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PLANNING DEPARTMENT
CULTURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742
Matthew Clark, Chair
Desmon Haumea, Vice Chair
Darde Gamayo
Kealohanuiopuna Kinney
Janet Six
Aaron Spielman
C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D.
Mayor
AGENDA
(REVISED)
CULTURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Hawai‘i County Cultural
Resources Commission (CRC) in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91 and 92, Hawai‘i
Revised Statutes and Chapter 2, Article 44 of the Hawai‘i County Code.
NOTE: Pursuant to Act 220, Session Laws of Hawai‘i 2021, which amended the Sunshine Law to
allow meetings to be remotely conducted online, effective January 1, 2022, the Cultural Resources
Commission meetings will be held online, and the location listed below for the public to provide
testimony on agenda items. The meeting can be viewed live online or at the location listed below.
DATE: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
TIME: 10:00 AM
LOCATION: Hilo Planning Department Conference Room
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, HI 96720
INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY (ICT):
Cultural Resources Commission Members and applicants may participate in this meeting either via
the Zoom interactive video conference platform or by attending the meeting in person. The public
will be able to view and listen to the meeting at:
https://www.youtube.com/@cohplanningdepartment/streams.
Testimony may be given upon registering via the Zoom link, or at the in-person location provided.
Minutes of the Cultural Resources Commission meeting will be transcribed and posted on the
Planning Department’s website.
CALL TO ORDER
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – Pursuant to HRS 92-3 interested persons that want to provide
oral testimony may do so either at the time the board takes public statements on the agenda or at
the time the specific agenda item is called or as otherwise allowed at the sole discretion of the
Chair.
OLD BUSINESS OF THE COMMISSION
1. Hakalau Stream Bridge Rehabilitation (PL-INT-2022-001654)
Discussion and comments on draft video documentary pursuant to the Memorandum of
Agreement among the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration,
State of Hawaiʻi Department of TransportaƟon, and the State Historic PreservaƟon Officer.
Location: Hakalau Ahupuaʻa, Hilo Moku, Hawaiʻi Island
TMK: (3) 3-1-001:001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 777, 999; 2-9-002:023, 025, 039, 064, 080, 888,
999; and 2-9-006:021
2. Kolekole Stream Bridge Rehabilitation (PL-CRC-2025-000040)
Request for Board direction, following comments received at a meeting held on December 10,
2025, regarding sharing of project contact information with the community to solicit additional
public input.
Location: Wailea and Honomū, Kahua Ahupuaʻa, Hilo Moku, Hawaiʻi Island
TMK: (3) 2-9-003:999; (3) 2-8-015:999; and portions of (3) 2-8-015:015
3. Kawaihae’s Significance to Hawaiʻi’s History and Concerns Regarding PotenƟal Loss of
Historic Resources
Discussion of permitted interaction group site visit report and review of letter prepared on
behalf of the Commission.
Location: Ahupuaʻa of Kawaihae 1 & Kawaihae 2, South Kohala District, Island of Hawaiʻi
4. ʻĀinakō Subdivision Housing Project Consultation Request (PL-CRC-2025-000022)
Review of letter prepared on behalf of the Commission consisting of comments offered at the
December 10, 2025, and January 14, 2026, meeting.
Location: Ahupuaʻa of Punahoa 2 and Piʻihonua, South Hilo District, Island of Hawaiʻi
TMK: (3) 2-3-030:001 (por.), 004, and 2-3-031:001 (por.)
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Approval of minutes for the meeting held on January 14, 2026.
Planning Department staff updates.
Next meeting tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
ADJOURNMENT
Submitting Testimony: Written testimony may be submitted before 2:00 PM on the business day
prior to the meeting by email to crc@hawaiicounty.gov. Mail or hand-deliver written testimony to
Hilo Planning Department at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720. Please submit
separate testimony for each item.
The public may provide verbal testimony at the meeting location provided or by calling into the
Zoom meeting. To provide verbal testimony via Zoom, please register at the following Zoom Link
by 4:30 p.m. at least 48 hours prior to the meeting:
https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/BMPnoWkkSEKJvsVvX2xyiw
Documents provided to members of this board for this meeting are available for public inspection
online at https://records.Hawai‘i county.gov/WebLink/1/fol/121471/Row1.aspx or during regular
business hours at the Hilo office of the Planning Department, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street,
Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaiʻi and at the Kona office of the Planning Department, West Hawaiʻi Civic Center,
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i.
If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai‘i County Clerk within five days of becoming
a lobbyist [Article 15, Section 2-91.3 (b), Hawai‘i County Code]. A lobbyist means “any individual
engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or $275 in
any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative
action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials.” [Article 15,
Section 2-91.3(a) (6), Hawai‘i County Code].
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, or other accommodation due to a disability,
please contact the Planning Department at (808) 961-8288 or email crc@hawaiicounty.gov as soon
as possible. If a request is received later than five (5) working days prior to the meeting date, we
will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that
the request will be fulfilled.
The purpose of the public hearing is to afford all interested person(s) a reasonable opportunity to
be heard on the above matters.
CULTURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
MATTHEW CLARK, Chairperson
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer