Heather Lum, Chair Kuli`ou`ou – Kalani Iki Neighborhood Board 867 Leighton Street Honolulu, Hawai`i 96821

July 29, 2016

Aloha kāua,

This is our follow-up letter to our July 15, 2016 letter which was in compliance with the statutory requirements of the State of Hawai`i Revised Statute (HRS) Chapter 343 Environmental Impact Statements Law, and in accordance with the State of Hawai`i Department of Health’s Office of Environmental Quality Control (OEQC) Guidelines for Assessing Cultural Impacts as adopted by the Environmental Council, State of Hawai`i, on November 19, 1997. At the request of Environet, Inc., Scientific Consultant Services, Inc. (SCS) is in the process of preparing a Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) pertaining to the proposed artificial memorial reefs project. The proposed project area will be located in the waters of Maunalua Bay, on the southeastern side of the Island of O`ahu. More specifically, the project area will be fronting the`ili of Wai`alae Nui and Wai`alae Iki, Waikīkī Ahupua`a, and the ahupua`a of Wailupe, Niu, Kuli`ou`ou, and Maunalua, Honolulu (Kona) District, Island of O`ahu, Hawai`i [TMK: (1) Zone 3]. The purpose of the proposed undertaking is to help establish and perpetuate coral reefs in needed areas of the state and to increase coral generation and fish biomass. The proposed action would establish an artificial reef to be constructed from a mixture of cement, microsilica, salt-free sand, and aggregates casted into a domeshaped reef structure with various sizes, shapes, and patterns of holes to mimic the shape of a natural reef structure. These materials would be mixed at an appropriate ratio so that the surface pH of the casted cement would be similar to the pH of seawater. The reef modules would be each hand-placed on the ocean floor in a 7-acre area within Maunalua Bay in 50 to 60 feet of water. The purpose of this Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) is to identify and understand the importance of any traditional Hawaiian and/or historic cultural resources or traditional cultural practices associated with the project area and the surrounding ahupua`a. In an effort to promote responsible decision making, the CIA will gather information about the

project area and its surroundings through research and interviews with individuals that are knowledgeable about the area in order to assess potential impacts to the cultural resources, cultural practices, and beliefs identified as a result of the proposed project. We are seeking your kōkua and guidance regarding the following aspects of our study:      

General history as well as present and past land use of the project area Knowledge of cultural resources which may be impacted by future development of the project area (i.e. historic and archaeological sites, as well as burials) Knowledge of traditional gathering practices in the project area, both past and ongoing Cultural associations of the project area, such as legends, traditional uses and beliefs Referrals of kūpuna or elders and kama`āina who might be willing to share their cultural knowledge of the project area and the surrounding ahupua`a Due to the sensitive nature regarding iwi kūpuna or ancestral remains discovered, mana`o regarding nā iwi kūpuna will be greatly appreciated Any other cultural concerns the community has related to Hawaiian cultural practices within or in the vicinity of the project area.

The CIA is in compliance with the the statutory requirements of the Federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the State of Hawai‘i Revised Statute (HRS) Chapter 343 Environmental Impact Statements Law, and in accordance with the State of Hawai`i Department of Health’s Office of Environmental Quality Control (OEQC) Guidelines for Assessing Cultural Impacts as adopted by the Environmental Council, State of Hawai`i on November 19, 1997: The types of cultural practices and beliefs subject to assessment may include subsistence, commercial, residential, agricultural, accessrelated, recreational, and religious and spiritual customs…The types of cultural resources subject to assessment may include traditional cultural properties or other types of historic sites, both man made and natural which support such cultural beliefs… Enclosed are maps showing the locations of the existing transmission and distribution lines, as well as substations subject to improvement as part of this project. Please contact me at the Scientific Consultant Services, Honolulu office, at (808) 597-1182 or via e-mail ([email protected]) with any information or recommendations concerning this Cultural Impact Assessment. Sincerely yours,

Cathleen Dagher Senior Archaeologist

Cc: Richard Turbin, Chair, Wai`alae – Kahala Neighborhood Board; Robert J. Finley, Chair, Waikiki Neighborhood Board; Chair, O`ahu Island Burial Council; Hans Van Tilburg, NOAA Maritime Archaeologist; William Ho`ohuli, community member; Dr. Kamana`opono M. Crabbe, Chief Executive Officer, Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Manu Boyd, Cultural Director, Royal Hawaiian Center; Laura Thompson, Hawaiian Civic Club and the Polynesian Voyaging Society; Leimana DaMate, Executive Director, Aha Moku Advisory Committee; S.C. Kaahiki Solis, Cultural Historian, State Historic Preservation Division; Aina Haina Community Organization; Angela Correa-Pei, community member; Ann Marie Kirk, Livable Hawaii Kai Nui; Kitty Simonds, Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center; Chris Cramer, President, Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center; Tory Laitila, Information Officer, Mayor’s Office; Dr. Lynette Hi`iolani Cruz,, Hawai`i Pacific University; P. Kaanohi Kaleiki, President, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna o Hawaii Nei; Malia Nobrega, President, Waikīkī Hawaiian Civic Club; Greg Knudsen, Chair, Hawai`i Kai Neighborhood Board; Beverly Liddle, Marina Manager, Hawai`i Kai Marina Association; Mālama Maunalua; Alika Winter, Maunalua Watershed Organization Board of Directors; Hina Wong-Kalu, community member and former O`ahu Island Burial Council, Chair; Victoria Holt-Takamine, community member and Kumu Hula; Na Daniel Naho`opii, O`ahu Council Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, President