Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 9, 1 September 2012 — HOʻOLAHA LEHULEHU PUBLIC NOTICES [ARTICLE]

HOʻOLAHA LEHULEHU PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING SECTION 106 REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED LYDGATE PARK-KAPA'A BIKE/PEDESTRIAN PATH PHASES C & D ("WAIPOULI CONNECTION") The Kaua'i Department of Puhlie Works (DPW) is issuing this puhlie notice as part of its responsibilities under 36 CFR Part 800, the regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended. Federal funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and administered by the Hawai'i Department of Transportation (HDOT), is being sought to facilitate design and construction of a bike/ pedestrian path through Waipouli, on the east side of Kaua'i. Project Background and Purpose The Section 106 consultation process is being conducted in conjunction with a supplemental environmental assessment In 2007, the DPW completed an environmental assessment (EA) for the bike/pedestrian path from Lydgate Park to Kapa'a (Lihi Park) and made a finding of no significant impact. The preferred alignment identified in that original EA included a section located mauka of Kūhiō Highway and along the Waipouli drainage eanal. The EA was followed by more detailed design studies whieh determined that crossing Kūhiō Highway and the temporary bypass road would not be optimal for path users. Because the bike/pedestrian path will extend as far north as Coconut Marketplace (via Papaloa Road) and as far south as Uhelekawawa Canal, the County reexamined options to connect these two points. The most feasible option was one that had been proposed and studied in the Draft Environmental Assessment for the original path project — to locate the path within portions of the County's existing heaeh reserve. The purpose of the current planning effort is to reevaluate the "makai alternative." The bike/ pedestrian path's Waipouli eonnee-

tion will measure approximately 6,000 to 6,300 feet, depending on the hnal alignment. The project's primary objectives are to provide a safe and inviting facility that will expand opportunities for nonmotorized travel and recreation; provide connectivity to shopping, dining, and resort areas; and lateral coastal access. Section 106 Consultations The regulations at 36 CFR Part 800 require the funding agency to identify historic properties that are listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic places; to assess any direct or indirect effects the proposed eonstruction would have; and to seek ways to avoid, minimize, or mitigate any adverse effects. Request for Inlonnalion The DPW is seeking puhlie input on the project, and would appreciate comments reflecting any knowledge of, or concems with, historic properties in the proposed Area of Potential Effects (APE), including any issues related to the project's potential effects on historic properties. Any member of the puhlie may submit comments by September 15, 2012, via e-mail to the project consultants at projects@kimura international.com or by regular mail to: Nancy Nishikawa, Kimura International, 1600 Kapi'olani Boulevard, Suite 1610, Honolulu, HI 96814. For a complete definition of "historic property" under the NHPA, you may access the following website: www.achp.gov/citizensguide. html Background information about this project is available at the following website: www.culturalsurveys. com/incoming/WAIPOULI6%20 Draft%20May%2020 1 2.pdf NOTICE OF CONSULTATION SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966 ASAMENDED (2006) ALI'I DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ONEO BAY HUALĀLAI ROAD TO WALUA ROAD FEDERAL AID PROJECT

NUMBER STP-0186(2) TAX MAP KEYS: COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY, (3) 7-5-009: 026 POR. AND 065 POR., OTHER PUBLIC LANDS AS DEFINED BY CHAPTER 171, HRS Notice is hereby given that the County of Hawai'i Department of Puhlie Works, in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration and State of Hawai'i Department of Transportation, proposes to construct a project referred to as Ali'i Drive Improvements along Oneo Bay Hualālai Road to Walua Road, in the Kona District on the Island of Hawai'i. The Ali'i Drive improvements would provide pedestrian, landscaping, and scenic view improvements within the project limits whieh would include: 1) landscape enhancements; 2) underground placement of existing overhead utility lines; and 3) construction of a new sea wall and pedestrian walkway. The new walkway would extend for approximately 641 feet along the shoreline. Two segments of new seawall totaling 417 feet are proposed where the new walkway extends beyond the existing seawall. The improvements are needed to enhanee driver and pedestrian movements to this area of Kailua-Kona. Thus, the project is intended to enhanee the eeonomie viability and scenic characteristics of the area as well as support the puhlie heahh and welfare for the residents of this area of the County. Pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (2006), Native Hawaiian Organizations and Native Hawaiian descendants with ancestral lineal or cultural ties to, cultural knowledge or concems for, and eultural or religious attachment to the proposed project area are requested to contact Mr. Ben Ishii, Department of Puhlie Works, County of Hawai'i, (808) 961-8327, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 7, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720, dpweng@ co.hawaii.hi.us. Please respond by September 30, 2012.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO HOLD PUBLIC SCOPING MEETINGS AND SOLICIT PUBLIC COMMENT The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is holding eight public scoping meetings on six islands to solicit public comment on the scope of the Hawai'i Clean Energy Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). • Sept. 11 - O'ahu, McKinley High School, 1039 S. King St., Honolulu, 5-8:30 p.m. • Sept. 12 - Kaua'i, Kaua'i War Memorial Convention Hall, 4191 Hardy St., Līhu'e, 5:30-9 p.m. • Sept. 13 - Hawai'i, Kealakehe High School, 74-5000 Puohulihuli St., Kailua-Kona, 5-8:30 p.m. • Sept. 14 - Hawai'i, Hilo High School, 556 Waiānuenue Ave., Hilo, 5-8:30 p.m. • Sept. 17 - Maui, Pōmaika 'i Elementary School, 4650 S. Kamehameha Ave., Kahului, 5:30-9 p.m. • Sept. 18 - Lāna'i, Lāna'i High & Elementary School, 555 Fraser Ave., Lāna'i City, 5-8:30 p.m. • Sept. 19 -Moloka'i, Mitchell Pau'ole Community Center, 90 Ainoa St., Kaunakakai, 5:30-9 p.m. • Sept. 20 - O'ahu, James B. Castle High School, 45386 Kāne'ohe Bay Drive Kāne'ohe, 5-8:30 p.m. DOE invites federal, state and loeal government agencies, Native Hawaiian and other organizations, and members of the public to submit comments and participate in these public meetings on the scope of the PEIS, in whieh DOE proposes to develop guidance to use in future funding decisions

