How will the federal and state governments interact to manage the Monument?
The three principal entities with responsibility for managing lands and waters of the Monument – National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration (NOAA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the State of Hawaii (collectively, the Co-trustees) – are working cooperatively and will consult to administer the Monument. The Co-trustees have established a goal to provide unified management in the spirit of cooperative conservation. This relationship will be further described in a Memorandum of Agreement among the Co-trustees. The Proclamation provides that the Co-trustees shall work cooperatively to develop a management plan for the region, based upon the draft management plan developed during the sanctuary designation process. The management plan will include provisions for coordinated permitting, research, education, enforcement, cultural practices and other management related activities. NOAA, the USFWS and the State of Hawaii already work closely to manage resources in this area und
