Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 7, 1 July 2006 — NO KA ILINA BURIAL NOTICES [ARTICLE]

NO KA ILINA BURIAL NOTICES

WARD VILLAGE NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES IS HEREBY GIVEN that unmarked burial sites containing the human skeletal remains of what are believed to be eleven individuals were discovered by Cultural Surveys Hawai'i, ine., during archaeological inventory survey excavations related to the development of the approximately 5 -acre Ward Village Shops project area. The project area comprises TMK: [1] 2-3-5: 013 -017, 022, & 023, whieh are bounded by Kamake 'e, Queen, and Auahi Streets, in the ahupua'a of Honolulu, Kona District, Island of O'ahu. The project proponent is General

Growth Properties, ine., contact: Mr. Dwight Yoshimura, General Growth Properties, ine., 1585 Kapi'olani Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96814, Tel. (808) 946-2811 ext. 124. As yet, no State Inventory of Historic Properties numbers have been assigned for these burial deposits. The makai portion of the project area was fonnerly a portion of Land Conunission Award (LCA) 387, known by the plaee name Kukuluaeo, and awarded to the American Board of Conunissioners for Foreign Missions. The mauka portion of the project area was formerly a portion of Grant 3194, known by plaee name "Kolawalu" or "Kolowalu" and awarded to

Kalae and Kaaua. Grant 3194 was a traditional Hawaiian fishpond with adjacent house sites. There are no kuleana claims within the project area. Kuleana claims in the project area vicinity include LCA 10463:1 and 2 to Napela, LCA 1903 to Lolopi, and LCA 3169:1 to Koalele. Following the procedures of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 6E-43, and Hawai'i Administrative Rules (HAR) Chapter 13-300, the remains were determined to be over 50 years old and likely Native Hawaiian. The project proponent would prefer to relocate the human remains to another location within the project area; however, the decision to pre-

serve in plaee or relocate these previously identified human remains shall be made by the O'ahu Island Burial Council in consultation with any identified lineal and/or cultural descendants, per the requirements of HAR Chapter 13-300-33. The remains' proper treatment shall occur in accordance with HAR Chapter 13-300-38. The S tate Historic Preservation Division is requesting persons having any knowledge of the identity or history of these human skeletal remains to inunediately contact Ms. Pi'ilani Chang, at the State Historic Preservation Division/Department of Land and Natural Resources (SHPD/DLNR), located at 555

Kakuhihewa Building, 601 Kamōkila Boulevard, Kapolei, HI 96707 [Tel. (808) 692-8015; Fax (808) 692-8020] to present information regarding appropriate treatment of the unmarked human remains. All interested parties should respond within thirty days from the last publication date (lune 15, 2006 — Honolulu Advertiser) of this notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the City and County of Honolulu. Interested parties should provide infonnation to SHPD/DLNR adequately demonstrating lineal descent from these specific burials or cultural descent from ancestors buried in the vicinity of this project. E3