boundary expansion is not a listed future need for any of the areas. It then summarizes two common priority needs across the areas: securing long-term funding and support for management initiatives and research, and implementing monitoring and remediation measures.

1. PAPAHĀNAUMOKUĀKEA MARINE NATIONAL
MONUMENT
“There is no scientific or empirical data to support the claim that
the current, already significant size of the Monument is not
sufficient to achieve its intended goals.”
Hawaii State Legislature Twenty-Eight Legislature 2016
To President Barack Obama.
Source: http://www.civilbeat.org/2016/05/hawaii-lawmakers-to-
obama-dont-grow-marine-monument/
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is the largest contiguous fully
protected conservation area under the U.S. flag, and one of the largest marine
conservation areas in the world. On June 30, 2010, Papahānaumokuākea Marine
National Monument was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
HAWAII STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN - OCTOBER 1, 2015
http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/files/2015/09/SWAP-2015-Board_Sept2015.pdf
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Agency Management: Co-Trustees: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural
Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ǀ
U.S Department of Commerce, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ǀ
U.S. Department of the Interior Page 6-115
Future Needs: “Continue to Leverage the Necessary Funding to Ensure
Long-Term Support For Needed Management Initiatives
and Agency Co-Management Capacity”
[Emphasis Supplied]
BOUNDARY EXPANSION IS NOT A FUTURE NEED

2. NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve
Agency Management: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ǀ
U.S Department of Commerce Page 6-115
Future Needs: “Continue to Leverage the Necessary Funding to Ensure Long-
Term Support for Needed Management Initiatives, Implement
Research, and Refine Management Plan”
[Emphasis Supplied]
BOUNDARY EXPANSION IS NOT A FUTURE NEED
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge (620,000 acres),
Agency Management: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ǀ U.S. Department of the
Interior Pages 6-114 – 6-115
Future Needs: “Revise management plan as necessary; coordinate actions with
The State of Hawaii and federal agency partners; secure
necessary funding and support to implement needed
environmental remediation measures, reconstruct new field
station and support facilities at Tern Island and French Frigate
Shoals, and ensure that long-term monitoring can be
implemented and maintained at Laysan and other critical
locations in the refuge”
[Emphasis Supplied]
BOUNDARY EXPANSION IS NOT A FUTURE NEED

3. Kure Atoll State Wildlife Sanctuary (260 acres)
Agency Management: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural
Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife Page 6-114
Future Needs: “Additional monitoring; ten-year uninterrupted presence needed
to achieve invasive Verbesina eradication and restoration
objectives”
BOUNDARY EXPANSION IS NOT A FUTURE NEED
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Priority – Hawaii State Wildlife Action Plan - October 1, 2015
 Securing funding to ensure long-term support for management initiatives,
implementing research programs and redefining the Management Plan
 Securing funding and support to implement needed environmental
remediation and monitoring measures, reconstruction of field stations and
support facilities
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Island Wind by Nikita Popop – CMH Collection