NOTICE OF CONSULTATION
SECTION 106 NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT (AMENDED 2006)
KAUMUALII HIGHWAY INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, VICINITY OF MALUHIA ROAD, PHASE 2
AHUPUAA OF HAIKU, PUNA DISTRICT, ISLAND OF KAUAI
FEDERAL-AID PROJECT NO. NH-050-1(045)
NEAR TAX MAP KEYS: (4) 2-8-001:999, 2-7-001:999, 2-8-001:003, 2-8-001:005 & 006, 2-7-002:001,
2-7-002:999, 2-7-001:0048
Notice is hereby given that the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA), proposes to construct the project titled, “Kaumualii Highway Intersection Improvements, Vicinity of Maluhia Road, Phase 2”, in
the District of Puna on the Island of Kauai. This federally funded HDOT project is considered a federal action and undertaking, as defi ned
by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended (2006).
The proposed project is located in the vicinity of Maluhia Road in Haiku Ahupuaa, Puna Moku, Kauai Island, Hawaii and will be
constructed within the existing, previously disturbed highway right-of-way (ROW), with two tapered width sections of minor cutting and
fi lling occurring outside of the ROW, one from 0 ft to 20 ft wide maximum wide by 1,600 ft long along the outbound (mauka) shoulder,
and one from 0 ft to 20 ft wide maximum by 1,000 ft along the inbound (makai) shoulder at the east end of the project. The APE includes
the entire length of Kaumualii Highway, Route 50 from Mile Post 6.22 to Mile Post 6.68. The area of the APE is 7.34 acres. It includes the
length and width of Kaumualii Highway ROW that is 0.56 mile long and up to 144 ft wide, plus the two 0 ft to 20 ft wide maximum tapered
sections of minor cutting and imported fill outside of the ROW. The proposed project includes two tapered width sections of shoulder
widening from 0 ft to 15 ft wide maximum by 1,600 ft long by maximum 24 inches below the existing paved surface in both the
inbound and outbound lanes. Signpost sleeves will be pounded into the existing ground at a depth no greater than 4 ft. Additionally, the
widening will require the extension of an existing 24-inch concrete culvert and minor cutting of existing slopes and installation of imported
fi ll along the widened areas to provide a safe, stabilized 1:3 slope away from the roadway. Staging areas would likely be on previously
graded, developed areas, within the ROW or within adjacent driveways. The APE has been previously disturbed during grading and road
construction within the ROW. Intense commercial sugar cane activities surrounding the highway have also disturbed the land adjacent to
the APE, including the area where the two tapered width sections will occur outside of the ROW.
Pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA, Native Hawaiian Organizations and Native Hawaiian descendants with ancestral, lineal or cultural
ties to, cultural and historical property knowledge of and/or concerns for, and cultural or religious attachment to the proposed project area
are requested to contact HDOT. Other individuals and organizations with demonstrated legal, economic, or historic preservation interest
in the undertaking are asked to contact HDOT and share information and knowledge on historical and cultural sites within the proposed
APE. We welcome any information within 30 days of this notice.
Interested participants are requested to contact Mr. Eric Fujikawa, Hawaii Department of Transportation, (808) 241-3015, 1720 Haleukana
Street, Lihue, Hawaii 96766, eric.i.fujikawa@hawaii.gov. Please respond by August 25, 2024.