HomeMy WebLinkAboutapril282016KHPRCagendaMEETING OF THE
KAUA'I COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW COMMISSION
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016
3:00 p.m. (or soon thereafter)
LThu'e Civic Center, Moikeha Building
Meeting Room 2A/2B
4444 Rice Street, Lihu'e, Kaua'i
AGENDA
A. CALL TO ORDER
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B. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA C.
C. APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 24, 2016 MEETING MINUTES
D. PUBLIC COMMENT -Individuals may orally testify on items on this agenda during the
Public Comment Period. Please call the Planning Department prior to the meeting or
notify Commission Staff at the meeting site. Testimony shall also be accepted when the
agenda item is taken up by the Commission. However if an individual has already
testified during this period, additional testimony at the agenda item testimony may be
allowed at the discretion of the Chair. Testifiers shall limit their testimony to three (3)
minutes, but may be extended longer at the discretion of the Chair. Written testimony is
also accepted. An original and twelve (12) copies of written testimony can be hand
delivered to the Planning Department or submitted to Commission Staff at the meeting
site.
E. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GENERAL BUSINESS MATTERS
F. COMMUNICATIONS
G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. County of Kauai, Department of Water
TMK: 1-9-011, Hanapepe Bridge
Hanapepe, Waimea, Island of Kauai
Proposed improvement projects in the Hanapepe-Eleele Water Systems.
a. Letter (4/20/16) from William Makanui, Project Manager, Akinaka &
Associates, LTD.
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2. Nomination of the Sloggett Residence to the State of Hawaii Register of Historic
Places, TMK: 5-4-04:15, Hanalei, Kauai = Dolphin House — Thorrington Smith
Partnership.
3. Report from investigative committee (Permitted Interaction Group) to discuss and
explore draft update of the Kauai Historic Resource Inventory. Once formed and
the task completed, the investigative committee will present its findings to the
Commission in a duly noticed meeting for decision -making.
4. Discussion on the status of the Certified Local Government.
a. Certified Local Government FY2016 Grant Application to establish a
repository of the curatorial care of archaeological objects and associated
records from archaeological sites from the County of Kauai adhering to the
guidelines and procedures for the care and preventative conservation
addressing professional ethics and specialized storage as recommended by
the National Park Service's Museum Handbook.
H. NEW BUSINESS
1. Chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes Pre -consultation and National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre -Consultation fox the Lihue Town Core
Mobility and Revitalization Project TGR-0700(073).
2. Appointment of investigative committee members (Permitted Interaction Group)
to discuss and explore educational opportunities for the Kauai Historic
Preservation Review Commission. Once formed and the task completed, the
investigative committee will present its findings to the Commission in a duly
noticed meeting for decision -making.
I. COMMISSION EDUCATION (None)
J. DATE AND AGENDA TOPICS (May 26, 2016)
K. ADJOURNMENT
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EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Commission may go into an executive session on an agenda item for
one of the permitted purposes listed in Section 92-5(a) Hawaii Revised Statutes ("H.R.S."),
without noticing the executive session on the agenda where the executive session was not
anticipated in advance. HRS Section 92-7(a). The executive session may only be held,
however, upon an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present, which must also
be the majority of the members to which the board is entitled. HRS Section 92-4. The
reason for holding the executive session shall be publicly announced.
Note: Special accommodations and sign language interpreters are available upon request
five (5) days prior to the meeting date, to the County Planning Department, 4444 Rice
Street, Suite 473, Lihue, Hawaii 96766. Telephone: 241-4050,
KAUA`I COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW COMMISSION
Lihu`e Civic Center, Mo`ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A/213
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A regular meeting of the Kauai County Historic Preservation Commission (KHPRC) was held on
March 24, 2016 in the L7hu`e Civic Center, Mo`ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A/2B.
The following Commissioners were present: Chairperson Anne Schneider, Victoria Wichman,
David Helder (left at 4:53 p.m.), Charlotte Hoomanawanui, Deatri Nakea (entered at 3:02 p.m), and
Stephen Long.
The following Commissioners were absent: Pat Griffin, Althea Arinaga, and Larry Chaffin Jr.
The following staff members were present: Planning Department — Kaaina Hull, Shanlee
Jimenez, Myles Hironaka; Deputy County Attorney Jodi Higuchi-Sayegusa; Office of Boards
and Commissions — Commission Support Clerk Darcie Agaran.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m.
Ms. Schneider: Do I need a roll call?
Deputy County Attorney Jodi Higuchi-Sa. e� Yes.
Ms. Schneider: Can I have a roll call?
Deputy Planning Director Kaaina Hull: Sorry, I don't have an actual list of the... Okay, sorry
about that. Roll call. Commissioner Arinaga?
Ms. Schneider: She's not here.
Mr. Hull: Commissioner Chaffin?
Ms. Schneider: Not here.
Mr. Hull: Commissioner Griffin?
Ms. Schneider: Not here.
Mr. Hull: Commissioner Helder?
Mr. Helder: Here.
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Mr. Hull: Commissioner Hoomanawanui?
Ms. Hoomanawanui: Yes.
Mr. Hull: Commissioner Long?
Mr. Long: Here.
Mr. Hull: Commissioner Schneider?
Ms. Schneider: Here.
Mr. Hull: Commissioner Wichman?
Ms. Wichman: Here.
Mr. Hull: And Commissioner Nakea? We have five (5) Commissioners present, Madam Chair.
We have a quorum.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Ms. Schneider: Approval of the Agenda. Do I have a motion?
Mr. Helder: So moved.
Ms. Higuchi-Saegusa: I'm sorry. Just ... not to interject myself, but we've been handing out these
little tips cards to all the Commissions, just sort of as a reminder and cheat sheet, really, on basics
of how to ... the conduct of these Commission meetings; i.e. the parliamentary procedure is roughly
followed so that it's a means to organize and to conduct the meeting in an organized and respectful
manner. And also just as a reminder, the questions are addressed to the Chair. The Chair controls
the meeting, and just to wait to be recognized if there is a question that comes up. Chair has
discretion on whether to recognize you or not, and also whether the questions can be directly
directed to the applicant, but ideally, the Chair controls the meeting. So just as quick reminders.
Ms. Nakea entered the meeting at 3:02 p.m.
Ms. Schneider: Should we get a second on the approval of the agenda?
Ms. Higuchi-Sa. e� Okay. Sorry about that.
Ms. Schneider: Approval of the agenda. Do we have a second on that?
Ms. Wichman: Second.
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Ms. Schneider: All in favor? (Unanimous voice vote). Motion carries 6:0.
APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 25, 2016 MEETING MINUTES
Ms. Schneider: Approval of the February 25, 2016 Meeting Minutes. Do we have a motion to
approve?
Ms. Wichman: I have a correction.
Ms. Schneider: Sure.
Ms. Wichman: On Page 8 of the minutes. It's almost near the end of Nancy McMahon's testimony
where it says, "SHA, the Study for Hawaiian Archaeology". It's actually "the Society for
Hawaiian Archaeology". That's all I have.
Ms. Schneider: Do we have a motion to approve the minutes as changed?
