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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0432.001 2000-2002 WHIP-AT-LARGE ~e'ASRINGroN, Gc OFFICE _ 2270 Ra~; RuRN Ho~aE OFFICE BuiLOINc ,iATIC CAUCUS ~C~'r 'h~ " WASHINCroN, DC 20575-t toe -~TION TASK FORCE PHONE: (2021 225-4sos CO-CHAIR ~ ~ I. FAx (202) 225-4937 httQ:(iwww,hpuse,: Aov, wl7tereDi" Y~ ~ W'EB:http/www.hpuse govimink COMMITTEES tip' EDUCATION AND THE ' WORKFORCE . tl HAWAII OFFICE: SUBCOMMITTEES: 5704 PRINCE KUHIO FEDERAL BUILDING 21 ST CENTURY COMPETITIVENESS HONOLUw, HI 96850-4977 RANKING MEMBER or~re e r~iteb t~.te~ PHONE: IBOB) 541-79$6 FAx: IBOB153B-0233 WORKFORCE PROTECTION ,y BIG )sLANO: 935-3756 GOVERNMENT REFORM ~i~$CI`Ct, ~.~atl MAU1:242-7873 4:=~J KAUAI: 245-7951 SUBCOMMITTEES: ENERGY Poucv, NATURAL RESOURCes November 200 _ 4ND REGULATORY AFFAIRS tt TECHNOLOGY AND PROCUREMENT POLICY ( •4_~ Wally lida 'j . I:.. Legislative Auditors Office ~I ~ j ' , Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni St #208 r~ 'k ` Hilo Hl 96720 Dear Mr. lida: Thank you for your call asking for more information about my bill, H.FZ. 1906, which authorizes the expansion of Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park by up to 805 acres. I was contacted by many members of the Big Island community who urged me to try to authorize expansion of the park by 800+ acres rather than the 238 acres that the Park was proposing to acquire. The 805 acres comprises the 238 acres identified as Parcel A in the enclosed map, the 165 acres identified as Parcel B, and additional lands in Kauleoli ahupua'a, south of the Ki'ilae ahupua'a, where Parcels A and B are located. I do not have a detailed map showing borders for the remaining 400+ acres in Kauleoli ahupua'a. Parcel A-has been purchased by the Trust for Public Land, which intends to sell the land to the National Park Service once the expansion is authorized and funds are made available. It is expected that Parcel B will be donated by its owner, CMI International. Senator Akaka also has a bill to authorize expansion of Pu'uhonua O Honaunau NHP (,S: 1057. S. 1057 passed the Senate by unanimous consent on October 17, 2001. and has been referred to the House Resources Committee. Senator Akaka was also successful in getting an appropriation of $500,000 in the Interior Appropriations bill toward acquisition of additional lands for the Park. would be very grateful for a resolution from the Hawaii County Council in support of my bill, H.R. 1906. Such a resolution would be a help in getting the bill moved out of committee. There is strong evidence that portions of Kauleoli ahupua'a have significant cultural and archeological sites that would make its eventual inclusion in the Park very desirable. V my yours, ~ ~ 4 PATSY T. INK ~ ~s~ Member of Congress RRINTED ON RECYCLED f APER g. y~~Y~ ~ f~ t''1, ~ United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF TIIE 107 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2001 No. G8 OS~ ~ ~~5~~~~~Z~~S INTRODUCTION OF A BILL AU- THORIZING EXPANSION OF A significant portion of the ancient Hawaiian PTJ'UHONilA O HONAUNAU NA- village of Ki'ilae lies outside of the current TIONAL HI~sTORICAL PARK park's boundaries. The proposed addition of 805 acres, located within the tradition land di- PATSY T. ~ visions of Ki'ilae ahupua'a and Kauleoli o~ ahupua'a, contains significant cultural and nat- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES oral Pesources, which complement the Park's mission of preservation and rehabilitation of Thursday, 112ay 17, 2001 Hawaiian natural. cuttUral, and historic re- Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. Mr. Speaker, today I sources. These lands contain at least 800 cul- am introducing a bill to authorize the expan- tural sites, structures, and features; at least 25 sion of the Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National caves (or cave openings), many of which are Historical Park, which is located in South Kona refuge caves; a minimum of 10 heiau (tern- on the island of Hawaii. plesy; mare than 20 platforms; 26 encl®sures; Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical over 40 burial features (or highly probable bur- Park, formerly known as the City of Refuge ials); trails and trail remnants; a minimum of 6 National Historical Park, was authorized by an residential compounds; a holua slide; several ac4 of Congress on July 26, 1955 (60 Stat. canoe landing sites; a water welt; numerous 376) .for the benefit and inspiration of walls and wall remnants; and a wide range of the people . The park was formally estab- agricultural features. fished in 1961. All the lands included within Ancient Native Hawaiian burial sites are a the park are listed on the National Register of particularly sensitive issue in Hawaii. Many de- Historic Places. scendants of the Ki'i{ae villagers live in the The overall management goal for the histor- area and want to make sure that the graves ical park is for the resources to accurately rep- of their ancestors are respected and that ar- resent aslice of time ranging from pre-contact cheological and historical sites are preserved. (circa 12th-13th century) to about 1930, when The local community strongly supports incor- Ki'ilae V'sllage was completely abandoned. The poration of these lands 'snto Pu'uho~ua O objectives developed to meet that goal focus Honaunau National Historica! Park.. on preservation, stabilization, and restoration I urge my colleagues to join me in co-spon- of the park's cultural and natural resources. soring this bill. I 10 7Tx CONGRESS 1ST SESSION i ~ To amend the let that established the Pn'uhonua. O Hona.unau National Historical Parr to etpand the boundaries of that dark. IN THE HOUSE OF REPR,ESENTATI~'ES ~IE~Y 17, 2001 Mrs. ;MINI: (for herself and iVh•. Ar3LII,CIto~IBIL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources To amend the Act that established the Pu'uhonua. O Hona.unau National iIistorical Park to eYpa.nd the boundaries of that park. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and Ho~t~se of Re7~~t°ese~~zta- 2 tines of the United States of flnaerica irz C~ng-ress asse~,ryabded, 3 SECTION Z. EXPANSION OF POUNDARIES OF PU'UI-'iONUA O 4 HONAUNAU NATIONAL IIISTORICAL PARK. 5 (a) E~~~s>_oN.-The first section of tree Act of July 6 26, 1955 (cha.pter 38~; 16 U.S.C. 397), is amended bar 7 adding at tl~Ie end the following: S "P.1RC>;L ~ 9 "Thc lands within the bouuda.ries depicted on the 10 nlap entitled and datec~l ,consisting of a~~pro~i- 2 1 ma,tely t~05 a.cres, suk~ject to such minor ac~justnient of 2 such boundaries as niay be considered by the Secretary 3 of the Interior to be necessaly.". ~ (b) ArTFloKiz~Tr~~wT of ~PPizo1~~,~Tr<»s.-~-To ac- s quire lands and interests in lands within the boundaries 6 of the area. added to Pu'uhonua, O Hor~a.una.u National 7 Historical Park by subsection (a), there a.re a,izthorized to 8 be a,ppr•o~ria.ted to the Secretary of the Interior 9 $20,000,000. 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