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helps because properties with such funding receive greater priority. e. Sugg. 26-05, Kaūāiki Kula, Kaʻalʻ, Hawai‘i TMK: (3) 9-5-016:008, 010, 011, 024, 026, 031, 033, 034. 035 KAMUELA KAAPANA, Trust for Public Land (Nominator), testified in support of the nomination. KALĀ MOSSMAN, Edith Kanakaole Foundation (Nominator), testified in support of the nomination. HUIHUI KANAHELE-MOSSMAN, Edith Kanakaole Foundation, testified in support of the nomination. Chr. Chang asked about the use of the two names, Īmakakāloa and ʻʻĪmakakōloa. Kalā Mossman explained that both versions are documented in the literature, but stated that they use Īmakakāloa because the name is understood to combine the names of the ʻ parents, with the mother’s name shortened from Kanaloa to Kāloa and the father’s name being Ī. Huihui Kanaheleʻ-Mossman added that the mother’s name was Kanaloa. V. Chr. Britt asked about the cost of the property. Kamuela Kaapana stated that the nominators had only recently begun discussions with Olson Trust and that an appraisal had not yet been conducted. He explained that, based on the tax assessed values, the total value of the nine parcels was estimated at about $6.5 million, but noted that PONC would only be acquiring a conservation easement, which would represent only a portion of that value. Chr. Chang noted that a Department of Hawaiian Home Lands letter stated that the heiau was one of only two intact hula heiau in the State. Mr. Mossman confirmed that the other was located on Kauaʻi. Chr. Chang then asked what was known about the heiau when stewardship began about 10 years earlier. Mr. Mossman stated that it had been documented in Tom Dye’s heiau book, and Huihui Kanahele-Mossman added that Joseph Ilalaʻole, a well-known kumu hula, had identified the location to Kawena Pukuʻi. In response to Chr. Chang’s question about whether the site had been heavily overgrown, Mr. Mossman stated that it had been covered with invasive vegetation and that the surrounding area still has the same issue, requiring substantial maintenance work. Cmr. Brandt asked about the size of the area covered by the nomination and how much of it the nominators currently maintain. Mr. Mossman stated that the nomination covers about 1,700 acres, but that they currently maintain only about five acres. He explained that the remainder had been leased to a rancher and that a new lessee would now be running cattle there. He also stated that they would be looking to increase the size of the area they maintain. He emphasized that, for a heiau, the surrounding landscape is critical because visibility of features such as sunrise, sunset, and the rising and setting of stars is important to the practice associated with the site. Cmr. Rosam asked whether the nominators envisioned hiring a specific Kaū position, ʻ DRAFT v.1 BS - Minutes of March 9, 2026 Page 13