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<br /> I. INTRODUCTION
<br /> At the request of Roy Sonomura(land ownert,ASM Affiliates(ASM) .conducted au Archaeological Inventory Surety
<br /> of a rough y 26-a re parcVd (TNIK: (3) 3-4-039:02s located a< the corner of llaihai neer and ALiaola Drive in
<br /> Wahilom Almlina'a., South Hito District, island of Havou'i(Figures 1 and?f.The shady parcel.a portion of Lot 914
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<br /> ofthe pyatasca Homesteads(second scr ea);is cturently tallow,pasture(Figure 3)that was tort er'sy c1fivated as part
<br /> of the Waiakea Milt Company's sugerearic fields in Waiakea up `a.The land owuter inten=ds to return the land to
<br /> active pasture through mechanical clearing, brush management, and herbaceous n=eed control. The Mate Historic
<br /> Prescrvntion Division (SHPD) reviewed a proposed conservation plan for the parcel on February 26v 2014 (log
<br /> 201,rO1349,Doe 140DS IO and commented that they believe that there is the potential for a ndo msouttec3 historic
<br /> properties to exist on the parcel such as agricultural mounds,ditcher roads, and outer features that reflect Flisruic
<br /> -period utilization of the area. Sr1PD therefore requested that an Archaeological Field Inspection be cordurted by a
<br /> qualified archaeologist, and that if Historic Properties are identified within the parcel an Archaeological Inventory
<br /> Survey (A?S) be conducted prior to implementing the conservation plan, An initial field inspection of the parcel
<br /> conducted by ASNI revealed drat historic properties(related to the Historic cultivation of sugarcane) were indeed
<br /> present within the study parcel and that the preparation of art AIS was required for Saar—ittirig approval,as requested
<br /> by SI-Ir I3.This report details the findintis of~the Archaeological Inventory Survey of Tlaf .(3)2-1-039:025,
<br /> The current study was undertaken in accordance with llawwi`i Administrative Rulesl3§13._284, and was
<br /> perfortred in compliance witJr the Rules Governing Stardardv for Archmeological Inventioy,Surreys and As'Parts as
<br /> coniamed in Hawai'i Administrative Rules 13§13 "276.Compliance with the above standards is sufficient for meeting
<br /> the in=tial historic preservation review process requirements of both the Department of Land and Natural Resources
<br /> and the County of Flawai`i Planning Department, This report costa;res backgroundinformation outlining the study
<br /> area's physicaf;and cultural contexts,a presentation ofprevious archaeological work lu the vicinity of the project area,
<br /> and current survey expectations based on that previous work, Also presented is an explanation of the project's
<br /> methods, detailed descriptions of the archaeological features encountered, interpretation and evaluation of those
<br /> properties,and finally treatment recommendations for ail of the documented rescurues.
<br /> STUDY DESCRIPTION
<br /> t he current study area consists of`s roughly 26-acre parcel(TN*'.: (3) '_-4-039:,'1S) located in Wai�ikea Alrupua'a
<br /> South Hilo District, Island of Ila Aa ua i at an elevation of roughly.500 to 560 feet(I So to 170 meters)above sea leve:
<br /> [see Figures 1 and 2). Thu parcel is comprised of thickly vegetated former sugarcane field and pasture that has beer,
<br /> previously cleared The study area is bounded to north by flailoti Street(Figure 4),to the cast by Ainaola Drive(Figure
<br /> 5 d art undeveloped(57,593 square foot)State of flawai"i owned parcel(Parcel G02),and tome south and west by
<br /> developed residential parcels(see Figure 3).The boundaries of the study area are currently fenced(figure 6),and the
<br /> corers have been recently marked by surveyors:wnh metal pipes,lathe,and flagging.
<br /> Soils within the study area art classified as Patraewa very cobbly hydrous loam, on '_ to lel percent slopes
<br /> (hrtp;,,lavebsoilsurvey.nres.usda.gov/appr ebSoil Survey-aspu). These moderately wall-drained soils, which form
<br /> iort basaltic ash onpahoehoe lava,typically-extend 4 to 20 inches to lithic bedrock,and include;tl to 4 inches of very
<br /> cobbly hydroas loam over 4 to 16 inches of extremely stony hydrous loam.The soils within the study area have formed
<br /> on lava flows that originated frorn Mauna Los Volcano 5,000 to 10,000 years before present(Wolfc and lviorris 1996)
<br /> The vegetative cover across the study-parcel is dense, but varied,comacting of:a secondary grawth of tell trees
<br /> and palms and a thick to moderate understory of various grasses, vines, shrubs, and %veeds. The over story (lona
<br /> includes tree species such as gun powder (I rerza orrex felts), umbrella(.Sc1ysSera actino�r`Ey=It`d). autograph(Clusia
<br /> major-),African tulip(,Spmrh dea campausdafa),albezia moluccana(Parerszr iarrih?s falx aPa€i a),mudochia("bieloc or
<br /> umbellate),and royal palms(Roost nea rutted.Thee understoryv flora includes waiwF(Psi dbim cartleovirrrra),bamboo
<br /> (Bersbusa spp.), night-blooming jasmine(Cess"-um novo nun)), molasses grass (.4elinis urin t.firs-a), gamma g,-ass
<br /> (Pansci rrn aurrirraum). serutive plant fStfiniosa pudica), vlicoria (1E1 wnhe cesvescens). lamella (Lantana camaraa'),
<br /> castor's curse(l?winur crrrrrrrzunei ,lilikocj(t�cassdjioraz spp,),and some scattered ti pier is(Crr izrae, tricase),along
<br /> with various other non-native irasses,vires,shrubs,and weeds.
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