and other actions to support Hawai'i in achieving its goal of 70% elean energy by 2030. The PEIS will analyze, at a programmatic level, the potential environmental impacts of activities in the categories of energy efflciency, distributed renewables, utilityscale renewables, alternative transportation fuels and modes, and electrical transmission and distribution. Comments ean be submitted through Oct. 9, 2012, at a public meeting or via: • Internet - http://www. hawaiicleanenergypeis. eom • Email - hawaiicleanenergypeis @ ee.doe.gov • Fax- (808) 541-2253, Attention: Hawai'i Clean Energy PEIS • U.S. mail addressed to: Jim Spaeth, U.S. Department of Energy, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., P.O. Box 50247, Honolulu, HI 96850-0247 The Amended Nohee of Intent and information about the 60-day public scoping period ean be found at http://www. hawaiicleanenergypeis.com. CULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT NOTICES > Kawaihae lst Ahupua'a Information requested by Scientific Consultant Services, Ine. of cultural resources or ongoing eultural practices within the Kawaihae Harbor Facilities, Kawaihae lst Ahupua'a, South Kohala District, Island of Hawai'i, TMK: (3) 6-1-003: 026 (por.), 047 (por.), and 055 (por.). Please respond within 30 days to Glenn Escott at (808) 938-0968. > Kahalu'u Ahupua'a Information requested by Scientific Consultant Services, Ine. of cultural resources or ongoing cultural practices at lands mauka

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of Ali'i Drive at Kahalu'u, in Kahalu'u Ahupua'a, North Kona District, Island of Hawai'i, TMK: (3) 7- 8-10: 04. Please respond within 30 days to Glenn Escott at (808) 938-0968. > Pu'u Anahulu Ahupua'a Information requested by Scientific Consultant Services, Ine. of cultural resources or ongoing cultural practices within the Pu'u Anahulu Game Management Area, mauka of Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway, immediately adjacent to the West Hawai'i Sanitary Landfill, in Pu'u Anahulu Ahupua'a, North Kona District, Island of Hawai'i, TMK: (3) 7-1-003:001. Please respond within 30 days to Glenn Escott at (808) 938-0968. > Waiakahiula Ahupua'a Information requested by Scientific Consultant Services, Ine. of cultural resources or ongoing cultural practices within the Pahoa Park area, Waiakahiula Ahupua'a, Puna District, Island of Hawai'i, TMK: (3) 6- 1-005: 020. Please respond within 30 days to Glenn Escott at (808) 938-0968. > Wai'anae Ahupua'a Information requested by Scientific Consultant Services, Ine. (SCS) on cultural resources or ongoing cultural activities on or near the proposed Mullen's Solar Farm located in Wai'anae Ahupua'a, Wai'anae District, O'ahu Island [TMK: (1) 8-5-014:010 and 8-5-016:014)]. Please respond within 30 days to Cathleen Dagher at (808) 5971182. > Waiiuku Ahupu'a Information requested by Scientific Consultant Services, Ine. (SCS) on cultural resources or ongoing cultural activities on or near the proposed consolidated rental car facility and associated improvements at Kahului Airport in Kahului, Wailuku Ahupua'a, Wailuku District, Maui Island, Hawai'i [TMK: (2) 3-8-001:123, 239 and 3-8-079:021]. Please respond within 30 days to Cathleen Dagherat (808) 597-1182. ■