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JOSH GREEN, M.D. <br />GOVERNOR I KE KIA'AINA <br />SYLVIA LUKE <br />LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR I KA HOPE KIA'AINA <br />`nl `and and �e�Ga <br />Qc <br />O <br />state of Hwa" <br />August 20, 2024 <br />STATE OF HAWAII I KA MOKU`AINA `O HAWAII <br />DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES <br />KA `OIHANA KUMUWAIWAI `AINA <br />Zendo Kern, Director <br />County of Hawaii <br />Planning Department <br />101 Pauahi Street, Suite 2 <br />Hilo, HI 96720 <br />c/o planning@hawaiicounty.gov <br />Dear Zendo Kern: <br />STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION <br />KAKUHIHEWA BUILDING <br />601 KAMOKILA BLVD, STE 555 <br />KAPOLEI, HAWAII 96707 <br />DAWN N.S. CHANG <br />CHAIRPERSON <br />BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES <br />COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT <br />RYAN KP. KANAKA'OLE <br />FIRST DEPUTY <br />DEAN D. UYENO <br />DEPUTY DIRECTOR- WATER <br />AQUATIC RESOURCES <br />BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION <br />BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES <br />COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT <br />CONSERVATION AND COASTAL LANDS <br />CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT <br />ENGINEERING <br />FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION <br />KAHOOLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION <br />LAND <br />STATE PARKS <br />1N REPLY REFER TO: <br />Project No.: 2024PR00754 <br />Doc. No.: 2408SN14 <br />Archaeology <br />SUBJECT: Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 6E-42 Historic Preservation Review — <br />County of Hawaii Special Management Area Use Permit Application <br />Hawaii Multi -Family Building Project <br />Waiakea Ahupua`a, South Hilo District, Island of Hawaii <br />TMK: (3) 2-1-014:002 <br />This letter provides the State Historic Preservation Division's (SHPD's) review of the subject County of Hawaii <br />Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit application. SHPD received the submission on June 17, 2024, which <br />included construction plans, a SMA permit application, and a photograph of the project area. <br />The applicant, Niel Jayasinghe, proposes develop a 41,600 -square -foot apartment building containing seventeen (17) <br />rental units to address the increasing demand for rental housing in Hilo. The proposed building will feature four (4) <br />stories with two (2) parallel wings, ground -level parking, and a rooftop terrace. The proposed project area is the entire <br />0.44 -acre parcel. <br />A review of SHPD records indicates that the subject parcel has not been subject to an archaeological inventory survey <br />(ATS) and no historic properties have been previously identified within the subject parcel. However, subsurface <br />historic properties have been previously identified in the vicinity of the current project area. Aerial imagery indicates <br />the parcel has been previously mechanically disturbed. <br />At this time, SHPD has insufficient information to make a determination regarding the potential for the subject project <br />to impact historic properties. SHPD requests archaeological monitoring be conducted for identification purposes <br />during all ground disturbing activities to adequately identify any archaeological historic properties present and, if <br />identified, to detennine potential impacts to them, and to ensure that appropriate mitigation is implemented. <br />SHPD looks forward to receiving for review and acceptance an archaeological monitoring plan (AMP) meeting the <br />requirements of HAR §13-279-4 prior to permit issuance. Please submit the requested AMP and associated filing <br />review fee to HICRIS Project No. 2024PR00754 in response to the request. <br />SHPD will notify the County of Hawaii when the archaeological monitoring plan has been reviewed and accepted, <br />and the permit issuance process may continue. <br />