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Appendix K Cultural Impact Assessment 2 CULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROPOSED HONUA'ULA DEVELOPMENT (TMK) 2-1-08:56 and 71 encompassing 670 acres. The land area falls between Makena of the South, Kula in the East, Wailuku of the North and the sacred islands of Molokini and Kaho'olawe of the West. Prepared for: Prepared by: Honua'ula kua la'ola'o. Callous-backed Honua'ula. Said of the people of Honua'ula, Maui, WCPT/GW Land Associates LLC Hana Pono LLC who were hard workers. The loads they carried often caused calluses on their backs. Kihei, HI 96753 2275 Apala Place Mr. Charlie Jencks Haiku, Maui, Hawai'i 96708 Ph: (808) 879-5205 Keli'i Tau' & Kimokeo Kapahulehua Fax: (808) 879-2557 Ph & Fax: (808) 572-6162 Kimokeo Cell: (808) 276-7219 Honua'ula CIA prepared by Hana Pono, LLC 10/2009 3 4 HONUA'ULA Management Summary Table of Contents Management Summary................................................................................................................3 Report Cultural Impact Assessment for the Proposed Honua`ula Scope..........................................................................................................................................5 Development; Paeahu, Palauea and Keauhou ahupua`a; Introduction................................................................................................................................6 Makawao District, Maui Island Mythical Creation.......................................................................................................................7 Date October 2006; revised January 2008 to comply with OEQC Eras 1 & 2: Pre-contact Migration – 0 to 1100AD.......................................................................8 guidelines. Era 3: Early Tahitian Migration – 1100 to 1400AD...................................................................10 Project Location TMK: (2) 2-1-08: 56 & 71 in portions of Paeahu, Palauea and Keauhou ahupua`a; Makawao District; Maui Island Era 4: 'Ohana – 1400 to 1600AD..............................................................................................11 Acreage 670 Acres Era 5: Chiefly rule of the Ahupua'a – 1600 to 1778 ..................................................................14 Ownership WCPT/GW Land Associates LLC; Honua`ula LLC Honua'ula, Kahikinui and Kaupo...............................................................................................16 Project Description Proposed Phased Development of 1400 Residential Unites, Territorial years ........................................................................................................................18 One 18-hole Private Golf Course, Park Area, Greenways, Fishing and Ocean Gathering.....................................................................................................19 Walking Trails and Bikeways; and Commercial Use Areas. Fishing, Fishponds (Loko i'a), and Fishing Grounds ..................................................................20 Region of Influence Direct Effect within the 670-acres and Indirect Effect within existing Wailea Resort Region and Maui Meadows Summary ..................................................................................................................................21 subdivision, both in the immediately adjoining areas. Bibliography .............................................................................................................................23 Agencies Involved SHPC/DLNT, Maui County Council, Maui Couny Planning Appendix A: Heiau...................................................................................................................26 Department, etc. Interview: Douglas Wayne “Butch” Akina................................................................................30 Environmental The Undertaking is Subject to both State and County Zoning Interview: MD Alborano...........................................................................................................54 Regulations, the Cleanwater Act, and Other Environmental Regulatory Context Interview: Eleanor Burns ..........................................................................................................67 Regulations, etc. Interview: Papa Chang..............................................................................................................86 Results of Mauka-Makai Trails, Native Plants, Archaeological Sites, No Interview: Kupuna Chock .......................................................................................................105 Consultation Apparent Current Gathering Practices or Access Concerns. Interview: Kevin Mahealani Kai’okamalie..............................................................................118 