Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 37, Number 6, 1 June 2020 — CULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - KEKAULIKE STREET [ARTICLE]

CULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - KEKAULIKE STREET

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ASM Affiliates is preparing a Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) for the proposed Kekaulike Street Improvements Project in the Chinatown neighborhood of downtown Honolulu, Kona District, Island of O'ahu. The City and County of Honolulu intends to convert Kekaulike Street into a shared-use street, whieh will improve pedestrian accessibility and safety, and promote eeonomie and social activities in the newly created shared space between North Hotel Street and Nimitz Highway; and provide a more coherent connection between the existing Kekaulike Mall and the future Chinatown rail station at the comer of Kekaulike Street and Nimitz Highway . In addition to its association with Chinatown, the proposed project area has been associated with the traditional land divisions Kikihale and Kapuukolo, and the ahupua'a of Nu'uanu and Honolulu. We are seeking consultation with community members that might have knowledge of traditional cultural uses of the proposed project area; or who are involved in any ongoing cultural practices on or in the general vicinity of the subject Kekaulike Street. If you are willing to share any such information please contact Teresa Gotay (tgotay@asmaffiliates.com); phone (808) 439-8089, mailing address ASM Affiliates 820 Mililani St. Suite 700, Honolulu, HI 96813.