2022-12-05 US NPS 11.29.22 TCP FIRST DRAFT

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United States Department of the InteriorPAM a � . .. SIMYICE. NATIONAL PARK SERV la I _ _ orlSks Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park Post Office Box 52 Hawaii National Park. HI 96718 CONI PLANNING DEPT IN REPLOMR R TO HAVO I.A.2. DEC 5 2422 Pm2.10 RE YJ BY HAIL November 29. 2022 Aloha Kalcou, I hope this letter finds everyone well! As a result of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO) Disaster Recovery project in response to the 2018 Kilauea eruption, a Programmatic Agreement was developed in consultation with the State of Hawaii Historic Preservation Division(SHPD)(H1CRIS 2021 PR00143),the Historic Hawaii Foundation(HHF), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation(ACNP)and the United States Geological Survey (USGS). As included in the Agreement, the park is pursuing a Traditional Cultural Property (TCP)National Register Nomination in consultation with the HAVO Kupuna consultation group as well as additional consulting parties.The first step of the development of the TCP National Register Nomination is the completion of a TCP study, of which the first draft is ready for review and comment,and you will find on the enclosed jump drive. Some general goals of the study include the following: (1) To give interested parties access to a wide range of information (from primary sources) describing the biocultural landscape of the `aina within and adjoining Hawaii Volcanoes National Park; (2) To help develop a methodology and approach for gathering oral history to be incorporated into the study: (3) To support long-term preservation, education and stewardship initiatives within the park lands; including the nomination of lands within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to the National Register of Historic Places as a Traditional Cultural Property; and (4) Provide necessary cultural-historical background to inform responsible NPS management supportive of community values,and to promote perpetuation of traditional and customary practices.