Ms. Nakea: I move that we approve the minutes.
Mr. Helder: Second.
Ms. Schneider: All in favor? (Unanimous voice vote) Motion carries 6:0.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GENERAL BUSINESS MATTERS
Ms. Schneider: Announcements and General Business. Do we have any announcements?
Mr. Hull: No announcements at this time, Madam Chair.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Re: Report from investigative committee (Permitted Interaction Group) to discuss and
explore draft update of the Kauai Historic Resource Inventory. Once formed and
the task completed, the investigative committee will present its findings to the
Commission in a duly noticed meeting for decision -making.
Ms. Schneider: Unfinished Business. Do we have a report from the Permitted Interaction Group?
I don't think we met.
Mr. Hull: Okay. So given there's no report to be given, the Department would recommend that
the agenda item be deferred to the next meeting. Sorry. Technically, we just need a motion for
deferral.
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Ms. Schneider: We need a motion to defer to the next meeting; the investigative committee report.
Ms. Wichman: I move that we defer the Permitted Interaction Group until the next meeting.
Ms. Schneider: Can we get a second?
Ms. Nakea: I second the motion.
Ms. Schneider: All in favor? (Unanimous voice vote) Motion carries 6:0.
Re: Certified Local Government FY2016 Grant Application to establish a repository of
the curatorial care of archaeological objects and associated records from
archaeological sites from the County of Kauai adhering to the guidelines and
procedures for the care and preventative conservation addressing professional ethics
and specialized storage as recommended by the National Park Service's Museum
Handbook.
Mr. Hull: The second agenda item we have is Item No. 2 concerning discussion on the status of
the Certified Local Government. For that discussion, we have two (2) specific projects that are
being recommended for approval for application to the State Historic Preservation Division for
CLG funds.
The first one under Item No. 2.a. is Certified Local Government Fiscal Year 2016 Grant application
to establish a repository of the curatorial care of archaeological objects and associated records from
archaeological sites from the County of Kauai adhering to guidelines and procedures for the care
and preventative conservation addressing professional ethics and specialized storage as
recommended by the National Park Service's Museum Handbook.
So if you guys have taken a look at the application, the total projected cost is approximately
$79,500, and it's a mixture of in -kind matching from the County of Kauai and request for Federal
funds for this project. For CLG applications, the CLG funds from the Federal Government can
only be used for planning purposes. It can't be used for brick and mortar projects; or at least brick
and mortar projects to this nature. The only brick and mortar that a CLG can look at is, kind of,
restoration of religious sites that are on the State or National Registry. Outside of those type of
sites, any type of CLG funds used for a specific project has to go for more of the planning purposes.
So the Department is recommending that we apply for approximately $31,600 for planning
purposes to draft up a comprehensive plan in which the repository could work, and as well as
function and receive and document archaeological items that come into its care. To give some
background on it, there ... like when ... anybody from a private developer to a public landowner, be
it the Department of Transportation, the County of Kauai Parks Division, when they are doing
projects and they come across archaeological finds, essentially, they should be stored in a specific
repository with various requirements and standards of how they intake and how they're stored,
(and) how they're preserved. The only repository currently existing, or two (2) I believe, are on
Oahu. There is no site, currently, here on Kauai, so some of those artifacts are either sent to
Oahu or kept in private care in various private homes and whatnot, so there is actually no place
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here on Kauai to store those. So it's looking at creating a site for that, creating a comprehensive
plan, and then ultimately putting in the necessary materials and equipment. So that's what's here.
I think ... Nancy McMahon has been helping us draft the application and Parks would take, I think,
a lead in this role. If you guys have any questions, we can also bring up Nancy to discuss further
details of the plan.
Ms. Schneider: Nancy.
Nancy McMahon: Hi. Nancy McMahon for Parks and Recreation. You got a little brief
background (on) what was happening and has been happening as some of the firms have been
calling me to... The seawall just got done, and they had collections from not only the curbstones,
but bottle collections, and wanted to just hand me a box, which didn't seem like the right way to
do that. And then I was afraid that would be an onslaught of other firms doing the same thing.
This was to ... and part of this project, the scope of work is actually to contact all the firms out there
to find out what projects the County has had from waterline projects from the Water Department
to ... I know Housing had had projects, Parks and Rec has had several projects, and some of those
firms are holding on to the collection. It's not just the displayable artifacts, but it's actually the
midden, the soil samples, and their field notes and photographs. So usually they get put in a
curation facility and put in boxes that are, you know, sort of, acid -free, put in a label for that project
so that anybody could go back to look at the methodology, look at what they did, see if there are
other things that, perhaps, we have new scientific methods to date so they can go back and do
research on those, so that's part of the work. We don't know how many firms have County of
Kauai collections. So I did a briefing of it with the bike path, and three (3) firms have some boxes
from that project; I think four (4) each. So we would want to ... part of that study would be to ... kind
of like how NAGPRA went through their process when they were trying to find what museums
had collections for Native Hawaiian remains. It's the same process that would be asking them to
look through their collections, see what belongs to the County of Kauai that they are holding on
to. And some of those older firms ... part of the problem, too, is they have ... either some of their
principals have passed away or they are retiring, and so those collections, then, nobody knows
where to take those collections to, so that would be a responsibility of Kauai to take care of their
own collections. If there are any questions about...
Ms. Schneider: Commissioners, any questions?
Ms. Wichman: I have a question. So is this just, the repository, for the County?
Ms. McMahon: Yes.
Ms. Wichman: So it wouldn't include State DOT?
Ms. McMahon: No. The DOT had ... Highways DOT had actually... this came up because of the
bike path project, and they were part of mitigation and I think it is ... we talked about it during
mitigation as part of...that they would go through Federal Highways to, maybe, provide some sort
of funding, maybe, for the hardware things that we would need; shelving, you know, that kind of
thing. So this money for the CLG is not looking for that. It's more or less getting the rules and
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regulations together, and then sort of inventorying what we even have out there so we know how
big a facility we need to get, and what kind of space, and what kind of things we need to have in
it.
Ms. Wichman: Thank you.
Mr. Hull: I think to clarify, Nancy, so the funds... of course, funds are being requested from SHPD.
Of course, CLG funds are for the planning and regulation and overall, but as far as should the site
be established, would it be available for other finds? Or strictly just for the County of Kauai
project finds?
Ms. McMahon: Right now, I thought was it would be just for County stuff because we wouldn't
know how big if we opened it up to other... Universities, so just so you know, and actually I've
used my brother as an example because he works for the State of Colorado, they charge $795 a
box to store one (1) box for different people. I don't know if that's yearly or that's just what it is.
Universities sometimes do hold collections to pay for a staff to be there. It's not a full-time use,
obviously. It's not a use of a County person full-time to do it, so obviously part of somebody's
job function, but at a university it might be. And the universities do charge for that kind of service
to take care of collections, and basically, a lot of these firms out there have been holding the
collections pretty much gratis for the County, and most of private landowners, too. I mean, I would
guess that in their inventories, some of them might actually have an idea of what they have that
just belongs to the County of Kauai. It might be interesting to see that, too, but my thoughts were
we would be responsible for the County stuff first.