Recommendations Preservation Precincts for Native Flora and Archaeological Interview: Randsom Piltz........................................................................................................132 Sites, Stewardships, etc… Interview: Mildred Ann Wietecha...........................................................................................148 Honua'ula CIA prepared by Hana Pono, LLC 10/2009 Honua'ula CIA prepared by Hana Pono, LLC 10/2009 5 6 Honua'ula (red earth) connotes sacred earth as to the sacred color red. Our kupuna (elders) recognized Kaho'olawe with red lepo (dirt) and deemed it sacred. The creation chant also recognizes neighboring Lna'i to be laden with lepo 'ula'ula (red dirt). In the short version of the Kumulipo (Hawaiian Creation Chant), the chant describes the chronological order of the birthing of the Hawaiian Islands with a focus on Wakea (Sky father) and Papa (Earth Mother). Lna'i, Kaho'olawe and Honua'ula form a small pnana (nest) of red in close proximity but on separate islands. When looking west at the beautiful sunset from the higher part of Honua'ula, the glow of red burns bright red as the daily ritual of the l (sun) fades into the komohana (west). In the "Hawaiian Antiquities" by David Malo (p. 360) we find the short version of the Kumulipo. O Wakea noho i Papahnau moku Wakea (Sky Father) lived with Papa (Earth Mother) Hnau o Hawai'i he moku Born was Hawai'i an island Hnau o Maui he moku Born was Maui an island Ho'i hou o Wakea noho 'ia Wakea returned to live with Ho'ohkkalani Ho'ohkkalani Hnau o Moloka'i he moku Born was Moloka'i an island Hnau o Lna'i ka ula he moku Born was Lna'i the red island Lili-opu-punalua o Papa i Jealous anger flowed with Papa Ho'ohkkalani Ho'i hou o Papa noho i Wakea Papa returned to live with Wakea Hnau o O'ahu he moku Born was O'ahu an island Hnau o Kaua'i he moku Born was Kaua'i an island Hnau o Ni'ihau he moku Born was Ni'ihau an island He ula a o Kaho'olawe Lastly born a red island was Kaho'olawe We delight in bringing you, the reader, a glimpse of ancient life in the realm of Honua'ula, the red sacred earth with a dash of pa'akai 'ula'ula or 'alae (red salt) to flavor the mo'olelo (story). Figure 1 Sterling, 214 Scope Introduction Hana Pono, under contract to WCPT/GW Land Associates LLC, has conducted a Cultural The scope of this report will be to compile various historical, cultural and topographical Impact Assessment (CIA) for the lands of Honua'ula that will occupy (TMK) 2-1-08:56 and 71 accounts and facts of Honua'ula and its adjacent ahupua'a (land divisions), (TMK) 2-1-08:56 and encompassing 670 acres. 71 encompassing 670 acres. Honua'ula, once referred to as Wailea 670, is the name being used for The CIA was conducted accordingly with the State of Hawai'i Office of Environmental this present cultural assessment. The land area falls between Makena of the South, Kula of the Quality Control (OEQC) Guidelines for Assessing Cultural Impacts {1997} and includes oral East, Wailuku of the North and the sacred islands of Molokini and Kaho'olawe of the West. interviews with knowledgeable consultants of Honua'ula and its surrounding areas as well as Honua'ula is close to the tail end of the funnel of northeast trade wind that blows from archival research. Kahului all the way through Makena from the early afternoon into the wake of the sunset hour at In this report, I (Keli'i Tau') am taking the liberty to express my personal experiences since I South Maui. grew up in the area. As a native Hawaiian, a place tells me who I am and who my hnai Honua'ula, e pluku 'ia ana n kihi po'ohiwi e na 'ale o ka Moa'e. Honua'ula whose (extended) family is. Honua'ula gives me my history, the history of my clan, and the history of shoulders are pummeled by the Moa'e wind, (Pukui, 113). A poetical expression for a person my people. When thinking of Honua'ula (red earth), I can see my father with the red dirt in his being buffeted by the wind. Honua'ula, Maui, is a windy place. hands building the pu'u (mound) around the uala (sweet potato) plant so that the support of the Honua'ula CIA prepared by Hana Pono, LLC 10/2009 Honua'ula CIA prepared by Hana Pono, LLC 10/2009 7 8 soft dirt would provide the corm with rich soil and minerals for it to grow to its fullest potential. The latest and last physical appearance of Pele occurred as late as mid 1800 when the Fire Honua'ula ties me in to the human events of the past that affect me and my love ones. Honua'ula Goddess flowed from the top of the southern slopes of Haleakal down through Honua'ula and gives me a feeling of stability and belonging to my family, those living and those who have passed landing at the surf of Makena and Wailea. away. Honua'ula gives me a sense of well-being and of acceptance of all who have experienced In the Hawaiian