Draft Archaeological Preservation Plan for SIHP # 50-80-14-7580
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Draft Archaeological Preservation Plan for SIHP # 50-80-14-7580, Kamehameha Schools Kaka‘ako Block I, Honolulu Ahupua‘a, Honolulu (Kona) District, O‘ahu, TMKs: [1] 2-1-056:002, 007, and 008 Prepared for Kamehameha Schools Prepared by Jon Tulchin, B.A. and Hallett H. Hammatt, Ph.D. Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i, Inc. Kailua, Hawai‘i (Job Code: KAKAAKO 133) August 2014 O‘ahu Office Maui Office P.O. Box 1114 1860 Main St. Kailua, Hawai‘i 96734 Wailuku, Hawai‘i 96793 www.culturalsurveys.com Ph.: (808) 262-9972 Ph: (808) 242-9882 Fax: (808) 262-4950 Fax: (808) 244-1994 Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i Job Code: KAKAAKO 133 Management Summary Management Summary Reference Archaeological Preservation Plan for SIHP # 50-80-14-7580, Kamehameha Schools Kaka‘ako Block I, Honolulu Ahupua‘a, Honolulu (Kona) District, O‘ahu, TMKs: [1] 2-1-056:002, 007, and 008 (Tulchin and Hammatt 2014b) Date August 2014 Project Number (s) Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i Inc. (CSH) Job Code: KAKAAKO 133 Investigation CSH presently operates under Hawai‘i State Historic Preservation Permit Number Division/Department of Land and Natural Resources (SHPD/DLNR) permit No. 14-04, issued per Hawai‘i Administrative Rules (HAR) Chapter 13-282. Agencies State of Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources / State Historic Preservation Division (DLNR / SHPD) Project Location The project area is in downtown Honolulu in the area known as Kaka‘ako, which is on the southern coastline of O‘ahu. The project area is within the block bounded by Ala Moana Boulevard, Koula and Auahi Streets. The Diamond Head border adjoins the former Bank of Hawaii property on the corner of Ward Avenue and Ala Moana Boulevard. Land Jurisdiction Private, Kamehameha Schools Project Description The Block I project, known as Vida at 888 Ala Moana Boulevard, is a mixed-use joint development between Kobayashi Group and The MacNaughton Group on land presently owned by Kamehameha Schools. The Kobayashi Group and The MacNaughton Group will be responsible for implementation of this Mitigation Plan. Project details include: The project will include a 400-foot tall, 38-story mixed-use building consisting of approximately 265 residential units over 20,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space Structured parking for cars of above-grade parking on Levels 2, 3 and 4 Amenity Podium at Level 5 Landscaping and open spaces occur at the ground floor and Amenity Level Ground-disturbing construction activities associated with the Project will include (i) the demolition of existing structures, foundation slabs, Preservation Plan for SIHP # 50-80-14-7580, Kamehameha Schools Kaka‘ako Block I i TMKs: [1] 2-1-056:002, 007, and 008 Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i Job Code: KAKAAKO 133 Management Summary and utility lines, (ii) the construction of new foundations, building footings, and retaining walls, and (iii) the installation of new utility lines (water, electrical, sewer and drainage). Project Acreage 3.4 acres Background to the CSH conducted an archaeological inventory survey for the proposed Plan project from July 2013 to January 2014. The inventory survey investigation was designed to fulfill the State requirements for archaeological inventory surveys per HAR Chapter 13-276. The project’s archaeological inventory survey report (Tulchin and Hammatt 2014b) is currently under review by SHPD. The inventory survey documented six subsurface historic properties in the project area: State Inventory Survey of Historic Properties (SIHP) # 50-80- 14-7578, an early to mid-twentieth century cultural layer SIHP # 50-80-14-7579, an early twentieth century cultural layer SIHP # 50-80-14-7580, pre-Contact to post-Contact cultural layer with a historic burial cluster SIHP # 50-80-14-7581, a pre-Contact traditional Hawaiian bundle burial SIHP # 50-80-14-7582, disarticulated human skeletal remains within a non-burial context SIHP # 50-80-14-7583, disarticulated human skeletal remains within a non-burial context The inventory survey report’s effect recommendation was “affect, with agreed upon mitigation measures.” The recommended mitigation measures included an archaeological monitoring program during project construction, the preparation of a project specific burial treatment plan (a requirement of HAR Chapter 13-300), and the preservation of a portion of SIHP #50-80-14-7580 (a subsurface cultural layer). Historic Properties SIHP # 50-80-14-7580, pre-Contact to post-Contact cultural Addressed in this layer with a historic burial cluster Plan The burials were found during an archaeological inventory survey investigation and are therefore "previously identified" burials