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Introduction
<br /> Project Background
<br /> This archaeological monitoring plan (AMP) was completed by the Hawaii Department of
<br /> Transportation (HDOT) in support of the Kawaihae Road Replacement of Wai'aka Bridge and
<br /> Realignment of Approaches Project (Ref. No. HDA-HI, Federal Aid Project No. BR-NH-019-
<br /> 1[045]), TMKs: (3)6-5-001:015 (por.) and 033 (por.), 6-6-001:011, 6-6-004:999 (Kawaihae Road
<br /> Right-of-Way), 6-6-009:999 (Kohala Mountain Road Right-of-Way), and in accordance with
<br /> Special Provision 212 Archaeological Monitoring of the 2005 Standard Specifications for Road
<br /> and Bridge Construction.
<br /> On July 21, 2021, HDOT, on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),
<br /> initiated consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act(NHPA) of
<br /> 1966, as amended (2006), for the subject bridge rehabilitation project, and requested the State
<br /> Historic Preservation Officer's (SHPO) concurrence on the proposed Area of Potential Effect
<br /> (APE),pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA and Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations
<br /> (CFR), § 800.4(a)(1). On August 18, 2021, the SHPO responded that they had no objections to
<br /> the approximately 7.3-acre APE as defined in the request and they referred the HDOT to the
<br /> Native Hawaiian Organization Notification List for consultation efforts (Project No.:
<br /> 2021 PR00849, Doc No.: 2108 SH06).
<br /> On February 3, 2022, HDOT, on behalf of the FHWA, continued consultation with the SHPO
<br /> and requested concurrence and revised the APE for the proposed project from approximately 7.3
<br /> acres to approximately 6.6 acres pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA and Title 36 of the CFR, §
<br /> 800.4(a)(1). On March 7, 2022, the SHPO responded that they had no objections to the revised
<br /> APE as defined in the request(Project No.: 2021PR00849, Doc No.: 2203SH05).
<br /> On May 13, 2024, HDOT, on behalf of the FHWA, requested the SHPO's concurrence with a
<br /> project effect determination of adverse effect pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA and Title 36 of
<br /> the CFR, § 800.5. On July 17, 2024,the SHPO responded that they had insufficient information to
<br /> concur with FHWA's effect determination of adverse effect for the subject project and requested
<br /> additional information (Project No.: 2021PR00849, Doc No.: 2407SL03).
<br /> On January 29, 2025, HDOT, on behalf of the FHWA,provided the additional information
<br /> requested by the SHPO, and once again requested the SHPO's concurrence with a project effect
<br /> determination of adverse effect pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA and Title 36 of the
<br /> CFR, § 800.5. On February 19, 2025, the SHPO once again requested additional information to
<br /> reach concurrence on the effect determination (Project No.: 2021PR00849, Doc No.:
<br /> 2502SH08). Subsequently, on February 28, 2025, following a request for further clarity by
<br /> HDOT, the SHPO concurred with FHWA's determination that the proposed undertaking would
<br /> have an adverse effect on Wai`aka Bridge pursuant to 36 CFR § 800.5(a), and requested further
<br /> consultation with FHWA on a Memorandum of Agreement(MOA)to identify appropriate
<br /> mitigation for the effect(Project No.: 2021PR00849, Doc No.: 2502JLP01).
<br /> In March of 2025, HDOT, on behalf of the FHWA and in consultation with the SHPO,
<br /> prepared a draft MOA to mitigate the replacement of Waiaka Bridge. As recommended in a
<br /> Historic Properties Report in Support ofNHPA Section 106 and Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS)
<br /> Chapter 6E-8 Review of the Waiaka Bridge Replacement and Roadway Realignment Project
<br /> (Barna, April 2023), due to the culturally sensitive nature of the project area and in anticipation
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