COM 0159.000 2000-2002 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 9 According to the applicant's Environmental Report, faunal studies conducted in the project vicinity have observed no resident endemic or indigenous bird species Species observed in the area include the Japanese White -Eye, Yellow -Billed Cardinal, Zebra Dove, Common Myna, House Sparrow, and House Finch. Mammals common to the area are Mongoose and feral cats and dogs. No endangered species were observed The Hawanan Hoary Bat, a species listed by both the Federal and State governments as endangered, has been observed offshore in the Kona area a number of times but its presence has not been observed or documented in or around the project site. An archaeological inventory survey with subsurface testing report was conducted by Archaeological Consultants of the Pacific, Inc., dated July, 2000. The inventory survey states that, "Two sites of significance to the interests of historic preservation, Sites 22078 and 14652, were present on the current subject property. Site 22078 consisted of twenty-nine features Based on investigations conducted at these features, it is believed that they were utilized for historic and possible pre -Contact habitation, historic burial, and agricultural functions which likely continued from the pre -Contact period through the post -Contact period. This site qualifies to be considered significant under Criterion D (site has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history) of the National Register of Historic Places criteria and Criterion E (site has cultural significance) of the Hawaii Register of Historic Places (refer to Table 6). A portion of Site 14652, an historic wall network originally recorded by Jones et al. (1993), extended onto the subject property. Significance assessments were previously made by Sweeney and Burtchard (1995) for this site, wherein the site qualified to be significant under Criterion A (site associated with events contributing to broad patterns in history) and D Archaeological Consultants of the Pacific, Inc, recommends that a determination be made that future construction activities would have an "adverse effect" on significant historic properties at Sites 22078 and 14652 under the Advisory Council Regulations, 36 CFR 800 Data Recovery and a Burial Treatment Plan are recommended for Site 22078." The applicant subsequently submitted a burial treatment plan to the Hawaii Island Burial Council for the subject property as well as the adjacent parcels identified as TMK: 7-8-11:10 &13, and a data recovery plan to Department of Land and Natural Resources - Historic Preservation Division (DLNR-HPD) for its review and approval. While the Burial Treatment Plan identifies a total of six burials, the applicant points out that only one is on the subject property and it is located on the mauka portion of the property which is not included as part of the subject requests. It is the wish of the applicant to preserve these burials in place. According to the plan, the burials will be protected by temporary 70 -foot buffer zones marked by high -visibility fences during initial grubbing and gradmg of the properties, and ultimately, by permanent 25 -foot buffer zones marked by low stone walls constructed from existing rock walls on the property. The applicant states that it will comply with all conditions of the Hawaii Island Burial Council review and requirements By letter dated January 18, 2001, Don Hibbard, Administrator of the State