Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 39, Number 10, 1 ʻOkakopa 2022 — CULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: PHASE II EXPANSION OF TE OCEAN VIEW TRANSFER STATION, KA'Ū DISTRICT, HAWAI'I ISLAND [ARTICLE]

CULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: PHASE II EXPANSION OF TE OCEAN VIEW TRANSFER STATION, KA'Ū DISTRICT, HAWAI'I ISLAND

_V HO'OLAHA LEHULEHU V ^ PUBLIC NOTICE *

On behalf of County of Hawai'i, Department of Environmental Management (DEM), ASM AfRliates is preparing a Cultural Impact Assessment in support of the HRS Chapter 343 Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) being prepared for the Phase II expansion of the Oeean View Transfer Station located on a 9-acre portion of a 21.64-acre parcel (TMK: (3) 9-2-0150:060 located in Kahuku Ahupua'a, Ka u District, Island of Hawai'i. The DEM is proposing to expand the use of the existing Oeean View Transfer Station beyond what was included in the Phase I Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). DEM is now planning to expand the existing facility from a eommunity transfer station to a regional solid waste facility with residential and eommercial components, along with source

separated materials for recycling, green waste grinding/mulching, Ewaste disposal, HI-5 redemption, special events, and speeial programs. Other components of the project includes infrastructure including scale(s) and scalehouse, baseyard, water catchment, vehicular circulation areas, access, and parking. ASM is in search of kama'āina (persons who have genealogical connections and or are familiar from childhood with the aina) of Kahuku. ASM is seeking information about the area's cultural resources and or cultural uses of the project area; and past and or ongoing cultural practices that have or continue to occur within the project area. ASM is also seeking input regarding strategies to prevent or mitigate potential impacts on culturally valued resources or traditional customary practices. If you have and are willing to share any such information, please contact Lokelani Brandt, lbrandt@asmafhliates.com, phone (808) 969-6066, mailing address ASM Affiliates 507A E. Lanikaula Street, Hilo, HI 96720. Mahalo. ■