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HOʻOLAHA LEHULEHU PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF CONS ULTATION SECTION 106 OF THE NAĪIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966 AS AMENDED (2006) KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY, SOUTH KAHANA STREAM BRIDGE REPLACEMENT DISTRICT OF KOOLAULOA, ISLAND OF OAHU, AHUPUAA OF KAHANA FEDERAL-AID PROJECT NUMBER: BR-083-l(55) TAX MAP KEYS: [1] 5-2-005:003 & 5-2-002:01 Notice is hereby given that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) propose to replace the South Kahana Stream Bridge and realign both approaches to the bridge. This proposed project is a federally funded HDOT project. It will be considered a federal action and undertaking, as defined by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966,

as amended (2006). The project site is on Kamehameha Highway at the southeast corner of Kahana Bay. The project would result in taking a small portion of Kahana Valley State Park for realignment of the roadway approaches to the replacement bridge. A temporary detour road and bypass bridge will be installed upstreamof the existing bridge for the duration of construction. The Area of Potential Effect (APE) for this project occupies about 5.6 acres or 245,000 square feet. It extends along and on both sides of the Highway and is approximately 1,790 feet long by 200 feet wide, at its widest point. The landside area of the APE on both sides of the stream consists of mostly fill material whieh was placed during construction of the existing bridge. Pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA, Native Hawaiian organizations and Native Hawaiian descendants with ancestral, lineal or cultural ties to, cultural knowledge or concems for, and cultural or

religious attachment to the proposed project area are requested to contact Ms. Christine Yamasaki via email at christine.yamasaki@hawaii.gov, or by U.S. Postal Service to Hawaii Department of Transportation, 601 Kamokila Blvd., Room 609, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707. Please respond by January 16, 2014. NOTICE OF CONS ULTATION SECTION 106 OF THE NAĪIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966 AS AMENDED (2006) Waimea Trails and Greenways Increment 1, Lindsey Road to Kahawai Street Lalamilo Ahupua'a, South Kohala District Federal-Aid Project No.STP-0 100(51) Tax Map Key(s): [3] 6-5-03: 004 por; 005 por; 007 por; 044 por; 6-6-03:006 por; 013 por Notice is hereby given that the County of Hawai'i is proposing

construction of Increment 1 of the Waimea Trails and Greenways (WTG) project, also known as Ke Ala Kahawai o Waimea ("the stream trail of Waimea"). Increment 1 is the inihal section the WTG project, a planned multi-use path that will eventually extend 4.8 miles. The project is located in Waimea, South Kohala District, Hawai'i Island. Increment 1 is a County of Hawai'i federally-funded project, and is considered a federal action and undertaking as defined by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended (2006). Increment 1 is a one-mile long section of paved, multi use path located between Lindsey Road and Kahawai Street. It is the first of four increments of the WTG project. Increment 1 will be paved, vary from 10 to 12 feet in width, and be ADA accessible, except where technically infeasible. The "Area of Potential Effect" (APE) is a 30-foot wide corridor following the path alignment. An Archaeological Inventory

Survey (AIS) was completed for Increment 1 in 2009 by Cultural Surveys Hawai'i. A complete pedestrian survey identified a total of three historic properties consisting of four features within the APE. These historic properties included a collapsed and severely damaged concrete ford or bridge, a remnant portion of a paved road, an earthen ditch segment, and an intact eoncrete ford and roadway. All three historic properties will potentially be affected by Increment 1 improvements. The State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) reviewed and approved the AIS in 2009, and recommended that a preservation/ interpretive plan be developed for one feature, a ford crossing, whieh lies in the path of the trail's stream crossing. The County is preparing this plan and it will be submitted to SHPD for review and approval prior to project construction. The FHWA and the State of SEE PUBLIC N0TICE ON PAGE 26

Hawai'i Department of Transportation (HDOT) are currently reevaluating the Section 106 for Increment 1, and invite you to submit comments on the improvements, recommended mitigation, or other information on historic and cultural sites in the area. Native Hawaiian descendants with ancestral lineage of cultural ties to, cultural knowledge or concerns

for, and cultural or religious attachment to the proposed Increment 1 project area are requested to eontact Mr. Robert Sun via email at Robert.Sun@hawaii.gov or by US Postal Service to Department of Transportation, Design Section, Highways Division, 60 1 Kamokila Boulevard, Room 609, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707. Please respond by January 31, 2015. kah anui ahupua ' a Information requested by Sci-

entific Consultant Services, Ine. (SCS) on cultural resources; and traditional, or on-going, cultural activities on or near the proposed the Kualapuu Well No. 2 Project, located in the Kahanui Ahupua'a, Kona District, Island of MolokaU, HawaPi [TMK (2) 5-2-012:022 por.]. Please respond within 30 days to Cathleen Dagher at (808) 597-1182. māhā'ulepū ahupua'a Information requested by Scientific Consultant Services, Ine.

(SCS) on cultural resources; and traditional, or on-going, cultural activities on or near a proposed dairy farm on a 578 acre property within Māhā'ulepū Valley, Māhā'ulepū Ahupua'a, Kōloa District, Island of Kauai [TMK: (4) 2-9-003-001 por. & 006 por. and (4) 2-9-001:001 por.]. Please respond within 30 days to Cathleen Dagher at (808) 597-1182. cultural impact assessment notice Information requested by Sci-

entific Consultant Services, Ine. of cultural resources or ongoing eultural practices on lands along the Hilo Bay shoreline in Pi'ihonua, Punahoa, Ponahawai, Kūkūau lst and 2nd, and Waiākea Ahupua'a, South Hilo District, Island of Hawai'i, TMK: (3) 2-2-004:999; 2-2-005:004, 006, 999; 2-3-001:003, 999; 2-3-002:016, 999; 2-3-003:001,004; and 2-3-004:001. Please respond within 30 days to Glenn Escott at (808) 938-0968. ■

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