2025-12-10 Cultural Resources Commission Meeting

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after which the Chair would sign and transmit it to the project team. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 22:24] Commissioner Six motioned to direct staff to prepare a letter summarizing the comments made during the meeting and, upon approval by the Chair, transmit it to the appropriate recipients. Vice Chair Haumea seconded the motion. No further discussion occurred. A roll call vote was taken, and the motion passed with six ayes (Kealoha, Keakealani, Gamayo, Clark, Six, Haumea). This matter concluded at 10:31 a.m. 2. Section 106 Review: Kolekole Stream Bridge Rehabilitation (PL-CRC-2025-000040) Location: Wailea and Honomu, Kahua Ahupua`a, Hilo Moku, Hawai`i Island TMK: (3) 2-9-003:999; (3) 2-8-015:999; and portions of(3) 2-8-015:015 [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 23:38] This agenda item was called to order at 10:31 a.m. Mr. Scott King, consultant from WSP was present to provide a presentation. There were no members of the public present, and no public testimony was provided. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 26:35] Mr. King reviewed the project overview, noting that the Kolekole Stream Bridge was constructed in 1950 and was a classic steel trestle bridge associated with the sugar plantation industry, the Hilo Railroad Company, and the post-war Hawai`i Belt Road District. He stated that the bridge was listed on the SRHP. The project scope included bridge rehabilitation, with improvements consisting of replacing heavily corroded bridge members and other structural components such as truss members,bearings,gusset plates, and rivets; repairing steel girders, floor beams, and steel bracing; and cleaning and repainting the entire bridge. The scope also included the potential for scour work, defined as erosion of soil beneath the bridge or around the foundations, and if detected, repairs could require in-water work, in which case applicable regulatory requirements and permits would be followed. Additional work included repairing spalling, delamination, and cracking in the abutments and piers; repairing deck joints and joint seals; widening the sidewalk and installing a new railing; assessing soils beneath the bridge for potential lead or other contamination requiring cleanup or remediation; and removing a temporary support structure, also referred to as an Acrow bridge. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 38:58] The APE was located primarily within the Hawai`i Belt Road right-of-way and encompassed approximately seven acres,including a portion of Kolekole Gulch Park. Construction staging and material stockpiling were planned within the previously disturbed right-of-way. Historic, archaeological, and cultural resources within the project area were evaluated through a review of documentation from the SHPD library,HICRIS,NRHP, and SRHP. Based on these sources, a cultural impact assessment and multiple archaeological assessments were identified, and no archaeological sites were found beneath the bridge or within Kolekole Gulch Park. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 41:52] Commissioner Six stated that while no sites were identified,there were likely sites present in the past,noting that HICRIS represents a partial data set. Regarding the Section 106 process, the project team had reached out to NHO's as listed in Cultural Resources Commission December 10,2025 Minutes Page 4 of 10