Communication No. 2021-08- Simmy McMichael Testimony

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USDI/NPS NRNP Registration Form Holualoa 4 Archaeological District Page 12 NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section 7 Page 7 Holualoa 4 Archaeological District Hawaii County. HI name of property county and state ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4e Rectangular platform defined by a low retaining wall. Referred to as Keolonahihi's house platform (Kekahuna/Naluahine 1956). 4f Entry to the heiau area marked by two upright basalt slabs with unique, linear and circular petroglyph forms. Larger slab measures 5 feet high by 3 feet wide and 12 inches thick. 4g Depression/ enclosure within the terrace (4A) near the makai end. Measures 5 by 10 meters. 4h Spring within the terrace area. The lined pit measures 1.5 meter in diameter. Site 5 Heiau. Referred to as Hale-O-Kaili and this platform heiau is where Kamehameha I placed his war god, Kukailimoku (Kekahuna/Naluahine 1956). Measures 9 by 12 measures with collapsed walls. Site 6 Heiau. Referred to as Hale-O-Ke-Kupua (Kekahuna/Naluahine 1956), Keolonahihi (Stokes 1906), and Kanekaheilani (Ellis 1823). This heiau platform, within a walled enclosure, is where the bones were defleshed prior to burial. The enclosure area measures 75 by 60 meters and consists of 5 features: 6a Southern wall of 3 -wall enclosure that is roughly square and open on the makai side. Wall of stacked basalt boulders measures up to 2 meters in height with possible bulldozer break in the wall. 6b Brackish water pool called Hala-O-Mapuana. Referred to as royal bathing pool for royal surfers (Kekahuna and Kelsey 1956) and sacred spring where ah'i bones were washed (Pinehaka 1974). 6c Massive wall along the northern shoreline that measures 2 meters in height and 2.5 meters in width. The wall was stepped with one large upright in the wall construction. This has been referred to as the grandstand area for viewing surfing events and religious ceremonies (Kekahuna and Kelsey 1956). 6d Spring that has been modified as a walled depression and is adjacent to the pool. 6e Heiau platform adjacent to the stacked east wall. Site 7 Walled well site. This excavated well has been walled with faced, stacked basalt boulders on three sides and a ramp down on the fourth side. Measures 4 by 2 meters and 2 meters in depth. Site 8 Wall remnants. Appears to have been a rectangular enclosure and connected with Feature 9 wall, but with bulldozing disturbance. Site 9 Wall. This wall runs along the eastern side of the site and is adjacent to Alii Drive. Wall has been disturbed by bulldozing. Site 10 Wall remnants. The foundation stones and the form of the wall remnants suggest a possible walled enclosure that has been disturbed by bulldozing. Site 11 Wall remnants. Located along the cove of Holualoa Bay in the vicinity of Feature 12. Possibly the canoe houses (hale wa'a) mentioned by Kekahuna/Naluahine.