2025-02-19 PL-CRC-2023-000007 SHPO Determination

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DAWN N.S.CHANG JOSH GREEN,M.D. Q CHAIRPERSON GOVERNOR I KE KIA`AINA .(PF,,,.. N q BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES Pf g 5 8 COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYLVIA LUKE / u n . LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR KA HOPE KIA`AINA /y . RYAN K.P.KANAKA`OLE FIRST DEPUTY ° T" I CIARA W.K KAHAHANE - ,I, Y DEPUTY DIRECTOR-WATER I •' ✓ AQUATIC RESOURCES k Vand aria ryas- �°w </ BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION �< r` G'a� P .•• BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES �i F _�/ COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONSERVATION AND COASTAL LANDS CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT FORESTRY A O STATE OF HAWAII I KA MOKU`AINA'0 HAWAI`I ENGINEERINGWH..., ND DLIFE ;1N DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES HISTORIC EISLAN PRESERVATION KAHOOL AWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION St, KA`OIHANA KUMUWAIWAI'AINA STATELAND re of Ha`O STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION KAKUHIHEWA BUILDING 601 KAMOKILA BLVD,STE 555 KAPOLEI,HAWAII 96707 February 19,2025 IN REPLY REFER TO: Richelle Takara,P.E. Project No.: 2021PR00849 Division Administrator Doc No.: 2502SH08 Federal Highway Administration,Hawaii Federal-Aid Division Archaeology United States Department of Transportation Architecture 300 Ala Moana Boulevard,Room 3-229,Box 50206 Honolulu,Hawaii 96850 Email Reply to: Richelle.Takara@dot.gov Electronic Transmittal Only,No Hard Copy to Follow Dear Richelle Takara: SUBJECT: National Historic Preservation Act(NHPA)Section 106 Review— Continued Consultation and Request for Concurrence with the Effect Determination Kawaihae Road Replacement of Waiaka Bridge and Realignment of Approaches Ref. HDA-HI,Federal-Aid Project No. BR-NH-019-1(045) Waimea,Lalamilo and Keanuiomano Ahupua'a,Kohala District,Island of Hawaii TMK: (3)6-5-001:015,(3)6-5-001:033,(3)6-6-001:011,(3)6-6-004:999(Kawaihae Road Right-of-Way),(3)6-6-009:999(Kohala Mountain Road Right-of-Way) The State Historic Preservation Division(SHPD)received a letter dated January 29,2025 from the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to continue the Section 106 historic preservation process, provide information previously requested (SHPD Doc. No. 2407SL03), and to request the State Historic Preservation Officer's (SHPO's) concurrence with the effect determination for the Kawaihae Road Replacement of Waiaka Bridge and Realignment of Approaches project on the island of Hawaii. The SHPD received this letter along with additional attachments including a draft Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on January 29,2025 (HICRIS Submission No. 2021PR00849.007). The proposed State of Hawaii,Department of Transportation(HDOT)project will receive coordination and funding from the FHWA and is therefore a federal undertaking as defined in 36 CFR 800.16(y); the FHWA determined the proposed project is subject to compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA. Pursuant to the Programmatic Delegation of Authority (May 2016), the FHWA delegated Section 106 consultation to HDOT. The project also is subject to historic preservation review under Hawaii Revised Statutes(HRS) §6E-8. According to previous correspondence received, the project will demolish the existing 38-foot-long, 26-foot-wide Waiaka Bridge, including its center pier. A new bridge will be constructed in the same general location and will be 60 feet long and vary in width from 70 to 90 feet wide, with bridge abutments flanking the existing stream. A temporary bypass road and bridge will be constructed to maintain Kawaihae Road traffic during construction. Upon completion of construction, the temporary bypass road and bridge will be removed, and the area will be restored to previous existing conditions and returned to the landowner. The project is located in South Kohala,at the intersection of Kawaihae Road and Kohala Mountain Road in the town of Waimea. Waiaka Bridge is located at milepost 58.88 along Kawaihae Road(State Route 19). The FHWA reduced the Area of Potential Effects (APE) from previously revised 6.6 acres to a final APE of 4.7 acres in a letter dated