2/14/2022: The U.S. Navy has opened the public comment period on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate the potential environmental impacts associated with construction and operation of a new dry dock and waterfront production facility at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.
Dry Dock No. 3 at Pearl Harbor, 1998 David Franzen.
The proposed project is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark and would demolish historic buildings, the World War II-era Dry Dock 3 and many historic site features and view sheds—and would have impacts on important view sheds—all of which contribute to the historic significance of the NHL.
Historic Hawai‘i Foundation is participating the National Historic Preservation Action Section 106 consultation to assess and help resolve effects on historic and cultural properties.
In addition to the Section 106 consultation, Navy is engaged in the review of the potential environmental impacts of the proposed project and has invited public comment on the Draft EIS. The Navy will host a public meeting on February 24. Written comments on the draft EIS are due by March 21.
The Draft EIS and additional information are available at https://www.pearlharbordrydockeis.org.
Proposed Action
The U.S. Department of the Navy (Navy) proposes to construct and operate a graving dry dock and waterfront production facility at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF), including auxiliary facilities containing equipment used to operate the dry dock, such as pump stations, water treatment system, parking lots, crane maintenance area, power, and utilities. PHNSY & IMF is located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), O‘ahu, Hawai‘i.
The graving dry dock would replace existing Dry Dock 3 and would be given a new dry dock number (Dry Dock 5) because it would be a replacement dry dock in a location where a dry dock does not currently exist. The proposed project’s construction-related actions would include dredging, fill, pile driving, installation of new temporary and permanent in-water structures, demolition of existing landside structures, and construction of new temporary and permanent landside facilities.
Virtual Public Meeting & Virtual Open House
Due to current federal and state guidance on social distancing in response to the COVID–19 pandemic, the Navy will hold a Virtual Public Meeting and host a Virtual Open House during the public comment period to provide information about the proposed action and the draft environmental analysis, and to accept public comments on the Draft EIS.
- Virtual Open House: The Draft EIS will be available online for the duration of the Public Comment Period via: www.PearlHarborDryDockEISOpenHouse.org
- Virtual Public Meeting:
February 24, 2022, 4:30-6:30 PM Hawai‘i Standard Time (HST)
There are multiple options to access the Virtual Public Meeting:- Click on the following Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88181710022
- Or go to Zoom.us/join and enter Meeting ID: 881 8171 0022
- Or join by phone at: (669) 900-6833
Comments will also be accepted on the Public Comments page of the project website during the open comment period, from February 4, 2022 to March 21, 2022.
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From the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER-HI67): This dry dock is associated with the expansion of waterfront facilities at Pearl Harbor in the 1940s. The dock was built using a distinctive method of construction and was built under “wartime” conditions. It is the smallest of the four dry docks at Pearl harbor, built to dock destroyers and submarines.
