What opportunities are there for public participation in the preparation of the World Heritage nomination?
The co-trustees secured widespread public support for the application to the U.S. World Heritage Tentative List. The public is invited to respond to the decision to prepare the nomination and can also offer comments to hawaiireef@noaa.gov or by fax at (808) 397-2662. Such public comments will be considered as the nomination process continues through December 2008. The nomination process is running in tandem with the public review of the monument’s draft management plan; preparation of a management plan is a requirement for inclusion of a property on the World Heritage List.
