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Comm. 25-020 PREVIOUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS Two archaeological studies were conducted within the lower portion of Waiakahiula Ahupua'a (Figure 8). The Department of Anthropology at the Bemice P. Bishop Museum conducted an archaeological reconnaissance of the proposed Kapoho- Kcaukaha Highway in Puna District (Swart and Luscomb 1974). Paul H. Rosendahl, Inc. (PFIRI) conducted a site inspection and limited subsurface testing at two parcels within the larger Bishop Museum study area (Rechtman and I lenry 1998). The Bishop Museum study surveyed a 2,000 foot wide corridor stretching from the boundary of South Hi District to a point just east of the Waiakahiula Ahupua`a boundary. Nine sites were recorded within Waiakahiuka Ahupua`a (Figure 9). "The sites included a canoe shed (Site Ha -AS -I ), a trail (Site Ha-A5-2), a bait cup (Site Ha-A5-3), an agricultural complex (Site Ha-A54), a platform (Site Ha-A5-5), two wall sites (Site Ha-A5-6 and Ha-A5-7), an agricultural and habitation complex (Site Ha-A5-8), and a small complex of walls and mounds of indeterminate function (Site I la-A5-9). The current project area encompasses a small number of the features of the agricultural complex (Site I la-A54), and the platform (Site Fla-A5-5) documented in Ewart and Luscomb 1974.44-45 (see Figure 9). Site Fla-A5-5 is described as a large agricultural complex covering approximately eight acres and composed of well - constructed free-standing and retaining type walls. The latter walls are generally low and form the sides of level, rocky terraces. The agricultural complex also contained numerous mounds roughly 1.0 meter in diameter and from 0.50 to 0.75 meters in height. The site's features were deemed to be in fair to good condition. Site Fla-A5-5 was recorded as a well -constructed platform approximately 4.0 meters long by 4.0 meters wide, and approximately 1.5 meters in height. A depression was noted in the surface of the otherwise level top of the platform. The authors of the study noted that the platform might contain a burial and they recommended testing to confirm the function of the platform. PIIRI, Inc. conducted a site inspection and limited subsurface testing at a small portion of Site Ha-A54 features and at the platform at Site Ha-A5-5. The work included additional mapping, written documentation, and limited subsurface testing of the platform (Rechtman and Henry 1998). 16