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HAWAI'I ISLAND GUIDELINES FOR THE TREATMENT OF HISTORIC
<br /> HAWAIIAN TRAILS (SUBJECT TO REVISION)
<br /> (ADOPTED BY NA ALA HELE'S HAWAI'I ISLAND ADVISORY COUNCIL ON MAY 10, 2005. REVISIONS
<br /> APPROVED ON MAY 23 and NOVEMBER 14, 2012, JANUARY 16, 2013, and April 1, 2020. PHOTOS UPDATED
<br /> ON JANUARY 20, 2012 and March 22, 2020)
<br /> PURPOSE OF THESE r ' If the Historic Hawaiian Trail Is Under State
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<br /> GUIDELINES: The Na Ala Hele ti'• Jurisdiction, Consultation with the Na Ala Hele
<br /> Hawai'i Island Advisory Council rtii Hawaii Island Advisory Council Is Highly
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<br /> ti recognizes the need to establish rti Recommended
<br /> guidelines for consistent treatment of r The Hawaii Statewide Trail and Access System, known as
<br /> ti; historic Hawaiian trails when Ctii Na Ala Hele (NAH) is part of the Department of Land & Natural
<br /> developments occur adjacent to them %- Resources' Division of Forestry and Wildlife. The program is
<br /> (see Appendix A: "Ancient, Historic, ti'. required to establish advisory councils to solicit advice and
<br /> and Old Government Trails and Roads r5: assistance in the implementation of the statewide trail and
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<br /> • r• access system. For more information on NAH, visit their website
<br /> ti� Law."). Many historic Hawaiian trails Cti;. at nttps://dlnr.hawaii.�ov/recreation/.
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<br /> ti; are owned in fee simple by the State rti:
<br /> of Hawaii. While each situation ri' *The Assessments of Trail Values by Na Ala
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<br /> every case requires individual Cti'• Hele's Hawaii Island Program, Archaeologists,
<br /> consideration, certain guiding a� & State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD)
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<br /> ti? principles can be agreed-upon. It is Cti,
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<br /> • : hoped that these guidelines will help ;
<br /> titi. ti,? r% Archaeological surveys and recommendations for site
<br /> with NAH Council decision-making ;%
<br /> and take some of the guess work out ?% treatments are reviewed and approved by SHPD. SHPD's
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<br /> ;% assessment of the value of a historic trail is based on its physical
<br /> ti developers, State and County ', condition, archaeological integrity, and cultural significance. A
<br /> rti trail's archaeological value (and SHPD's preservation
<br /> agencies and the public. This is a Cti;
<br /> ti working document that is subject to r ', recommendation) is influenced by its present-day state of
<br /> revision, s we find ways to improve rti; preservation and whether it is an integral part of a larger
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<br /> ~� C�; complex that is to be preserved.
<br /> ti• upon it. Please check with the Na ti
<br /> Ala Hele Hawaii Island program to rti. Hawaii Island's NAH assessment of the value of a historic
<br /> rti trail involves more than its current physical condition. In its
<br /> make sure you are using the most
<br /> R.current version. assessment of trail values, NAH also considers these factors:
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<br /> ti?ti,ti,.,,ti,ti,ti,ti,ti,ti,ti,ti,ti,ti,ti,.,,ti,ti,ti,ti,ti,ti,ti,ti,ti,ti:tii 1. evidence that the trail historically existed by examining
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<br /> archaeological reports, historic maps, historic accounts, early
<br /> surveyors' notes, land deeds, boundary testimonies, and/or cultural impact assessments,
<br /> 2. whether the trail potentially connects to other trails to form more lengthy routes, and
<br /> 3. the public purpose served in preserving the trail.
<br /> NAH may also recommend "land banking" of trails deemed to have public value when resources are
<br /> lacking to open them to public use.
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