COM 0689.000 2024-2026 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Chair and Members of the County Council December 22, 2025 Page 5 • 22 sites were recommended for data recovery fieldwork; • 9 possible burial sites, with 8 recommended for further exploration; • 6 non -burial sites recommended for preservation; • I site preserved due to proximity to a burial; and • 1 site recommended for combined preservation and data recovery. These resources represent important cultural and archaeological features associated with Native Hawaiian ancestral presence in the area. Possible adverse effect or impairment of valued resources: Potential project - related impacts included disturbance to burial and archaeological sites. To address these, the applicant developed and SHPD approved a comprehensive set of mitigation plans, including: • Final Archaeological Data Recovery Plan (2013); • Burial Treatment Plan (2014), preserving three burial sites in place with concurrence from the Hawaii Island Burial Council (HIBC); • Archaeological Preservation Plan (2014) for eight sites; and • Archaeological Monitoring Plan (2014) to ensure compliance during construction. By letter dated January 16, 2025, SHPD confirmed that the Archaeological Data Recovery Report was acceptable and that all mitigation measures had been successfully executed. Therefore, potential adverse effects to significant cultural properties have been appropriately mitigated. Feasible actions to protect native Hawaiian rights: Condition N of the Change of Zone Ordinance requires the applicant to comply with all provisions of the approved archaeological and burial treatment plans. These measures ensure that any cultural sites and iwi kupuna are preserved in place or properly treated in accordance with State law and HIBC concurrence. Given SHPD's confirmation that mitigation has been successfully completed, the proposed action is not anticipated to adversely affect traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights or practices.