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To: U.S. Air Force, AMOS STAR Project Re: Comments on AMOS STAR Environmental Impact Statement My name is _________, and I oppose the proposed Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site Small Telescope Advanced Research (AMOS STAR) facility proposed for Haleakalā. I'm deeply concerned about the negative impacts this project would have on me, my ohana, my community and Maui. The Environmental Impact Statement fails to meet NEPA's requirement to "rigorously explore and objectively evaluate all reasonable alternatives." I request that the Air Force: 1. Develop a unified set of project evaluation standards in consultation with the community to ensure the project includes and evaluates against the cultural, environmental, and social impacts of the community, the county and the state - not just the Air Force standards. 2. Conduct detailed feasibility studies of alternative locations. 3. Reconsider how HEPA will be triggerred across the entire construction process and the long-term operational timeline of the project, not just for the land or corridors where the telescope will be located. 4. Prepare a Supplemental EIS addressing these deficiencies. I am disappointed about the AirForce Statement "that the proposed action no longer triggers the applicability of HEPA". This denies our community the right to have meaningful input in the process. Avoiding HEPA does not reflect the many resources, lands, environment, flora, fauna facilities and community groups that are impacted by this project for it's entire lifecycle. I reject Alternatives 1 and 2. I support Alternative 3, the No Action alternative. [Your Name]