Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 34, Number 7, 1 July 2017 — PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE [ARTICLE]

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

Subject: Master Planning for OHA's 511-acre property in Wahiawā surrounding the Kūkaniloko Birthing Stones Location: Wahiawā District Park Date & Time: Thursday, July 13th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Background: In 2016, OHA began a two-year process to create a unique, innovative, exemplary, and culturally-focused Kūkaniloko Master Plan (KMP) that is informed by a wide range of expert and eommunity input. OHA is hosting a puhlie meeting on July 13th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. to inform the eommunity of its current direction and to solicit such input. Community attendance and participation is highly encouraged. Light refreshments will be served. Contact: Any questions regarding this community meeting or the general planning process ean be directed to 'Olu Campbell at 808-594-1848 or oluc@oha.org. Scientific Consultant Services, Ine. (SCS) is seeking information on cultural resources and traditional, previously or on-going, cultural activities near the proposed Liloa Drive Extension project,

whieh extends from the vicinity of the Kenolio Street/Ka'ono'ulu Street intersection to the vicinity of Namau'u Plaee, Klhei, Ka'ono'ulu, Kōheo, Waiohuli Ahupua'a, Makawao and Wailuku District, Island of Maui, Hawai'i [TMK: (2) 2-2- Var. and 3-9-Var.]. Please respond within 30 days to Cathleen Dagherat (808) 597-1182. The Kohala Center is accepting proposals for a Historic Cultural Resources Consultant to Create a Cultural Resources, Preservation and Management Plan for the Kuamo'o Battlefield and Burial Grounds, a 47-acre parcel of land in the Keauhou-Kona region of West Hawai'i, where one of the most significant battles in Hawaiian history was fought in 1819. The land has recently been acquired by a Native Hawaiian nonprofit organization, Aloha Kuamo'o 'Āina (AKA), whose mission is to protect and preserve its cultural resources - whieh include several burial mounds, platforms, heiau (temples), shrines, pre-contact house sites, ancient farming areas, and a portion of the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail. The longterm goal is to provide managed access to the land for interpretive

educational opportunities and to develop a cultural learning center for place-based education centered on the topics of peaee, reconciliation, and the integration of Native Hawaiians and indigenous cultures in modern life. Proposals must be received by ll:59p.m. HAST on July 15, 2017. Proposals that arrive after this date and time will not be considered and will be returned to the sender. Notification of final selection and award of the project will occur on or about August 1, 2017. Review/download the RFP at koha.la/rfp-kuamoo for more information on this opportunity. Any questions regarding this RFP are to be directed to: Anna-Lisa Okoye Chief Operating Officer The Kohala Center aokoye @ kohalacenter.org 808-887-6411 PLEASE NOTE: This is a eonsulting/contract opportunity with The Kohala Center. Selected eonsultant will not be considered an employee(s) of The Kohala Center and will not be entitled to benefits (e.g., paid time off, medical/dental insurance, etc.) that The Kohala Center offers to its employees. ■