under Hawaii state burial law. Ethnicity is presumed to be probable Hawaiian for all of the burials addressed in this plan based on their geographic and archaeological context. Document Purpose This document describes the avoidance and protection measures that and Historic will establish an archaeological preserve area for a portion of SIHP # Preservation 50-80-14-7580, located in TMK: [1] 2-1-056: 007. Regulatory Context Prepared in consultation with SHPD and Kamehameha Schools, this preservation plan is designed to fulfill the state requirements for Preservation Plan for SIHP # 50-80-14-7580, Kamehameha Schools Kaka‘ako Block I ii TMKs: [1] 2-1-056:002, 007, and 008 Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i Job Code: KAKAAKO 133 Management Summary preservation plans [HAR Chapter 13-277-3]. This document was prepared to support the project’s historic preservation review under HRS Chapter 6E-42 and HAR Chapter 13-284. NOTE: Burial treatment associated with SIHP # 50-80-14-7580 Burial Finds 1–8, and the cultural consultation related to burial treatment, are addressed in a project specific burial treatment plan, not in this preservation plan. Proposed In consultation SHPD/DLNR, all preservation measures will be Preservation implemented prior to any ground disturbing activities related to project development, per the requirements of HAR Chapter 13-277. The project proponent, Kamehameha Schools, has expressed the desire to preserve in place a portion of SIHP # -7580, a subsurface cultural layer. The proposed preserve area for SIHP # -7580 is approximately 8,071 ft² and includes roughly the southern corner of the project area. Preservation for this portion of SIHP # -7580 will take the form of complete avoidance and protection, where a 30 cm vertical buffer will be established above the surface of the cultural layer. No subsurface impacts will be allowed within the established vertical buffer. Survey pins with high visibility bristle flags will temporally demarcate the horizontal extent of the preserve area. Upon the completion of construction, these pins will be replaced by brass discs inset flush with the finished grade to permanently demarcate the horizontal extent of the preserve. These discs will be engraved with text indicating the presence of the preserve, as well as the State Inventory of Historic Properties number (SIHP # 50-80-14-7580). Preservation Plan for SIHP # 50-80-14-7580, Kamehameha Schools Kaka‘ako Block I iii TMKs: [1] 2-1-056:002, 007, and 008 Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i Job Code: KAKAAKO 133 Table of Contents Management Summary ............................................................................................................ i Section 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Project Background ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Historic Preservation Regulatory Context ..................................................................................... 1 1.3 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................... 6 1.3.1 Natural Environment............................................................................................................... 6 1.3.2 Built Environment ................................................................................................................ 10 Section 2 Background Research ........................................................................................... 11 2.1 Traditional and Historical Background ........................................................................................ 11 2.1.1 Mythological and Traditional Accounts ............................................................................... 11 2.1.2 Early Post-Contact History and Population Centers ............................................................. 14 2.1.3 Mid-Nineteenth Century to Twentieth Century .................................................................... 21 2.1.4 Early Twentieth Century to the Present ................................................................................ 41 2.2 Previous Archaeological Research .............................................................................................. 51 2.2.2 South Street to Cooke Street ................................................................................................. 58 2.2.3 Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project (Punchbowl Street to Ward Avenue) .... 61 Section 3 Archaeological Inventory Survey Results ........................................................... 64 3.1 Inventory Survey Summary ......................................................................................................... 64 3.2 Historic Property Descriptions ....................................................................................................