Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 32, Number 6, 1 June 2015 — HOʻOLAHA LEHULEHU PUBLIC NOTICE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HOʻOLAHA LEHULEHU PUBLIC NOTICE

MĀLAEKAHANA AHUPUA'A Scientific Consultant Services, Ine. (SCS) is seeking information on cultural resources and cultural practices on or near the Mālaekahana State Recreation Area, Kahuku Section. The 36-acre project area is located in the town of Lā'ie, Mālaekahana Ahupua'a Ko'olauloa District, Island of O'ahu, Hawai'i [TMK: ( 1) 5-6-00 1: Various.] Please respond within 30 days to Cathleen Dagherat (808) 597-1182. NOTICE OF CONSULTATION SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966 AS AMENDED (2006) NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT, SECTION 106 CON SULTATION GUARDRAIL AND SHOULDER IMPROVEMENTSATVARIOUS LOCATIONS ON O'AHU DISTRICTS OF HONOLULU, KO'OLAUPOKO, WAHIAWĀ, 'EWA, AND WAI'ANAE

ISLAND OF O'AHU FEDERAL-AID PROJECT NO. HSIP-0300(121) TMK: VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN ROADWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY Notice is hereby given that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the State of Hawai'i Department of Transportation, Highways Division (HDOT) propose to upgrade and replace certain existing guardrail blunt-end and ramp-down end treatments at various locations on the Island of O'ahu in the Districts of Honolulu, Ko'olaupoko, 'Ewa, Wai'anae and Wahiawā. The State roadway routes involved include Interstate Route H-1 Mile Post (MP) 6.77 to 19.74, Interstate Route H-201 (Moanalua Freeway) MP 3.45 to 3.87, Route 61 (Pali Highway) MP 4.02 to 7.68, Route 72 (Kalanianaole Highway) MP 5.72 to 17.52, Route 92 (Ala Moana Boulevard/Nimitz Highway) MP 4.60 to 5.50, Route 93 (Farrington Highway) MP 0.36 to 18.10, Route 99 (Kamehameha

Highway) MP 9.69 to 23.16, and Route 7310 (Puuloa Road) MP 0.75 to 0.95. Up to 52 individual guardrail sites may be improved on these roadways to meet current federal and state safety standards;

however the total number of sites may decrease depending on funding constraints. The Area of Potential Effect (APE) would be limited to areas adjacent to existing guardrails and shoulders within the existing

operational right-of-way for eaeh roadway. See route location map left. The proposed project is utilizing federal funding under the FHWA Highway Safety Improvement Program ( HSIP) and will be considered a federal action and undertaking, as defined by the Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966. Pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA, Native Hawaiian Organizations and Native Hawaiian descendants with ancestral lineal or cultural ties to, cultural knowledge or concerns for, and cultural or religious attachment to the proposed APE are requested to contact Mr. Steven Yoshida, P.E., HDOT Project Manager, via email at steven.yoshida@hawaii.gov, or by US Postal Service to Hawai'i Department of Transportation, Highways Division, Traffic Branch, 601 Kamokila Boulevard, Room 602, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707. Please respond in writing by June 20, 2015. ■

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