2018-01-18 Leeward Planning Commission Minutes EXHIBIT C

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DAVID Y. ICE COMMA OF HAWAII January 26, 2017 Carl Roesner Blue Ribbon Builders P.O. Box 526 Honaunau, HI 96726 Dear Mr. Roesner STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATU RESOURCES STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION KAKUHIHEWA BUILDING 601 KAMOKILA BLVD, STE 555 OLEI, HAWAII 96707 SUMMIT O. CASE SOMETIME TOM M OEL ITI MO HAMM IITTOIMCES atechasm ON WATER IMOITICE MANPZEMENT HMO's /SALMIS/A EISSIMEMY JEFFFIT/ T. PEARSON • jr MEMO WATIR MlIATIC IMMO; MAIM MD OCEAN SYMEATION • OVIVAMEI COTEMSION OE EMU IMOTECT EAMOMETIF COMERVAIME AMI COMAS LDS MT MIAMI AM ISTOIMM.S mancemEws VOWITING FORMAI AEO ESSMIE FIF-SFIVAME IMICOLAWF IMMO MIME LEMAITION LAND TIME /MIT IN REPLY REFER TO: Log No.: 2017.00062 Doc. No.: 1701 19 Archaeology SUBJECT: Chapter 6E-42 Historic Preservation Review — Archaeological Monitoring Plan for Proposed Development of 1.896 acres Halualoa 1" and 2" Ahuptta`a, North Kona District, Island of Hawari TMK: (3) 7-6-014:018, 019, 020 Thank you for the opportunity to review this draft plan titled Archaeological Monitoring Plan for the Proposed Development of .ICs: (3) 7-6-014:018, 019, and 020 Holualoa 1st & 2nd ahuptta'a North Kona District Island of Hawaii (Gotay and Rechtman, January 2017). The State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) received this submittal on January 18, 2017, Previously, SHPD requested an archaeological inventory survey (AIS) following a field inspection of un -permitted grubbing of the subject parcels (August 27, 2014; Log No. 2014.3623, Doc. No. 1408MV26). The AIS was accepted on January 9, 2017 (Log No. 2014.05540, Doc. No. 1701 05). This archaeological monitoring plan ( • I*) was prepared at the request of Carl Roesner, of Blue Ribbon Builders. The property owner for all three parcels is Ghost Rider LLC. The project area includes the entirety of the subject parcels and totals 1.896 acres The landowner plans to grade and grub the property in preparation for construction of a single family residence. The AIS (Rechtman and Clark, 2014) involved a 100% surface survey and the excavation of five backhoe trenches (13T-1 through BT -5). As a result of the recent grubbing, surface visibility was excellent. No surface rcmnants of the Site 6315 Feature G wall were observed during the survey. The AIS documented extensive low-density distribution of shell and coral fragments through much of the project area, with two denser scatters toward the center of the property and near the northwest corner. Marine shell was identified within three trenches (BT -1, BT -4, and BT -5), and coral fragments were also observed in two of the three trenches (BT -1 and BT -4). The results of excavations indicated a shallow, widely distributed cultural layer (Layer 1). The Layer I deposit may be the result of previous grubbing and grading work disturbing thc nearby midden scatters (Sites 20687, 20688, and 25953). Rechtman and Clark (2014) asserted that no intact deposits wcrc observed within the project area. Nonetheless, the report recommended that archaeological monitoring be conducted as mitigation for the proposed development activities. The SHPD made a determination of "effect, with agreed upon mitigation commitments" for the project and concurred with the recommendation of archaeological monitoring. The II' was prepared in support of the AIS mitigation recommendations. The I indicates that subsurface features related to burial, temporary habitation, or agricultural deposits may be encountered in areas where previous disturbance was minimal or relatively shallow. Due to the potential to encounter subsurface historic properties the stipulates the following: 1* • Pre -construction briefing will be conducted prior to construction activities; • On-site archaeological monitoring for all ground disturbing activities;