NOTICE OF CONSULTATION
SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966 AS AMENDED (2006)
KAHAKAI BOULEVARD SHOULDER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
PUNA MOKU, HAWAII ISLAND
COUNTY OF HAWAI’I JOB NO. E-4718
FEDERAL-AID PROJECT NUMBER: STP-0138(001)
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY AND TAX MAP KEY(S): (3)1-5-101: 021 TO 036; (3)1-5-100: 020, 042, 047 TO 052; (3)1-5-100: 026, 009 TO 012; (3)1-5-099: 010 TO 013, 031 TO 034, 051 TO 054; (3)1-5-098: 032 TO 034, 053 TO 066; (3)1-5-097: 051 TO 068, 070; (3)1-5-096: 046 TO 059, 061; (3)1-5-088: 096, 097; (3)1-5-095: 011, 012, 033 TO 035, 057, 058; (3)1-5-094: 011 TO 014, 035 TO 038, 058 TO 061, 074, 075; (3)1-5-093: 013 TO 016, 041 TO 044, 069 TO 072, 097 TO 100; (3)1-5-092: 078, 080, 081, 100 TO 114; (3)1-5-091: 078 TO 098; (3)1-5-090: 011, 012, 083 TO 098; (3)1-5-089: 041, 042, 051, 052, 061, 062, 069, 090 TO 092, 115, 116; (3)1-5-088: 019, 026 TO 028, 055, 077 TO 079
Notice is hereby given that the County of Hawai’i, in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the State of Hawai’i Department of Transportation (HDOT), propose a project to complete shoulder and drainage improvements along portions of both Kahakai Boulevard and Punawai Street on the island of Hawai’i. This federally funded State project is considered a federal action and undertaking, as defined by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended (2006).
The undertaking will consist of grading, the installation of asphalt paving, and the installation of drywells. The project area will be excavated to a depth of approximately 8 inches, with drywell locations excavated to a depth of approximately 20 feet. New asphalt paving will be installed to widen the shoulder, extending the asphalt paving from 0 feet to 8 feet along Punawai Street and 2 feet to 13 feet along Kahakai Blvd. New asphalt paving for the full roadway reconstruction on the portion of Punawai Street between Nahawele Street and Kahakai Boulevard will widen the area of asphalt paving from the current 16 feet to 32 feet. Drywells with subsections within private property will be either relocated within County right-of-way (ROW) or removed entirely. Staging of equipment and material will only occur in paved, previously disturbed areas within the County ROW.
The proposed Area of Potential Effects (APE) includes Kahakai Boulevard and extends approximately 18,125 feet northeast from the intersection of Kahakai Boulevard and Punawai Street to Papio Street and 32 feet from the edge of the existing pavement on the south side of the roadway. The project area on Punawai Street extends approximately 2,600 feet southwest from the intersection of Kahakai Boulevard and Punawai Street and 16 feet from the edge of the existing pavement on the north side of the roadway. Approximately 150 feet of roadway on a portion of Punawai Street between Nahawele Street and Kahakai Boulevard will undergo a full roadway reconstruction – a total width of approximately 36 feet. Construction activities will extend the project area into private property at limited points along the roadways. On Punawai Street, the limits of grading will extend from the edge of the existing pavement to a maximum of approximately 16 feet along the roadway. On Kahakai Boulevard, the limits of grading will extend from the edge of the existing pavement to a maximum of approximately 32 feet along the roadway. The ground in this area has been previously disturbed during construction of both roadways.
Pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA, Native Hawaiian Organizations and Native Hawaiian descendants with ancestral, lineal/cultural ties to, cultural knowledge or concerns for, and cultural/religious attachment to the proposed project area, or other individuals and organizations with legal, economic or historic preservation interest who would like to participate in the Section 106 process for the proposed project are requested to contact Ms. Centrie Carter, Project/Civil Engineer, at Centrie.Carter@hawaiicounty.gov or by U.S. Postal Service to County of Hawai’i Department of Public Works, Engineering Division, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 7, Hilo, Hawai’i, 96720.
Please respond within 30 days after the advertising date of this notice.
(HTH1456784 6/3/24)
