(AP) — Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park has yet to submit a court-ordered management plan for air tours over its public land. The Hawaiʻi Tribune-Herald reports the action is required 21 years after the Air Tour Management Act of 2000 was enacted and a year after a federal judge ruled in favor of environmental groups that petitioned the court to enforce the law. About half of the 24 U.S. national parks have completed drafts. The court gave them until August 2022 to complete the plans. The law requires commercial air tours over national parks and some tribal lands to obtain federal permits. Federal agencies are also required to include further conditions or prohibitions.

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