Mr. Hull: But potentially in the scoping of it, we can essentially assess whether or not that might
be a viable opportunity or not.
Ms. McMahon: Correct.
Mr. Hull: Because I think it would be good, more than likely, to at least say, here's why we cannot
do it, if the plan says we can.
Ms. McMahon: Right.
Ms. Schneider: Is there anybody from the general public who wants to speak on this application?
Mary Jane Naone: Aloha. Mary Jane Naone, State Archaeologist for SHPD for Kauai. I think
this is a great idea and very needed on this island that there would be a repository for artifacts that
are collected by County projects. I just wanted to suggest that you have Victoria Wichman on the
council [sic] who has worked at the Bishop Museum. She's probably going to kill me, but it would
be great for you to have a consulting role in looking at the grant application and really assessing
the line items that would be necessary to make a plan. And also, SHPD, of course. I'd like to be
involved, if possible.
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Ms. Schneider: Anybody else from the public that would like to speak? Or any questions from
the Commission for Mary Jane?
Ms. Naone: Thank you.
Ms. Schneider: Commission, any discussion on the...?
Mr. Helder: I have a couple of questions. One, our involvement is just the ... using the funds from
the CLG to fund the Planning Department to do a plan to see if this is feasible to do?
Mr. Hull: No. The funds don't go to the Planning... well, the SHPD, in its role, essentially dishes
out CLG funds from the Federal Government.
Mr. Helder: Right.
Mr. Hull: And they determine, on applications, whether or not that application merits the grants
to be awarded. Should ... the way that this application is proposed is to state that the County of
Kauai is willing to expend funds for actual brick and mortar aspects of creating the repository,
but to look at CLG funds for an overall plan to establish what is out there, what can be brought in,
as well as the, somewhat, regulatory mechanisms of intaking and documenting those... so
essentially it's setting up the procedures under which the repository would function.
Mr. Helder: Okay, so we are talking about a one-time deal. So there's not a continuing
involvement for either this Commission, or this Commission's funds, beyond the establishment of
the possibility of this.
Mr. Hull: Yes.
Mr. Helder: Okay. What portion of our 2016 funds will this take of what's available to us?
Mr. Hull: Well, the way that the... Years before, the way CLG funds were kind of doled out
were ... they would essentially say that the Counties that are Certified Local Governments would
each have their turn; this year Maui gets this share of the funds, next year Kauai gets this share.
SHPD has changed those procedures now where it's totally merit -based. They just look at
applications from all the Certified Local Governments and award those grants based on merit. So
as of today, the existing Certified Local Governments, which are the Big Island, Kauai, and Maui,
none of us have a specific designated amount. We just submit our grant proposals and they dish
it out on merit.
Mr. Helder: Okay.
Ms. Schneider: So do we have a motion to...?
Mr. Hull: Yes, the Department would recommend that the KHPRC approve the draft application
to be submitted to the State Historic Preservation Division with the authority for the Department
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to work with SHPD and additional individuals, I'll say, to make any necessary amendments prior
to submittal.
Ms. Schneider: So do we have a motion from the Commission?
Mr. Hull: If the Commissioners are in agreement, all that would have to be stated is "so moved".
Ms. Schneider: Everybody in agreement?
Mr. Hull: For clarification, if there is an agreement with what was just recommended, all that has
to be stated is "so moved" and a second. If there is a disagreement, then another motion could be
proposed by a Commissioner.
Ms. Nakea: Okay, so I move that we accept this grant proposal to be submitted.
Mr. Hull: We would just request that you allow for the Department to make additional
amendments prior to submittal.
Ms. Nakea: And allow the Department to make additional amendments.
Ms. Schneider: Do we have a second?
Ms. Wichman: Second.
Ms. Schneider: All in favor?
Mr. Hull: Oh yeah, discussion.
Ms. Schneider: Oh, discussion? Any discussion? All in favor?
Mr. Hull: Well, I'll just say, just for clarification, the reason we are asking for that additional
authority to make amendments is just because, should we find any other amendments that would
need to be done, say working with Mary Jane or other people at SHPD, we don't want to delay it
by saying we have to come back to the KHPRC for review to make the submittal, so that's just to
clarify.
Mr. Helder: The difficulty with it is, for me is, we are agreeing to something we don't know what
it is. It's not spelled out, and not only are we agreeing to that, but we are agreeing to whatever that
becomes to be modified. So I'm finding it difficult to either propose a motion, or to vote for it,
because it's, you know, it's not spelled out. Our responsibilities relative to the Commission are
that we exercise some due diligence, but it's hard to do it when this is ... it's a statement, but not...
If the County had done something that really spelled out what we were agreeing to and what was
involved in it, what you expected, I would find it much easier to analyze it, you know? I'm not
trying to be a (inaudible).
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Mr. Hull: No, no, and I think, Commissioner, that's taken in... I hear what you are saying, and
so the other option is to basically... along the lines of what you're saying is that more information
is necessary in the packet for this body to make a determination. If you feel that there are particular
areas where you'd like further information on, that you want provided for your analysis prior to
taking an action, we can work with Department of Parks and Nancy to provide that information.
Mr. Helder: Personally, that's what I would like to see. It's not so much the project as our role
within the project, and whether there's a possibility that our role will be extended because we've
given a caveat saying you could amend the thing or... You know, I'd like to see something
definitive on that so that we would know what we are committing CLG funds for, or the application
of CLG funds for, because regardless, if the money goes out for this project, it's not available for
some other project that we may want to do, and in order to be able to assess the various merits of
that, it would be good to see it.
Mr. Hull: The question we would have is, is it specific ... is there specific information, additional,
that you want provided? Or is it that you would want further participation in the repository siting
itself?
Mr. Helder: No, no, no, no. And it may be just my ignorance, but I'm having a little bit of a
difficult stretch seeing the ... what my understanding of what our responsibilities are over time. I
don't recall seeing something that would involve a Certified Local Government council like this
participating in the setting up of a museum; although I did know that Pila Kikuchi wanted to do
something like that. But at the time, I understood that it was going to go through the university
system. Now, if it's coming through us, I would ... yeah, I would definitely like some more
information about what it was going to be and what the caveats were going to be. I know
we've ... preservation of archaeology and history is part of our purview, but not at, kind of ... I didn't
think it was at this level.
Mr. Hull: Yeah, and that's where, I think, the lines get a little blurred, and I can see some confusion
in the sense of, you know, the standard review that this body does is for actual projects; a house is
going to be demolished or its going to be changed in a certain manner, and reviewing how those
particular changes can be mitigated to ensure that the historical preservation is there. But overall,
one (1) of the seven (7) policies of this body is for the preservation of historical artifacts, as well
as the built environment itself, so to speak, but at the same time, there hasn't been much avenue
for this body to really delve into that. And then this is kind of where an opportunity has risen
where, yes, it's kind of like we don't generally do it, but it is part of the policy of the KHPRC to
look at those issues in particular, and here's one opportunity, and using Federal funds to essentially
provide this service. I can definitely hear your concern that it seems like its outside, or something
that, generally, isn't discussed here.
