Reserve Advisory Council: Resolutions and Letters

Resolutions and letters are both forms of official action taken by the Reserve Advisory Council. Below are a list of resolutions passed and letters written by the Council.

Please contact Wesley Byers, Constituent Outreach Specialist at (808) 694-3920 or email wesley.byers@noaa.gov if you have any questions.

Letters

2/10/12 Letter from the RAC to ʻAulani Wilhelm regarding a support letter for a Discovery Center on Kauaʻi (PDF)

2/10/12 Letter from the RAC to ʻAulani Wilhelm regarding proposed Wilderness Designations in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (PDF)

11/15/11 Letter from the RAC to ʻAulani Wilhelm supporting Big Ocean: A Network of the World's Large-Scale Marine Managed Areas (PDF)

11/2/11 Letter from the RAC to ʻAulani Wilhelm supporting the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whales National Marine Sanctuary and its management plan review process (PDF)

4/11/11 Letter from the RAC to ʻAulani Wilhelm on draft recommendations for a national aquaculture policy for NOAA (PDF)

1/20/11 Letter from the RAC to ʻAulani Wilhelm to encourage the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) to prioritize the reauthorization of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) (PDF)

9/28/10 Letter from the RAC to ʻAulani Wilhelm concerning the continuing decline of the Hawaiian monk seal and support of ongoing research and efforts that might lead to the recovery of this species (PDF)

1/26/06 Letter from the RAC to T ʻAulani Wilhelm concerning the described DEIS for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (PDF)

1/27/05 Letter from the RAC to T. ʻAulani Wilhelm concerning the document "Advice and Recommendations on Development of Fishing Regulations Under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act Section 304(a)(5) for the Proposed Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary" (PDF)

10/21/04 Letter from the RAC to T. ʻAulani Wilhelm expressing concerns on "Advice and Recommendations on Development of Fishing Regulations Under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act Section 304(a)(5)" and related processes (PDF)

Resolutions

1/13/12 Resolution Supporting a Fee on Both Single-Use Plastic Bags and Paper Bags (PDF)

11/2/11 Resolution in Support of An Elevated Focus on Education at Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PDF)

6/2/05 Resolution regarding alternatives to be analyzed in the draft Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed sanctuary (PDF)

6/2/05 Resolution regarding proposed sanctuary management plan development (PDF)

4/28/05 Resolution requesting the Reserve to request Bottomfish observer program data from the Pacific Islands Regional Administrator (PDF)

1/27/05 Two Resolutions - one regarding the Management Plan/EIS workshop, and the other regarding the selection panel for new RAC members (PDF)

7/8/04 Resolution regarding State of Hawaii proposed rules for the NWHI Marine Refuge (PDF)

7/8/04 Resolution regarding proposed sanctuary fishing alternatives (PDF)