2024-06-28 PL-INT-2024-008101 Cultural Surveys Hawaii, Inc. Category PL.1

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Planning Department, County of Hawai`i Page 3 Section 2: STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS CSH has attached resumes for key members of our Hawai`i Island office and company highlights, including innovative methods, in the sections that follow. In addition to these materials, CSH provides the following summary for service category PL1: Archaeology. A list of sample projects is included at the end of the summary. Archaeology Expertise in Compliance Requirements & Experience with Diverse Projects CSH President, Dr. Hallett H. Hammatt, and the firm's five project managers are all intimately familiar with State and Federal historic preservation compliance regulations. Our archaeological inventory surveys (AIS) are designed to meet Hawai`i Administrative Rules (HAR) §13-276 (rules governing standards of archaeological surveys and reports) and the Secretary of the Interior's standards for identification of historic properties in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. CSH tailors the research design for each survey to fit the nature of the intended undertaking, the physical setting, the cultural and natural history of the area, and the likelihood of encountering historic properties. CSH is also adept at tailoring field methods to the needs of the project. Past CSH surveys have included repelling down steep slopes on rockfall mitigation projects, use of aerial photography and remote-control drones in hard-to-access terrain, and helicopter surveys to inform pedestrian inspections and testing strategies on large rural projects. On urban projects, CSH conducts fieldwork at night and on weekends, when desired by clients, to minimize disruption of business activities. CSH has performed archaeological surveys on all the major Hawaiian Islands. Surveys have ranged in size from the footprint of a small transmitter antenna to infrastructure improvement projects that span multiple ahupua'a and multiple years. Clients range from private individuals developing house lots to government entities working on long term projects with multiple funding sources and diverse project stakeholders. For projects where significant historic properties are present, AIS studies can trigger a number of additional compliance requirements such as data recovery programs, burial treatment, and preservation plans. CSH's work on numerous State projects demonstrates CSH's ability to navigate long-term projects with multifaceted historic preservation compliance requirements. Projects that receive federal funding must also comply with Federal historic preservation requirements. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act requires assessing the effect of an undertaking on any potential historic properties and consultation with Native Hawaiian organizations (NHO) on the impact a project may have on sites of religious or cultural significance. In addition to our archaeological studies which support this process, CSH assists with consultation efforts through preparation of community contact lists and preparing draft scoping letters for clients, and attendance at community meetings. Cultural Surveys Hawaii,Inc. Statement of Qualifications for Fiscal Year 2025