HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will hold public discussions nationwide on navigational aid technology and how it will affect the future of America’s waterways.
The Future of Navigation-21st Century Waterways public listening sessions will be held in several locations across the country and will provide venues for open communications between various federal agencies and U.S. Marine Transportation System stakeholders to discuss the joint federal agency initiative to use modern technology to support a safer, more efficient, more secure and environmentally-sound Marine Transportation System.
These listening sessions will provide the maritime community — both professional and recreational mariners — and waterways stakeholders an opportunity beyond traditional venues to express their emerging needs for navigational information and service delivery systems necessary to improve the safety and efficiency of transits on the nation’s waterways.
The Central Pacific listening session will be held on May 19 from 9 to 11:30 a.m., at the Harbor View Center executive conference room (Pier 38), 1129 North Nimitz Hwy.
For more information, please contact Chief Warrant Officer Robert Schmidt at (808) 535-3407.