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Historic sites within the district should be interpreted per policy of the State Historic <br />Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) <br />to preserve the best examples of sites in a region related to different themes. <br />Recommendations (Der the State of Hawaii Historic Preservation Division : Historic <br />preservation planning needs for future development and for general planning related <br />to historic preservation primarily fall in to two areas for Kailua -Kona. <br />1) Because of the importance of the Kailua area, it is vital that future <br />development be preceded by archaeological inventory surveys to determine <br />if important historic sites are present. If such sites are present, then <br />mitigation will be needed before development. This might take the form of <br />archaeological data recovery, more intensive archaeological work to recover <br />the basic information from the sites and better interpret Kailua's history. <br />Such interpretation will help better present the history of the area to Kailua's <br />residents and school children as well as to visitors. <br />Mitigation might also take the form of physical preservation or interpretive <br />preservation might be needed for any elite housing sites that are found (as <br />part of the royal theme) for sites related to Kuakini's time or for sites related <br />to the time of the late 1800's and early 1900's. It should be realized that the <br />Great Wall of Kuakini as part of the theme of Kuakini's time will have to be <br />preserved with physical and visual setbacks as part of the policy of the County <br />and State Historic Preservation Division. <br />2) For planning purposes it is important to emphasize that the sites which are <br />set aside for interpretive preservation must be aggressively maintained and <br />linked with coordinated interpretation. For example the thatched <br />reconstruction of '.Ahu'ena heiau is now deteriorating and needs restoration. <br />Hawaiian community groups, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the hotel <br />owner are working on this project. Sites of similar theme need to be <br />3 -7 <br />