Mr. Helder: It does. Probably, if in the presentation ... included in the presentation was the actual
statute that said this is part of what we do, that would help.
Mr. Hull: Okay.
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Mr. Helder: You know, rather than me having to go through a stack of papers this deep to find out
whether we do or don't. If it was presented to us that this is part of what we are supposed to be
doing, this is how we'd handle it.
Mr. Hull: Okay.
Mr. Helder: Then that would be good, you know?
Mr. Hull: Okay. And for further clarification ... well, it depends on what action this body does
today, but should it be deferred, would you also want to, say, have a role in KHPRC in reviewing
the overall plan, should the funds be appropriated? Because the funds would essentially be used
to create this plan for the repository. Would you like, essentially, to have a review of that plan
before its final adoption, essentially?
Mr. Helder: I don't know that we have either the expertise, or the responsibility, to do that. What
I think we do need is a clear-cut example of, if this is the kind of project we need to participate in
and what our participation is, lending the CLG's caveat to acquiring the funds to do this. I don't
think we're trying to buy -in a role of managing this, but ... and I'd be happy to do it, you know? I
think it's something ... I think you are going to get bombarded, though, because I know of a lot of
projects where all of the midden from archaeology on Kauai is sitting in boxes. I know the
excavation of the Queen's barge in Hanalei Bay. They've got boxes and boxes of stuff that they
want to get back here, and I don't think they wanted it over at Bishop, and then there was a bunch
of other stuff that came from Maha`ulepu, so this could be a, you know, real ... kind of a dumping
ground in a way if it's not handled well. And that would take a lot of staff and a lot of room and
a lot of organization to really take good care of this stuff, and that seems to me that would require
a lot more than $78,000 to plan for that. So that's part of my other question is are we talking about
not just this amount of funds coming from the CLG money, but the possibility of having an ongoing
need to kick funds into this thing? And is that what we are looking at?
Ms. Schneider: So my feeling is that we should table this for the next meeting.
Mr. Hull: Yeah, given that sentiment, the Department would recommend that it be deferred, which
essentially would require, I guess, a withdrawal of the motion. Sorry about that, Commissioner.
And for the person that seconded it to also withdraw, and then we would recommend deferral.
Ms. Nakea: I withdraw the movement to approve the passing forward of the grant.
Ms. Schneider: And we need a withdrawal of the second.
Ms. Wichman: Okay, second.
Ms. Schneider: And now we need a motion to defer it?
Mr. Hull: Yes, just a motion to defer.
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Ms. Schneider: Do we have a motion to defer?
Mr. Helder: Yes. I'd like to make a motion to defer this item until the next meeting where,
perhaps, things we discussed could be added to this project with a clear indication of where CLG
has the right and the responsibility to participate in this kind of a project.
Mr. Hull: Yes.
Mr. Helder: Thank you very much.
Ms. Schneider: Do we need a second on...?
Ms. Higuchi-Saye _usa: Yes.
Ms. Schneider: Do we have a second?
Ms. Nakea: I second it.
Ms. Schneider: All in favor? (Unanimous voice vote) So it passes. Motion carries 6:0.
Re: Certified Local Government FY2016 Grant Application for the nomination of the
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall to the State of Hawaii and National Registers
of Historic Places.
Mr. Hull: The second agenda item under Unfinished Business, 2.b., is Certified Local Government
Fiscal Year 2016 Grant application for a nomination of the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
to the State of Hawaii and National Register of Historic Places.
So essentially what you have here is a grant request for $2,000 for CLG funds to be expended for
a consultant to draft up the nomination papers for the War Memorial Convention Hall. Given the
discussion on the previous agenda item, I can state, clearly, that there is a specific policy for this
body to nominate properties and structures to the State and National Registry. This is a particular
site that the Department feels does meet the Secretary Standards for nomination. And as we
discussed at the previous meeting, while the Department, essentially, services the Commission, we
don't actually have a Historic Preservation Planner on staff. I really quite don't have the resources
and capability, really, to draft up the nomination, so we have to submit this out for the nomination
process.
Ms. Schneider: So you, essentially, are the applicant for this?
Mr. Hull: The County of Kauai would be ... we would be drafting it in coordination with
Department of Parks and Recreation, and it's under DPP that actually has the jurisdiction of this
particular site. Discussions with them have been demonstrative of the fact that they are supportive
of its nomination.
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Ms. Schneider: Is there anybody from the general public that would like to speak on this? No.
Commissioners?
Mr. Helder: I move that we accept the idea of the grant application for the nomination of the
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall.
Ms. Schneider: Do we have a second?
Mr. Hull: The Department would request that that motion also allow for the Department to amend,
if necessary in consultation with SHPD, the application.
Mr. Helder: And that this allows the Department to amend the application if so necessary.
Ms. Schneider: Do we have a second?
Ms. Nakea: I second it.
Ms. Schneider: All in favor? (Unanimous voice vote) Passed.
Mr. Lou: Can we have discussion?
Ms. Higuchi-Sa, e� I'm sorry. You have a second. Was there discussion?
Ms. Schneider: Discussion, Stephen.
Mr. Hull: Yes.
Mr. Long: My question is, why only $2,000?
Mr. Hull: In discussions with individuals that were previous ... in discussions with the general field
of expertise that does these type of services, roughly that's what we estimated coming out to be.
Mr. Long: But the total project cost is $15,000. What is that?
Mr. Hull: No, so the requirement for the CLG is that there be a match on the part of the County
on these funds. So essentially, we track the amount of time that KHPRC puts in to their meetings,
as well as the Staff that is here at KHPRC, as well as prepping those meetings to demonstrate that
there is a concerted effort on part of the County for preservation efforts. So it's essentially just
meeting that match requirement under Certified Local Government standards.
Mr. Long: So you are comfortable with the $2,000?
Mr. Hull: We are at this point. It seems enough to meet the requirement.
Ms. Schneider: Any other questions? Any vote on...? We have approval?
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Mr. Hull: Well, you might want to take the vote again, officially.
Ms. Higuchi-Sayer Yes, sorry.
Ms. Schneider: All in favor? (Unanimous voice vote) Passes. Motion carries 6:0.
NEW BUSINESS
Re: Nomination of the Kauai Pineapple Company's Superintendent's House, (Edward
R. Turner Residence) to the Hawaii Register of Historic Places, TMK: 2-6-003:045,
3471 Lawailoa, Koloa, Kauai = Jane and Jack Stevenson.
Mr. Hull: The next agenda item, Madam Chair, we have is H., New Business. H. L, nomination
of the Kauai Pineapple Company's Superintendent's house to the Hawaii Register of Historic
Places, TMK: 2-6-003:045, Lawailoa, K61oa, Kauai. Jane and Jack Stevenson are the applicants.
Ms. Schneider: Is the applicant here?
Ms. Higuchi-Sa. e� Just to explain the context, yes.
Ms. Schneider: So Nancy (inaudible).
Ms. McMahon: I'm Nancy McMahon. I'm going to recuse myself because I came here to
represent the County. Don Hibbard wrote this application. The owners live in Hilo, and they are
not here. Don is actually doing field work on Oahu, so he couldn't be here, so I was ... and I
actually, through the Historic Foundation, had been contacted by these people to put this house on
the register and I forwarded this information to Don who wrote this application up. So it's here.
