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3) Fieldwork: <br /> On-site (full-time, 100%) archaeological monitoring will be conducted for all project-related <br /> ground disturbance, with one archaeological monitor present per machine. The archaeologist will <br /> monitor ground disturbing work from as close as safely possible to ensure sufficient visual <br /> inspection. <br /> Should potential historic properties be discovered during archaeological monitoring, the <br /> archaeologist shall temporarily halt project work in the area to assess the find and document it <br /> according to this plan. In the event of potentially significant findings, the SHPD will be consulted <br /> prior to work resuming in the area of the find. <br /> Trenches will also be recorded on a USGS map. Profiles will be photographed and noted on a <br /> construction map, if available. Photographs will include a professional-grade north arrow and <br /> photo scale to clearly illustrate orientation and dimensions of excavations. Sampling will include <br /> the collection of representative artifacts and bulk sediments samples, as determined appropriate. <br /> Sub-meter accurate Global Positioning System (GPS) data will be collected and reported for <br /> any significant findings, including site boundaries, features, and/or in situ artifacts, should any be <br /> encountered. GPS data will be recorded for each trench from a single central point. <br /> If human skeletal remains (HSR) are encountered during this project, work will immediately <br /> halt in the location of the find. If the find is encountered in situ, the archaeologist will secure the <br /> find from further disturbance. The archaeologist will report the find to the Principal Archaeologist, <br /> Steele Jaques at ASM Affiliates, and Andrew Hirano, HDOT Design Project Manager. HDOT <br /> Project Manager will report the find to SHPD, the Hawaii Police Department, and the medical <br /> examiner. Upon report of an inadvertent discovery of HSR, SHPD shall do the following: <br /> 1. Assure that all activity in the immediate area of the HSR ceases and that appropriate <br /> action to protect the integrity and character of the burial site from damage is <br /> undertaken; <br /> 2. Assure that a representative of the medical examiner or coroner's office and qualified <br /> archaeologist determines whether the human skeletal remains are over fifty years old; <br /> 3. Conduct a site inspection where necessary; <br /> 4. Gather sufficient information including oral tradition by seeking individuals who may <br /> have knowledge about the families possibly connected with the inadvertently <br /> discovered HSR; <br /> 5. Complete departmental inadvertent discovery forms and submit them to HDOT; <br /> 6. Notify the council member who represents the geographic region where ethe HSR were <br /> discovered and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; <br /> 7. Inform the landowner of the discovery if different from the person making report; and <br /> 8. And determine whether to preserve in place or relocate the HSR. <br /> In the event that a single burial occurs, SHPD has two (2) working days to complete items <br /> No. 1 to No. 8 above and (3) days if there are multiple burials. A statutory time period may be <br /> extended upon voluntary written consent of the landowner. <br /> Subsequent steps in the inadvertent process can be viewed at HAR § 13-13-300. Work in the <br /> immediate area of the find shall not resume until SHPD provides HDOT written approval. <br /> As requested by the SHPD (letter dated February 19, 2025; Project No. 2021PR00849, Doc <br /> No.: 2502SH08) orange construction fencing will be placed to mark the southern edge of the area <br />