Community Relations and Outreach
Kona Blue has a strong community outreach program to address environmental and other community issues. We also believe that open and honest discussions with the community are an important part of working on the ocean. We pursued this approach during our original permit and lease application process. We intend to continue this transparent and proactive process for the current proposal for expansion of our offshore operations, and for other community interactions.
Farm Site Permit and Lease Processes
Expansion at Existing Farm Site - Draft Environmental Assessment Under Review - Public Comment Sought
In order to meet growing demand for our Kona Kampachi®, we have been examining and discussing with the community various options for expanding our open ocean aquaculture operations in Kona. Our original plans for expansion at a site further to the north of the existing site have been modified to accommodate community concerns with the number of net pens in these waters. We are now requesting permission to simply expand at our existing site by exchanging the present 3,000 cubic meter submersible Sea Station net pens with net pens that are around 6,200 cubic meters. Because this modification to our lease and permit requires public input, and to make this process as fully transparent as possible, our entire Draft Environmental Assessment is available below for downloading. Please email your thoughts, questions or comments to me via neil@kona-blue.com. We would appreciate your input and your suggestions.
Thank you, and aloha,
Neil Anthony Sims
President
- Draft Environmental Assessment
- Presentation to state and federal agencies. (6 MB)
Original Permit Application Process from 2001-2004