NOTICE OF CONSULTATION
SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966 AS
AMENDED (2006)
SAFE ROUTES TO WAIAKEA SCHOOLS – KILAUEA AVENUE
SOUTH HILO, HAWAII ISLAND
FEDERAL-AID PROJECT NUMBER: SRS-1920(007)
COUNTY JOB NO. E-4750(a)
Tax Map Key(s): (3) 2-2-038: 014, 114; (3) 2-2-039: 019, 021, 023 To 033, 036 To 042, 055 To 056, 058, 078, 081 To 085, 087, 089, 092, 096, 111 To 113, 115, 132 To 133, 136, 150; (3) 2-2-040: 004 To 007, 009 To 012, 015, 026 To 029, 031 To 034, 046 To 050, 054, 067 To 068, 080, 082, 084 To 085, 090, 101, 108 To 109, 113, 121; (3) 2-2-041: 021 To 028, 030 To 040, 044, 046 To 049, 052, 054 To 055, 057 To 058, 064, 070, 079 To 080, 083 To 084, 089, 130, 133, 135, 144 To 145, 157 To 160; (3) 2-2-042: 017, 025 To 029, 031 To 040, 044 To 046, 051, 053 To 054, 057, 063 To 064, 067 To 069, 075 To 076, 079, 139 To 140, 146, 148, 154 To 157; (3) 2-2-043: 022 To 040, 043 To 048, 053, 069, 077 To 078, 080 To 081, 102, 104 To 106, 109, 116, 125, 128, 135 To 136, 141 To 142; (3) 2-4-045: 065
Notice is hereby given that the County of Hawaii, in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), previously proposed a project to complete sidewalk and drainage improvements along Kilauea Avenue between Ohea Street and Haihai Street. The previous consultation with the SHPO, did not include the installation of waterlines throughout the Area of Potential Effect (APE) as a part of the original scope of work. The additional waterlines are located within the previously disturbed travel way and will require an excavation of no more than 12 feet. This federally funded County 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).
There are no changes to the Area of Potential Effects (APE) in the proposed Safe Routes to School project. The APE will remain along Kilauea Avenue approximately 1.75 miles between Ohea Street and Haihai Street. The ground in this area has been previously disturbed. The construction work will involve the installation of sidewalks, bicycle lanes, retaining walls, and drainage improvements along the road shoulders.
Construction staging and parking areas will be restricted to the project area ROW. Construction activities will extend the APE into private property at limited points along the roadways. On Kilauea Avenue, the limits of grading will extend from the edge of the existing pavement to a maximum of approximately 27 ft. along the roadway.
There will be an addition of new waterlines that are to be installed along Kilauea Avenue, replacing the existing watermain that will be abandoned in place. The vertical profiles for the new waterlines have not been finalized, but they will generally be designed with approximately 3 feet of cover from the top of the pipes to the finished grade. An excavation of no more than 12 feet will be needed for this work.
Pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA, Native Hawaiian Organizations and Native Hawaiian descendants with ancestral, lineal/cultural ties to, cultural and historical property knowledge of and/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.
(HTH1515761 1/8/26)
