NOTICE
HONOLULU HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT
PUBLIC SCOPING MEETINGS
Notice is given that the City and County of Honolulu, Department of Transportation Services, in cooperation with the U. S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration, will hold public scoping meetings on the Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project. The scoping meetings will be held at the Blaisdell Center Kapolei Hale, Pikake RoomConference Rooms 1, 2 and 3, at 777 Ward Avenue 1000 Uluohia Street on December March 28, 2007 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and at the Kapolei Middle School Cafeteria, at 91-5335 Kapolei Parkway1039 South King Street on December March 29, 2007 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The project proposes to implement a fixed-guideway transit system in the corridor between Kapolei and the University of Hawaii at M_noa with a branch to Waikik. Alternatives proposed to be considered in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) include No Build and two Fixed Guideway Transit alternatives. Interested parties may provide comments on the purpose of and needs to be addressed by the project, the alternatives to be considered, and the scope of the EIS for the project, including the environmental and community impacts to be evaluated. Project staff will be available at the meeting to informally discuss the EIS scope and the proposed project. Further information will be available at the scoping meeting and may also be obtained from www.honolulutransit.org or by calling (808) 566-2299. Written comments may be sent to the Department of Transportation Services, City and County of Honolulu, 650 South King Street, 3rd Floor, Honolulu, HI, 96813, Attention: Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project, or by the internet at www.honolulutransit.org. Arrangements for those with special needs may be made by calling (808) 566-2299. All comments must be received by April 13, 2007.
MELVIN N. KAKU, P.E. Director
Department of Transportation Services
City and County of Honolulu
(SB03511046 3/16, 3/21/07)