[Metadata] Description: Areas of Critical Habitat, consolidated as of 2024. Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Office.August, 2017: Office of Planning staff merged and dissolved individual species layers into one consolidated layer for use in determining whether a location is within or outside of a critical habitat area, regardless of species. Consolidated layer was updated to include Oahu panic grass layer.February, 2022: Statewide GIS Program staff received additional critical habitat data from USFWS (2018 Big Island 3 Plants layer) and incorporated the layer into the statewide consolidated critical habitat layer.April 2024: Statewide GIS Program staff received additional critical habitat data from USFWS (2024 Big Island 12 Species layer) and incorporated the layer into the statewide consolidated critical habitat layer.
For additional information, please refer to complete metadata at https://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/op/gis/data/crhb_state.pdf or contact Hawaii Statewide GIS Program, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, State of Hawaii; PO Box 2359, Honolulu, HI 96804; (808) 587-2846; email: [email protected]; Website: https://planning.hawaii.gov/gis.
