UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO

Navy Region Hawaii

Natural Resources Program Overview

JBPHH

• 2 Installations: PMRF and JBPHH

• 2 INRMPS:

– PMRF: compliant, INRMP revision by end of FY20

– JBPHH: non-compliant operational, major revision via

contract in FY20

• Support surface, subsurface, air and space operations

– Tenants & Clients include Pacific Fleet, Pacific Air Forces,

15th Wing, PH Naval Shipyard, Navy Seals, Army SMDC,

NASA and others

• ESA-listed Species: 35 at JBPHH and 17 at PMRF

– Includes marine mammals, hoary bat, sea turtles, seabirds,

wetland birds, snails and plants

– CH exemptions for Hawaiian Monk Seal, False Killer Whale,

and 21 endangered plant species

• Natural Resources Personnel:

– 1 Region Natural Resources Manager

– 1 designated NRM and 1 IEPD per installation

– 3 Natural Resources Specialists (2 marine, 1 terrestrial)

– 1 Conservation Program Manager (CLEO-esque role)

– NR Program strongly supported by CESU Wildlife and

Predator Control Biologists (5 at PMRF and 2 at JBPHH)

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Key Programs and Mission Support:

-Dark Skies program: avoids impacts to mission

from jeopardy finding of Newell’s Shearwater

-Nohili Dunes restoration: reduces fire risk at

launch site, supports relationship with NHOs

-Invasive plant and animal removal: reduces

infrastructure damage and supports Installation BO

-Laysan Albatross egg translocation: supports

AirOps to mitigate BASH risk, improves community

relations

-Pearl Harbor wetland restoration: supports

Biological Opinion enabling Air Ops

-Native oyster restoration: mitigation for dredging

operations and in-water construction

-Lualualei endangered plant species habitat

management: maintains Critical Habitat Exemption

for future use

Supporting the Fleet, Fighter, and Family in Hawaii 2

Navy Region Hawaii

Natural Resources Program Overview

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO

Highlights:

-Work closely with USDA-BASH team to address

base-wide natural resources concerns

-Use of cooperative agreements to support wide

range of BO and CHE requirements

Lessons Learned:

-Acquisition process has potential to hold up

projects: start early, and check in frequently to

stay up-to-date on changes in process

-Early coordination with base personnel to

address logistical issues (i.e. heli/boat ops) is

key to maintaining project timelines

Supporting the Fleet, Fighter, and Family in Hawaii 3

Navy Region Hawaii

Natural Resources Program Overview

UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO

Supporting the Fleet, Fighter, and Family in Hawaii 4

Navy Region Hawaii

Natural Resources Program Overview

Service members and volunteers remove

invasive vegetation at a NR-led restoration

event in support of Biological Opinion for

Air Ops

NR staff deploy

cages containing

native oysters to

Pearl Harbor waters.

Oyster restoration

provides mitigation

for dredging and in-

water work