NOTICE OF CONSULTATION:
SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT,
KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY, WAIAHOLE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, COASTAL WAIAHOLE AHUPUA’A, DISTRICT OF KO’OLAUPOKO,
O’AHU ISLAND

Notice is hereby given that the State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Highways Division intends to replace the existing Waiahole Stream Bridge with a new steel bridge that meets current design standards (Kamehameha Highway, Waiahole Bridge Replacement Project) on a portion of TMK: (1) 4-8-001 in Waiahole Ahupua’a, District of Ko’olaupoko, O’ahu Island The proposed project is considered a federal undertaking as defined in Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended (2006).

The State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation Highways Division is planning to replace the existing Waiahole Stream Bridge with a new steel bridge that meets current design standards. In 2017, a pre-consultation and community meeting was held for the Waiahole Bridge Replacement Project. Due to community concerns about safety along this section of Kamehameha Highway, HDOT has updated the project by planning to realign approximately 1,000 lineal feet of the highway and constructing the new bridge adjacent to the downstream face of the existing bridge. The intersection of Waiahole Valley Road and Kamehameha Highway will be redesigned to accommodate the new highway alignment.

Pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA, Native Hawaiian Organizations and Native Hawaiian descendants with ancestral or cultural ties to, cultural knowledge or concerns for, and cultural or religious attachment to the historic resources of the ahupua’a of Waiahole, or a map of the area, are requested to contact Mr. Evan Kimoto, Hawaii Department of Transportation, (808) 692-7551, 601 Kamokila Boulevard, Room 688, Kapolei, HI 96707, evan.kimoto@hawaii.gov.

Please respond by August 21, 2024

(SA1462090 7/22, 8/05/24)