It's pretty straightforward. So if you have any detailed questions, I'll let Don answer those, but I
can call him. I could conference him if we need to. I do have a cell phone.
Ms. Schneider: Any questions?
Mr. Helder: What do you want from us?
Ms. Schneider: They want a...
Mr. Helder: Do you want a letter from us or something about this?
Ms. McMahon: You would have to ... per how CLG's work, you will recommend and the Mayor
will write a letter.
Mr. Helder: Okay.
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Ms. McMahon: It will be noted in your minutes that you recommend that this be on the State
Register.
Mr. Helder: Are we going to see ... okay, are we going to see an application?
Ms. McMahon: Did you not get one?
Mr. Hull: Yeah, the application, Commissioner, is in the packet.
Mr. Helder: Oh, it's in the packet. Okay.
Ms. Schneider: Did you not get it?
Mr. Helder: I didn't get a paper packet.
Ms. McMahon: Did you not ... perhaps, did you not get the application from the grant (inaudible).
Mr. Helder: I didn't get a paper packet.
Ms. McMahon: You can look at this one, if you'd like.
Mr. Helder: Yes.
Ms. Schneider: Any other Commissions have any questions? Can we entertain a motion to send
a letter?
Mr. Hull: In this particular situation, the Department would recommend that the Commission
recommend that the nomination be accepted on the State and National Registry.
Ms. Schneider: Victoria.
Ms. Wichman: I move that this application for the Kauai Pineapple Company's Superintendent's
House, the Turner Residence, be placed on the National ... the Hawaii Register of Historic Places.
It's just Hawaii, right?
Ms. Schneider: Do we have a second?
Ms. Nakea: Second.
Ms. Schneider: All in favor? Oh, discussion. (Laughter in background) Sorry. Any discussion?
All in favor? (Unanimous voice vote) Pass.
Ms. Higuchi-SUegusa: Oh, and all opposed. Just call for the all opposed.
Ms. Schneider: All opposed? (None) Motion carries 6:0.
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Ms. Higuchi-Saye _usa: And if you can repeat what the action was.
Ms. Schneider: Oh, and the action was to recommend to the Historic Register, the nomination of
the Kauai Pineapple Company's Superintendent's house.
Ms. McMahon: I'm sure the owners are delighted. Just so you know, they live in a house in Hilo
that is also on the register. They were going to sell this house, and they have decided ... I'm sure
they are going to be really happy, and they are going to rent it back out. They are very preservation
conscious people. I wish I could explain to people the status it will make them feel to be on the
register, so they really are for that. And it's the first Pineapple Manager... actually
Superintendent's house we've ever put on the register.
Ms. Schneider: Thank you, Nancy.
Re: County of Kauai, Department of Water
TMK: 1-9-011, Hanapepe Bridge
Hanapepe, Waimea, Island of Kauai
Proposed improvement projects in the Hanapepe-`Ele`ele Water Systems.
Mr. Hull: The next agenda item is under New Business, H.2.
Water; TMK: 1-9-011; Hanapepe Bridge; Hanapepe, Wai
And I believe the applicant is here to make a presentation.
Mr. Helder: This is the water pipe?
Ms. Schneider: Yes.
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William Makanui: Good afternoon, Chairperson and members of the Commission. Thank you for
allowing us to speak to you today and present two (2) projects that we are doing for the Department
of Water. My name is William Makanui and I'm with Akinaka and Associates, a consulting firm
out of Honolulu. Bryan Wienand from the Department of Water is here with me today, and we'd
like to talk about two (2) of our projects with you.
Mr. Makanui presented a PowerPoint presentation on the HE-10 Hanapepe Road 6-Inch
Main Replacement and the HE-01 Re -Organize Water System — Pipeline Connecting Hanapepe &
`Ele`ele Water Systems for the record (on file with the Planning Department).
Mr. Makanui: Any questions?
Mr. Helder: Yes, I do. You said ... on Concept No. 3, where you hang the pipe on the outside of
the bridge, but above the flood -zone.
Mr. Makanui: Yes.
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Mr. Helder: You said that that would probably interfere with the resurfacing project, and I'm
trying to figure out why, if it's outside the bridge.
Mr. Makanui: We would have to go in for a Section 10 Permit with the Army Corps of Engineers,
and that's a lengthy process.
Mr. Helder: Yes, I know that, but it still would be on the outside of the bridge and the resurfacing
would be on the inside of the bridge, right?
Mr. Makanui: We wouldn't be able to complete like the tie-ins on each end.
Mr. Helder: Oh, at each end?
Mr. Makanui: Because even though it's hung on the outside, it has to come back into the road.
Mr. Helder: Okay.
Ms. Schneider: Any other questions? So we need a recommendation from the Commission?
Mr. Hull: If there are no further questions for...
Mr. Long: I have a question. On the second option look, buried in the new sidewalk, would then
the curb be a 12-inch curb or more?
Mr. Makanui: We haven't ... oh, sorry. I'm sorry.
Mr. Long: Or more because then you have to ... you know, you've got a 12-inch line, yeah? So
would the curb be higher than 12 inches for the sidewalk?
Mr. Makanui: Well, we know that the pavement structure... well, what it is, is a 6-inch concrete
deck, and there are about 6 inches, or so, of pavement above that. So the plan would be to take off
6 inches of pavement, so now only half the pipeline will be below the AC surface. So the curb
would extend 6 inches above the current asphalt elevation.
Mr. Long: And that would necessarily affect the railings.
Mr. Makanui: The parapet walls?
Mr. Lonfz: The railings. Aren't there railings on the side of the bridge?
Mr. Makanui: There is a parapet wall on each side and there is an old walkway on the makai side.
But no, the project wouldn't be touching that at all.
Mr. Long: Thank you.
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Mr. Makanui: Thank you.
Ms. Schneider: So do we have any discussion from the Commissioners (on) what we would like?
Mr. Hull: If you guys have no further questions for the applicant, it might also be appropriate to
open it up to the public.
Ms. Schneider: Is there anybody from the public that would like to speak on this?
Mr. Makanui: Thank you.
Ms. Schneider: There was somebody who wanted to speak.
Dorothea Ha.. a� Dorothea Hayashi from Hanapepe. I'm really here to ask that you defer this
because we are now in the process of discussing how we are going to rehabilitate this bridge. This
came up unexpectedly for us because we were never ... I mean, we knew there was a 6-inch pipe,
but we didn't realize it was going to be upgraded to a 12-inch (pipe) until we saw it in the paper.
