Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Project in Hawaii
This notice announces actions taken by FHWA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS...
Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces actions taken by FHWA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that are final. The actions relate to a proposed bridge project, the Ala Wai Bridge Project, which crosses the Ala Wai Canal, Waikiki, City and County of Honolulu, State of Hawaii. These actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
DATES:
By this notice, FHWA is advising the public of final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)
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1). A claim seeking judicial review of the Federal agency actions on the listed bridge project will be barred unless the claim is filed on or before January 14, 2027. If the Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time period of less than 150 days for filing such claim, then that shorter time period still applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For FHWA: Richelle Takara, Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Box 50206, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850, Telephone: (808) 541-2700. For HDOT: Robin Shishido, Deputy Director for Highways, State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, 869 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, Telephone: (808) 587-2220. For City and County of Honolulu: J. Roger Morton, Director of Transportation Services, City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services, 711 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1600, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, Telephone: (808) 768-8303.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice is hereby given that FHWA, USFWS, and NMFS have taken final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(
l)
(1) by issuing licenses, permits, and approvals for the following bridge project in the State of Hawaii: The Ala Wai Bridge Project includes a bridge spanning the Ala Wai Canal to provide safe and comfortable pedestrian and bicycle access and connecting the Waikiki, McCully, and Moiliili neighborhoods.
These actions by the Federal agencies, and the laws under which such actions
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were taken, are described in the combined Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project, approved on August 12, 2026 and in other documents in the project records. The FEA/FONSI and other project records are available by contacting City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services, the Hawaii Department of Transportation, or FHWA at the addresses provided above. The FEA/FONSI can be viewed and downloaded from the project website at
www.honolulu.gov/dts/ala-pono/
or obtained from any contact listed above.
This notice applies to all Federal agency decisions on the project that are final as of the issuance date of this notice and all laws under which such actions were taken, including but not limited to:
4. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 303;23 U.S.C. 138); Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement (Wildflowers) (23 U.S.C. 319).
6. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (54 U.S.C. 306108et seq.); Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 470(aa)-470(mm)); Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 312501-312508); Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) (25 U.S.C. 3001et seq.).
7. Social and Economic: American Indian Religious Freedom Act (42 U.S.C. 1996); Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) (7 U.S.C. 4201-4209); the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4601et seq.,
as amended by the Uniform Relocation Act Amendments of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-17)).
9. The analysis pertaining to any applicable Executive Order considered during the environmental review process to the extent such analysis may be challenged in court. Such Executive Orders may include: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 and 13690, Floodplain Management; E.O. 11593 Protection and Enhancement of Cultural Resources; E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 13287 Preserve America; E.O. 13175 Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112 Invasive Species.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 53337
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Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Project in Hawaii,” thefederalregister.org (August 17, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-16719/notice-of-final-federal-agency-actions-on-proposed-project-in-hawaii.