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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 8 • He Wahi Moolelo no Ponahawai a me Punahoa ma Hilo, A Collection of Traditions and Historical Accounts for Ponahawai and Punahoa, District of Hilo, Island of Hawai `i by Kumu Pono Associates, May 2003 • Botanical Survey and Preliminary Investigation of Potential Wetlands at Ponahawai; TMK: 2-3-44:19 and 53, Geometrician Associates, LLC. 2003 • A Survey of Avian and Terrestrial Mammalian Species of the Ponahawai Mixed Use Planned Community Site, South Hilo District, Hawaii, Rana Productions Ltd. June 2003. The valuable cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the rezoning area: The archaeological survey conducted by Paul H. Rosendahl, PhD. in 1991 revealed two sites; Site 14946 and Site 14947. SIHP Site 14946 was assessed as significant solely for information content and required no further work or preservation. SIIIP Site 14947 is a ditch system (`auwai) with one primary channel that remains partially intact. The primary channel is the Hilo Boarding School and Old Mission Ditch. The ditch is early historic and probably also prehistoric. The site was assessed as significant for information value, as an excellent example of a site type and culturally valuable. The report recommended further data collection followed by preservation with some level of interpretative development of a representative sample of the site. The report states that further data collection should more accurately characterize feature dimensions, construction techniques, and possible associated artifacts and features. Additionally, in a letter dated February 23, 2010, the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) expressed concern that the 1991 survey for TMK 2-3-44:19 did not adequately survey and document the entire property and contains insufficient information regarding the condition and disposition of SIHP Site 14947. The DLNR also requested additional information regarding the status of Pu`u Honu as a traditional cultural property and further review of the size and intended uses of the proposed open space area at the pu`u. An approved mitigation plan for SIHP Site 14947, and approved preservation plan for this site, Pu`u Honu and any other identified sites are recommended by the DLNR prior to earthmoving activities on TMK 2-3-44:19. The recommendations by DLNR-SHPD will be incorporated as conditions of the Project District. No archeological sites or features were found on TMK 2-3-49:53. Two historic site complexes (SIHP 24022 and 24023) with 23 features associated with historic era sugar cane farming were identified on TMK 2-3-37:01. The survey recommended no further work or preservation for these sites.