Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 10, 1 October 2014 — HOʻOLAHA LEHULEHU PUBLIC NOTICE [ARTICLE]

HOʻOLAHA LEHULEHU PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION SECTION 106 OF THE NAĪIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966 AS AMENDED (2006) Akoni Pule Highway Realignment at 'A'amakāō Gulch North Kohala District, Island of Hawai'i, 'A'amakāō Ahupua'a FEDERAL-AID PROJECT NUMBER: STP-0270(021) TMK(S): [3] 5-2-005:024 por., 5-2-006:003 por., 5-2-007:999 por., and 5-2-010:001 por. Notice is hereby given that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, Highways Division proposes to realign and widen a portion of Akoni Pule Highway (Route 270). This proposed project is a federal funded HDOT project. It will be considered a federal action and undertaking, as defined by Section 106 of the Nahonal Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended (2006). Work involves cutting into the existing bank to move the roadway further inland, away from the cracks in the roadway and provide wider lanes and shoulders and a rock catchment area. The project will not involve any construction on the bridge over 'A'amakāō Gulch, nor will it involve any work in the stream within the gulch. The project area and Area of Potential Effect is 1.78 acres. Pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA, Native Hawaiian Organizations and Native Hawaiian descendants with ancestral lineal or cultural ties to, cultural knowledge or concerns for, and cultural or religious attachment to the proposed project area are requested to contact Mr. Roy Shioji, Hawaii District Office, Highways Division via email at roy.shioji@hawaii.gov, or by US Postal Service to 50 Maka'ala Street, Hilo, HI 96720. Please respond within 30 days from the date of this publication. ■