HART Rail and Planned Transit Oriented Developments May Violate Numerous Federal Policy Acts
By John Bond Kanehili Cultural Hui
Summary of Environmental Legislation Affecting Transportation Projects Such As HART Rail
Vast destruction of 1000 year old farmland
Farmland Protection Policy Act of 1981:
7 U.S.C. 4201-4209
7 U.S.C. 4201-4209
Vast contamination of reef and fisheries, killing of ecosystems, traditional food sources.
Table of Contents
I. General Environmental Statutes
Chemical contamination of fish ponds, wetlands, endangering native species.
II. Health
III. Historical and Archeological Preservation
- Section 106, Historical Preservation Act
- Section 110, Historical Preservation Act
- Archeological and Historic Preservation Act (Moss-Bennett)
- Archeological Resources Protection Act
- Preservation of American Antiquities
- American Indian Religious Freedom Act
- Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act
Once bountiful and a traditional food source being killed off by pollution.
IV. Land and Water Usage
- Executive Order 11990 Protection of Wetlands
- Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986
- National Trails Systems Act
- National Recreation Trails (ISTEA)
- Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Sec. 404)
- Executive Order 11988 - Floodplain Management
- Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act
- Water Bank Act
Contaminated runoff into preserves and traditional fish ponds.
- Coastal Zone Management Act
- Coastal Barrier Resources Act
- Farmland Protection Policy Act
- Endangered Species Act
- Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
- Migratory Bird Treaty Act
- Transportation Enhancements Activities (ISTEA)
- Recycled Paving Material (ISTEA)
- Scenic Byways Program (ISTEA)
Noise and chemical contamination of wetland preserves and downstream karst ecosystems.
V. Noise
A major ecological feature of Honouliuli Ewa is a vast 25 square mile ancient coral reef system with underground caves, water channels and sinkholes that drain into the offshore reef.
HART Rail Ignores Signed Programmatic Agreement - Destroys Oahu Cultural Sites
Never ENOUGH development, West Oahu needs MORE, MORE, MORE say politicians
FTA-HART funded land development destroying traditional 1000 year old agriculture lands
West Oahu's new RED LIGHT district of endless land speculation and development supported by FTA-HART in the guise of "public transportation."
FTA-HART Rail Tomb Stones
HART Rail Ewa Plain Route Drills Into Major 1000 Year Old Native Hawaiian Burial Grounds
A Plan To Restore The 1825 Malden Mapped Ancient Hawaiian Trails On The Ewa Plain
A traditional 1000 year old sustainable agriculture replaced by short term $$$ for Oahu land developers and politicians.
Honouliuli National Register of Historic Places Criteria
CIA Helps Establish Honouliuli Ewa As A Traditional Cultural Property - Place