And sorry to the Water Department, but we've been on this project from 2007 or 2008 to
rehabilitate the bridge so that... We've been told, and we know that it's not as safe as it was. It's
over 100 years old. And unless we do this before we put in this pipe, I don't know how it's going
to ... you know. We've been told that the footing is wooden, so something about ... to the effect that
they have to rehabilitate that. So we've been at this for many, many years, so I'm here to appeal
that. Let us go through our process right now that we have finally caught their attention that we
are meeting with Public Works, I believe, but it's going to take a while. Sorry to say, but that's
my appeal at this time because this is a historic bridge. It's a 1911 bridge. That's why we started
the process prior to its 100th birthday, and here we are in the year 2016 already. And you know, I
said, well this is what we know that the County does, right? Take a lot of time with a lot of
consultants. But I would like to ask this body to help us get ... I'm trying to find the proper words,
if its correct ... a Historic Bridge Structural Engineer to look into this because we are having all ... I
mean, structural engineers come in and tell us this and tell us that, but it's to the point where I
don't know whether I can believe what they are saying, is what I'm... I'm sorry, but because we
would like... This bridge is very vital to our town because we have the other bridge, which you
know is going to have to be rehabilitated because it's in very bad shape, so this bridge is the bridge
that we would like to keep in place in case of any kind of emergency and because, of course, it's
historic; that's why I came here to the Historic Society [sic]. So would you, please? I know we
did put in an application. One (1) of our residents did put in an application to have it on the Historic
Register nationally, but it got stuck in the State level and we don't know what happened after that.
We've been trying to get information, but with the change of people that (are) working within the
system, we are noticing that we can't get any information. So I'm here to appeal and plead with
you to, please, save our bridge.
Ms. Schneider: So, Commissioners, do we have any discussion on this?
Mr. Hull: I have a question for the speaker.
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Ms. Schneider: Sure.
Mr. Hull: At this point, do you or the group you are representing have a preference for any of the
options that the applicant is presenting? Or you're just asking for more time to further review the
options available?
Ms. Hayashi: This came out suddenly at one (1) of our meetings on Tuesday, and the problem we
are having with this is we've been told that we are going to meet, now, with Public Works. It's in
the workings. So because we are going to be meeting with them, we don't know what they are
going to present to us, and they don't know what we are going to say to them. At this point, we
don't ... you know, so that's why I'd like to ask that you, kind of, hold off on this. I know the Water
Department needs this for Lima Ola. Is that what it is? I mean, I'm just assuming it. I don't know.
Mr. Hull: I'm not familiar. I wouldn't say we can ... the Commission feels ... yeah.
Ms. Ha.. a� I'm just kind of wondering because I know that project is coming up and we've
heard about that project. And if it's so, then I don't know if it's going to put a kink in their project,
you know, deadline. So it's what you... (Laughter) You have the decision in your hands. Thank
you.
Ms. Schneider: Are there any other members of the public that would like to speak on this
application? Any discussion?
Ms. Nakea: I have a question just for clarification. So the group that ... I'm sorry, I forgot her
name ... is representing is trying to preserve the historical integrity of the bridge and also the safety
of it? Okay. And then this proposal in front of us has nothing to do with any of those things; it's
water.
Ms. Schneider: To do with the water line.
Ms. Nakea: Okay.
Ms. Schneider: That's going over the historic bridge.
Ms. Nakea: Okay, that's ... okay.
Mr. Hull: Commissioner, I would inject in so far as that while, to a certain degree, the safety
concerns that the last speaker spoke to may not lend itself to the historical aspects, I think what the
speaker was getting to was that the proposal of the water line itself may be impacting the historical
significance of the bridge in the sense of it may be affecting the aesthetic view or the quality of
the bridge in its historical experience, essentially.
Ms. Nakea: Thank you for the clarification.
Ms. Schneider: And our current bridge expert is not here today.
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Mr. Hull: Yes, and your in-house bridge expert is currently absent. (Laughter)
Ms. Schneider: So what is the Commission's...?
Mr. Helder: I certainly have some questions about this because normally when we see a project
like this, we see an impact statement that goes along with it that describes the bridge; the age of
the bridge and the design and what its function is within the community. This is really just a
pipeline project that we're being brought here and we're being shown.
Ms. Schneider: But it is a historic bridge (inaudible).
Mr. Helder: It is a historic bridge. And I can't see how laying a pipeline in the roadway of the
bridge preserves its historical integrity. I can see doing what they did on the Wailua Bridge, which
was hang it on the outside away from it. If the flood height is important, then it can be above the
flood height. What I'm hearing here, though, that it's like hurry up, hurry up, hurry up because
the DOT wants this done before they pave it and therefore, there's an anxious desire to vote on
this project; whereas on the other hand, we have a community group coming and saying this is an
important bridge to us. This historic bridge has a safety issue. The only other bridge that goes
across that river is not in good shape and probably something will have to be done to it. This
bridge exists. And having gone through this up in Wainiha where they've had to put temporary
bridges as part of the project to rehab an existing bridge, it seems that maybe being hasty on this
particular project is not the way to go because deferring the project for a certain period of time,
which allows more discussion about its historic nature, doesn't stop them from resurfacing the
bridge. They can resurface it, and then they can add whatever parts of the project into it that we
would like to have later on or is necessary, so the DOT's need to repave should not really be a part
of our discussion; that's the anxiety of the County doing that. Given my (inaudible) relative to
what we've been presented here, I would like to see us go ahead and defer this, and...
Ms. Schneider: Do we have a motion?
Mr. Helder: I will make it into a motion. I move that we defer this project for an unspecified
period of time to allow a better presentation that involves the historic nature of this bridge, a
description of the historic nature of this bridge and its role in the community, and have community
participation in the study that's being presented to us here; that's it.
Ms. Schneider: Do we have a second?
Ms. Wichman: Second.
Ms. Schneider: All in favor? Discussion. Any discussion? All in favor? (Unanimous voice vote)
So the motion passed (6:0) to defer this until we have a better presentation on the historic nature
of the bridge and how they will resolve it.
Re: Nomination of the Sloggett Residence to the State of Hawaii Register of Historic
Places, TMK: 5-4-04:15, Hanalei, Kauai = Dolphin House — Thorrington Smith Partnership.
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Mr. Hull: The next agenda item is H.3., nomination of the Sloggett Residence to the State of
Hawaii Register of Historic Places; TMK: 5-4-04:15; Hanalei, Kauai; Dolphin House —
Thorrington Smith Partnership. The Commission is in receipt of a letter from Avery Youn
nominating the Sloggett Residence to the Hawaii Register of Historic Places.
I believe Mr. Youn is here to represent the...
Ms. Schneider: Is the applicant here? Avery?
Avery Youn: Could I pass these out?
Ms. Schneider: Sure.
Mr. Hull left the meeting at 3:59 p.m.
Mr. Youn: Hello, Commissioners. My name is Avery Youn. I'm an architect here on Kauai;
been practicing here since 1987, I believe. I'm here at the request of the owners of the property.
Their names are Peter and Monique Thorrington, and they asked me if I could represent them in
trying to get their house placed on the Hawaii Register of Historic Places. I'm also here today to
ask for your support in our attempt to get this place on the State Register. It is already on the
Kauai Inventory of Historic Sites. I know the process to get something like this on the Historic
Register is pretty cumbersome, and we originally tried to contact the State Historic Preservation
Office, but they never returned our calls. We were able to get some information from the Director,
Alan Downer. He led us to a website of which we downloaded several applications; the main one
being the Federal Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. I did send out a packet to you as
part of my letter, and the packet I sent to you today is an update of that. It has a little bit more
information and better pictures of the project as it stands today.
