Consultation – Section 106 of The National Historic Preservation Act – Kekaha, Kauaʻi
Notice is hereby given that the County of Kauaʻi seeks to utilize funding from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Program to conduct a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) at the Kekaha Sugar Mill Lot B, Waimea Ahupuaʻa, Waimea District, Kauaʻi, TMK: (4) 1-3-007:104.
The project will involve surface and near-surface soil sampling within the approximately 10-acre Area of Potential Effects, bounded by Kekaha Road (north), residential subdivisions (east and south), and the former Kekaha Sugar Mill Lot A (west), which contains nearly all former mill buildings including the iconic smokestack. Project ground disturbance will include soil sampling via direct-push borings (2-inch diameter, 4.5 feet maximum depth) and limited hand auger borings (2-inch diameter, 6 inches maximum depth).
Pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, Native Hawaiian Organizations and Native Hawaiian descendants with ancestral, lineal, or cultural ties to, cultural and historical property knowledge of and/or concerns for, and cultural or religious attachment to the proposed project area are requested to contact the County. Other individuals and organizations with demonstrated legal, economic, or historic preservation interest in the undertaking are asked to contact the County and share information you may have on historical and cultural sites.
Please submit responses by Jan. 30, 2025. Contact Ana Española at aespanola@kauai.gov or Daniel Moher at Moher.Daniel@epa.gov or by mail to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency- Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street (LND-2-1), San Francisco, CA 94105.
Consultation For Section 106 Of The National Historic Preservation Act Of 1966 As Amended (2006)
Aloha e nā kupa o Kohala nui, o Kohala iki, o Kohala loko, o Kohala waho, o Kohala makani ʻĀpaʻapaʻa, o Pili o Kalaāhikiola, o Nā-puʻu-haele-lua. ʻOia hoʻi! ʻOia la! O nā ʻōkina iho la ʻia o ka ʻāina haʻaheo i ke kāhili a ka makani ʻĀpaʻapaʻa e hoʻolāʻau mai ana mehe ipo ala ka nē hone i ka poli o ke aloha.
The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded funds to the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation for critical infrastructure upgrades to modernize Kawaihae Commercial Harbor in South Kohala. This project is considered a federal action and undertaking, as defined by Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations, § 800.16(y) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended (2006). In summary, work involves roadway/entrance improvements at the Main Gate of the Harbor, repaving portions of the harbor, replacing 40’ light poles with 80’ light poles, and relocating existing offices to an existing maintenance building within the harbor.
Pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA, Native Hawaiian Organizations/Descendants with ancestral, lineal, or cultural ties to, cultural and historical property knowledge of and/or concerns for, and cultural or religious attachment to the proposed project area are requested to respond by Feb. 15, 2025.
Please contact Mr. Mark Kawika McKeague, AICP, of G70 via email at KawaihaeHarborS106@g70.design, or via U.S. mail to 111 S. King Street, Suite 170, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813.
Cultural Impact Assessment and Ka Paʻakai Analysis: Oʻahu Subsea Cable Telecommunications Project, ʻEwa Moku, Oʻahu Island
Pacific Legacy, Inc., on behalf of Humuhumu Services LLC and Starfish Infrastructure, Inc., is conducting a Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) and Ka Paʻakai Analysis for the Oʻahu Subsea Cable Telecommunications Project, located in Honouliuli Ahupuaʻa, ʻEwa Moku, Oʻahu Island [TMKs: (1) 9-1-026:027 (por.); (1) 9-1-016:179 (por.); Olai St ROW; Kalaeloa Blvd ROW; Kamokila Blvd ROW; Farrington Hwy ROW]. The project includes subsea cable installation, a cable landing site at Barbers Point Beach Park, and an underground conduit system to be installed in public road rights-of-way between the cable landing site and a telecommunication facility to be located at the University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu Campus.
Pacific Legacy, Inc. seeks to consult with individuals and organizations who possess knowledge regarding:
- Cultural associations, moʻolelo, or legendary accounts associated with Honouliuli Ahupuaʻa.
- Past and present land use or traditional gathering practices within and near the project area.
- Cultural resources which may be impacted by the proposed project, including traditional resource gathering sites, traditional access trails, wahi pana, and/or burials.
- Any other cultural concerns related to traditional Hawaiian or other cultural practices within or near the proposed project area.
- Referrals to other knowledgeable individuals who may be willing to share their cultural knowledge of the proposed project area and wider Honouliuli Ahupuaʻa.
Those interested in participating are invited to contact Dr. Jillian Swift at 808-263-4800 or swift@pacificlegacy.com.
Cultural Impact Assessment; Proposed Wahikuli Subdivision Gravity Sewer System
SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) is conducting a Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) for the proposed Wahikuli Subdivision Gravity Sewer System Project. The Wahikuli subdivision is located north of Lahaina Town within the ahupuaʻa of Wahikuli in the moku of Lahaina. This is a joint project between the Environmental Protection Agency and the County of Maui. Funding is through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mission authority.
The project seeks to replace existing cesspools and septic systems with a gravity sewer system in the subdivision’s approximately 231 single-family lots. This upgrade will reduce environmental impacts from cesspools and leaking septic systems while providing a more resilient and sustainable wastewater management system, better equipped to withstand climate impacts and disasters, supporting Lahaina’s rebuilding efforts. The project aligns with Act 125, as amended by Act 87, requiring statewide cesspool replacement by 2050.
SWCA is seeking community input regarding cultural knowledge of the area, including past and present land use, place names, cultural traditions, gathering practices, and any concerns the community might have related to cultural practices within or in the vicinity of the project area. You can contact SWCA at Wainani.Traub@swca.com or (808) 646-6309 for more information or to share insights. Please respond by Jan. 31, 2025. Mahalo nui loa for your assistance.
Kukui Family Burials, Kalama 5 Ahupuaʻa, South Kona, Island Of Hawaiʻi
All persons having information concerning Kukui family burials within TMK: (3) 8-2-006:011, a .23-acre parcel in Kalama 5 Ahupuaʻa, South Kona District, Island of Hawaiʻi are hereby requested to contact Christian Omerod, Cultural Historian, State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD), (808) 294-9573, 40 Poʻokela Street, Hilo, HI 96720; or Kaulana Eli, (808) 630-5619, P.O. Box 381, Mountain View, HI 96771. The land is associated with L.C.A. 8538 to Kukui (k). Treatment of the burial will occur in accordance with HRS, Chapter 6E. The applicant, T. M. Kaulana Eli Jr., proposes to preserve the burial in place in accordance with a burial treatment plan prepared in consultation with any identified descendants and with the approval of the Hawaiʻi Island Burial Council. All interested parties should respond within thirty (30) days of this notice and provide information to SHPD adequately demonstrating lineal descent from the Native Hawaiian remains, or cultural descent from ancestors once residing or buried in the same ahupuaʻa. Historical document research shows families associated with Kalama 5 Ahupuaʻa include: Kalua, Luahine, Kekuapuhi, Nahuanoni, Manu, and Kualau.
