Cultural Impact Assessment: Kaheawa Wind 1 Wind Farm Facility, Island Of Maui
ASM Affiliates is preparing a Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) to inform an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) being prepared for the proposed maintenance to support the continued operation of the Kaheawa Wind 1 wind farm facility. The area of focus totals approximately 200 acres and is in the vicinity of the Lāhainā Pali Trail and Ukumehame Beach Park, Ukumehame Ahupuaʻa, Lāhainā District, Island of Maui.
ASM is seeking consultation with any community members that have long-standing cultural connections to this area, might have knowledge of traditional cultural uses of the proposed project area; or who are involved in any ongoing cultural practices that may be occurring on or in the general vicinity of the project area. If you have and are willing to share any such information, please contact Candace Gonzales at [email protected], phone (808) 969-6066, mailing address ASM Affiliates 507A E. Lanikaula Street, Hilo, HI 96720. Mahalo.
Burial Notice: Bethel Street, Island of Oʻahu
Fragments of human skeletal remains were found at TMK: (1) 2-1-002:007, at 1043 Bethel St. in Honolulu Ahupuaʻa, Honolulu District, on Oʻahu. Land Commission awardees and former residents in the area include the families of Colcord, Cole, Elliot, Holmes, Ii, Kuapanio, Lawrence, Lewis, Mahu, Pierce, Reynolds, Robinson, Rose, Sampson, Smith, Stuart, and Thompson. The remains are more than 50 years old and are of undetermined ethnicity. They will be reinterred on site.
Descendants of individuals who may have been buried on the property and those who may have knowledge of the remains are asked to contact Regina Hilo of SHPD at 808-692-8026, 601 Kamokila Blvd. #555, Kapolei, HI, 96707 or Lizabeth Hauaniʻo of Keala Pono Archaeological Cons. at 808-895-1871, PO Box 1645, Kāneʻohe, HI, 96744. Interested persons shall respond within 30 days and provide information that demonstrates descent from the remains, or from ancestors buried in Honolulu Ahupuaʻa or District.
National Heritage Area Feasibility Study: Kaʻena Point, Island of Oʻahu
The National Park Service (NPS) is undertaking a feasibility study for a potential Kaʻena Point National Heritage Area (NHA) on the island of Oʻahu. As directed by Congress, the NPS is conducting the study to assess the suitability and feasibility of an NHA designation (Public.Law 117–339).
National heritage areas are a community-driven approach to heritage conservation. The National Park Service partners with, provides technical assistance to, and distributes matching federal funds from Congress to local NHA entities. A national heritage area is not a unit of the national park system, nor is any of its land owned or managed by the NPS. More information can be found at: nps.gov/subjects/heritageareas/
The Kaʻena Point area protects exceptional natural resources and some of Hawaiʻi’s most sacred and important cultural resources, including the location of the Leina-a-ka-ʻuhane, or leaping-off point for souls into the next realm. The NPS is seeking input from the Native Hawaiian community to understand whether NHA designation would be appropriate to help honor and protect Kaʻena Point’s heritage. The NPS invites Native Hawaiian community members, including lineal descendants from the mokus of Waialua and Waiʻanae, to contact us to share your thoughts or arrange a meeting. The National Park Service study team can be reached at: [email protected]
Broad-based public engagement for the study will occur in fall 2024, with virtual and in-person public meetings scheduled for late October 2024. Information about meeting times and locations can be accessed on the study website: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/kaenapoint.