Mr. Hull returned to the meeting at 4:00 p.m.
Mr. Youn: But the two (2) primary reasons why this is being nominated... well, firstly because the
owners want it and voluntarily wants this to be placed on the State Register. The person that built
the house, Henry Digby Sloggett, he originally constructed the house in 1930. His wife was Lucy
Etta Wilcox, an influential member of the Kauai Community, and they both contributed
generously to Kauai during the early 1900's. Secondly, the architect for the project, Mr. Hart
Wood, is known to be teamed up with C.W. Dickey out of Honolulu. In fact, they were partners
and they are responsible for designing many of the historic structures that you now see in Honolulu
and throughout the rest of the islands. On Kauai itself, Hart Wood designed the museum next
door. He designed the County Building Annex, the Ll-hu`e Christian Church. He designed this
house. He also did the renovations to the Waioli Mission, which is also on the State Register. I
say that Henry Digby Sloggett and his wife Etta... Etta was the granddaughter of Abner and Lucy
Hart Wilcox, the missionaries at Waioli Mission from 1846 to 1869, and I'm sure all of you are
familiar with the Wilcox name. During the early years, they were very philanthropic, like the
Wilcox Hospital, and there are many other things that they, sort of, donated to the community back
then.
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This property was purchased along with a series of beachfront properties in 1914, I believe.
According to the records, it was auctioned off by the Territory of Hawaii at that time. The main
house has always been used as a single-family residence even `til to today. It's a 1.87-acre parcel
on Hanalei beachfront. There is an additional dwelling unit on the south side of the property, but
that is not part of this request.
Since the house was originally constructed, there have been several additions that was made to it.
However, we believe that the historic character of the existing structure has been preserved through
maintaining the existing materials of board and batten siding on the upper floor, wood shingle
siding on the lower level. The original roof has been replaced with a composition shingle roof
today. A bedroom extension towards the south, adjacent to the entry, was made. There was a
veranda on the second floor that did not have a roof; a roof was added to it and the veranda enlarged
slightly. There was also a patio that faced the ocean; the patio has been enclosed. We'd like to
reiterate that the characteristics that were part of the original design created by Mr. Hart Wood are
consistent with the regional style of architecture that he and C.W. Dickey was famous for, or
actually created during the early 1900's for Hawaii. These include dominant gable roof feature,
and I have pictures in the back of your packet there that you can see to show how dominant this
gable -style of design was. There was always a latticed entry. There was an open lanai facing the
ocean. We know that additions were made to this house, but we also know that the renovations to
this original structure was done with deepest respect to the integrity and ambiance of the existing
architecture and keeping intact the original design character. As manifested by the original
architect who ... by displaying... the additions display conformance to the steep pitched roofs, the
prominent roof gable feature, the latticed entry, the integration of shed roof dormers matching the
existing, and keeping intact the original board and batten siding and wood shingle siding. In other
words, the additions compliment the original house design.
Mr. Sloggett himself, originally an agriculturist, I guess he was growing sugar cane, he held a
position as an Assistant Manager and Treasurer of the Grove Farm Company, as well as numerous
other positions. Originally born in England, he married Etta Wilcox; I believe it was in 1903. He
was also made the Manager of the Wilcox Grove Farm Plantation in 1920. He was also Manager
of the Mahelona Hospital, Director of Lihu`e Soda Company ... I believe that is the building right
across of McDonald's here in Lihu`e... the Kauai Telephone Company Director. He was the
Garden Island Publishing Company Director. He was the ... I mentioned Treasurer of Grove Farm
Company. He was a Treasurer of the Lihu`e Hospital, which is now known as the G.N. Wilcox
Hospital. I believe G.N. Wilcox was his brother-in-law or uncle. He was a member of the
Advisory Board for the Bank of Hawaii and the Lihu`e Salvation Army. Mrs. Sloggett was the
granddaughter of Abner and Lucy Hart Wilcox, the original missionaries, and she was involved in
the restoration of the Waioli Mission. In fact, her family and she, I guess, had a lot to do with the
dedication of the Waioli Park to the County. Mr. Sloggett also built a cabin in Koke`e, which
today is known as the YWCA Camp Sloggett, and that was donated to the County or State. He
also donated the five (5) acres at the All Saint's Church, so he does have a lot of accolades that's
worthy of some kind of recognition, and so does the architect. The architect... I'll say a little bit
more about him because I, as an architect, admire some of his work. He originally was born in
Philadelphia, moved to Kansas, practiced architecture in the Bay Area, in Oakland, I believe, was
his office, but did they most of the work in San Francisco. One (1) of his original projects that he
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worked on was the St. Francis Hotel, which I'm sure some of you are familiar with. And if you
see the type of architecture of that St. Francis Hotel and you go look at the A&B Building in
downtown Honolulu, you can see the resemblance. And what happened... when he moved to
Hawaii and teamed up with C.W. Dickey, also known as the Father of the "Golden Age" of
Hawaiian architecture, I guess these two (2) guys created the term "Hawaiian or Tropical
architecture" and because of their backgrounds being Oakland architects and being ... moved to
Hawaii where ... C.W. Dickey, he was part of the ... what family was that? I think Alexander of
Alexander & Baldwin. He was a member of that family. That's why the firm of Dickey and Wood
or C.W. Dickey did a lot of the downtown buildings in Honolulu where the Big Five, you know,
Theo H. Davies, Amfac, C. Brewer, Alexander & Baldwin, Dillingham, etc. Most of their
buildings were done by these architects, and were reflective of their style. However, when they
came to the residential buildings, the steep gabled roofs, the shed dormers, the lattice entries, and
the use of local building material, primarily lava rock, like how you see at the L7hu`e Christian
Church, these are the characteristics that they put in their buildings that created the term "Hawaiian
architecture". From their definition, "Hawaiian architecture" is the combination of what they call
neoclassical baroque architecture combined with the eastern culture of the Orient and combined
with the climate of Hawaii to create what they ... their own style called "Hawaiian architecture".
I guess Waioli Mission is one (1) of the buildings always used as an example of what "Hawaiian
architecture" is. And because there are not too many of Hart Wood's residences still around,
especially here on Kauai, I think there might be another one in Kekaha, but because this is one
(1) of the few remaining ones and it's in good shape, we are fulfilling the owners request and
asking for your help in getting us to place this project on the Hawaii Register of Historic Places.
Ms. Schneider: Any questions?
Mr. Youn: I brought a site plan, and if you look at the pictures, if you want me to explain further
what it was originally and what it is now, and what the additions were, but I'm pretty...
Ms. Schneider: Avery?
Mr. Youn: Yes?
Ms. Schneider: Did you do the additions?
Mr. Youn: I did the last addition. Are there any questions?
Ms. Schneider: Any questions from the Commission? Anybody from the general public that
would like to speak on this? Stephen.
Mr. Long: Has ... oh, Mary Jane, you're here. Have you reviewed this application? And can you
weigh in on this at all?
Mr. Youn: Can I comment on that before you?
Ms. Naone: Sure. Yes.
