Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 38, Number 11, 1 November 2021 — OHA's Kuleana for H-3 Mitigation [ARTICLE]

OHA's Kuleana for H-3 Mitigation

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) recognizes the decades of work and perseverence of the Luluku stewards and celebrates the milestone accomplishment of completing their Stewardship Management Plan this year. Despite the excellent stewardship workoccurring atthe Luluku agricultural terraces, mitigation is still needed in the Hālawa and Ha'ikū Valley areas also affected by lnterstate H-3. OHA's role as the recognized consulting agency forthis mitigation project includes kuleana for ongoing advocacy, and holding both Hawai'i Department of Transportation (HDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) accountable for making resources available to eonīinue federal historic preservation-related mitigations and state level conservation district commitments made decades ago. OHA remains committed to working with Nā Kūpuna a me Nā Kāko'o 'o Hālawa and the Ko'olau Foundation to bring about cultural restoration and preservation work in both Hālawa and Ha'ikū Valleys, respectively. To watch OHA's video about Luluku go to: www.kawaiola.news/cover/restoring-the-historic-agricultural-lands-of-luluku/