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Mr. Youn: I haven't sent this to the State yet. I thought, because this is Kauai, I should come
here first, and the building is here on Kauai. If you look at the process to get this nominated on
the State Register, it's pretty cumbersome. I do have the State application here and it's the same
as the Federal application. There is a lot more detail that's required than what you have in your
packets here. I wanted to come here first, get your support, and if I can get a letter of support from
you, I wanted to attach that to our application to the State Register, and then I was going to send it
to the State Historic Preservation Office. I'm sorry I didn't send it to you earlier, but... We tried
to contact the State Historic Preservation Office, but from my experience, they don't return phone
calls and they don't return messages. So we had to go direct to Alan Downer, and he sent us the
link to get these forms so that we could start, and he sent us an email. We were unable to get a
hold of him either until about ... took us around three (3) weeks.
Ms. Schneider: Thank you, Avery.
Mr. Youn: Okay, I'm sorry.
Ms. Naone: I can come forward and defend my... (Laughter in background) So, I do return phone
calls and email messages; hopefully you realize that. But Kapolei is...
Mr. Hull: Sorry, Mary Jane, if you could just state your name for the record.
Ms. Naone: Oh, it's Mary Jane Naone, again, from SHPD. I did forward the packet to the
Architecture Branch and requested some comments on the various applications and I haven't
received a reply, so they probably have not reviewed it if it hasn't been submitted.
Ms. Schneider: Commissioners, any discussion?
Ms. Wichman: I have a comment, please.
Ms. Schneider: Sure.
Ms. Wichman: The photos from the 1930's and then 2016...I mean, there has been quite a ... there
have been a lot of changes on here, like drastic, so it doesn't even ... I mean, it barely resembles
the early house. You can see part of the house that resembles it, but the rest of it is all additions
since that time. So I'm just wondering, really, how much of the initial integrity ... I mean, even the
courtyard or the court...
Ms. Schneider: I think the historic criteria is what...
Ms. Wichman: No, it's just that there's just been a lot of drastic changes from it, and it's difficult
to judge the historic value of it.
Ms. Schneider: David.
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Mr. Helder: Yeah, to me, this is ... I've been in this house; not recently, but... One (1) of the things
that I understood when we were doing the training with the National Park Service was that
something on the register... one (1) of the principle elements of it to even begin to qualify was
integrity, and the building had to be what you were nominating. Partly because if it's been
renovated over a whole range of time, you don't know exactly what part is being nominated and
why. In this particular instance, this house has virtually doubled in size over the years for a variety
of reasons; Iniki and a few other things. And a great deal of attention has been put on having all
parts of the house be integrated so that it looks like one (1) house; whereas one (1) of the
requirements that they have is if you are doing a renovation for a historic building, and we had this
with the German houses down here, that the addition be decidedly different enough that the original
structure be recognizable as an integral structure. This house is ... this is like a house out of
Architectural Digest. I mean, it really is all of one (1) piece; just a very, very nice house. But if
you just go down the street and look at some of the other houses; for instance, the Faye house, that
still have their original integrity and they were done in a very similar style at a similar time, you
can recognize those. This ... you wouldn't know that it wasn't designed yesterday and built
yesterday; the way it is. It would be problematic, and I would be interested to see, if you make an
application, what their determination is on this. But from my perspective here, it's ... if you put
this on the Historic Register here, people would drive by and go, what? What part of...it looks
like recent history. It's just ... it's so thoroughly modernized and integrated that it doesn't look like
any of the old houses along the Bay. Plus, I have also one (1) other thing that I took somewhat
exception to because in your application that you made, you said that this house is visible from the
street, and that's why there was going to be no visitation, but it has a high hedge and a solid gate,
and it's really not visible from the street. So it then becomes a question to me about why put it on
the register? What's the purpose of putting it on the register? But my basic reservations are that
this house really doesn't have the integrity of all of the elements. It has been so modified and so
well done. I mean, it's not badly done at all, but you can't see what you would nominate.
Ms. Schneider: Anything else from any of the other Commissioners? Do we have a motion?
Mr. Hull: The Department, in this case, would actually recommend supporting the nomination. I
think we definitely appreciate, from both the Commissioners, the points that it has been
significantly modified. The application does acknowledge those modifications. In this case, the
Department, one, I mean, would like to see it go up and see what, essentially, the State would have
to say, and it would be unfortunate if it just stopped here and didn't allow the State Historic team
to actually do the review process and determine whether or not it should be on the registry. But
then, two, also, in looking at the actual categorization of this property in the existing Kauai
inventory, it specifically lays out the distinguishing feature of why it's on the inventory. It has to
do with that very distinguished roof and the gables, and also, as well as the fact that it's associated
with Hart Wood. There is argument to be made that while there have been modifications to the
building, that prominent gabled roof is still maintained and preserved, and that's, essentially, at
the essence of why it still should be moved up to recognize that one (1) particular aspect of the
house, as well as the designer. So that's where, ultimately, the Department lies. And I think it
would be an interesting discussion to watch happen up at the State Historic side because of the
modifications that's being made. It's kind of somewhat ironic because when Avery brings up the
notion of the St. Francis in San Francisco, and if any of you are familiar with San Francisco ... I
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mean, Hart Wood and Dickey, they literally designed like half of downtown San Francisco. I and
the County Attorney actually cut our teeth in the Bay Area, so we are very familiar with some of
those buildings. And the St. Francis, which sits directly on Union Square, it's like a ... originally
and historically, it's probably a 14- or 15-story hotel in which it's still there and was one (1) of the
most prominent features of Union Square. Later on, because of a need to market itself more, it
was modified to have like this 50- or 40-story addition, which they put behind, so you have this
very modified hotel structure that has a new component, but it still maintains that integrity of the
initial hotel that was built and projects itself onto Union Square. Whether or not this holds the
same weight, I think it's all in the eye of the beholder, and then that's why, at this point, we'd
recommend moving it up to ... or supporting it so at least that discussion can be had with the State
Historic Preservation team.
Ms. Schneider: So do we have a motion to recommend?
Mr. Long: How about further discussion? My thought is that, personally, I'd like to see what
State SHPD Department has to say about the nomination application because I don't feel
comfortable, at this time, personally, supporting it saying oh yeah, let's ... no, I support this for the
National Register. I really would like to see what SHPD has to say, and I think it's a little bit ... I'm
appreciate Avery coming to us early, but maybe it's a little bit too early, and I'd like to defer that
for their input.
Ms. Schneider: Do we have a motion?
Mr. Hull: Essentially, you could just make a motion to defer the item in order to refer the issue to
State Historic Preservation Division for review and comment.
Mr. Long: So, I make a motion that we defer this item into the future to allow the nomination
application to be reviewed by State SHPD, Architectural Department, before we take a look at it
again and can have a more informed point of view.
Ms. Schneider: Do we have a second?
Mr. Helder: Second.
Ms. Schneider: All in favor? Any discussion?
Ms. Nakea: I have a question, I guess. So, they are going up to be on the State Registry, they are
asking us for a letter of recommendation to go along with the application to the State, so what you
are saying is that we wait on supporting a letter or supporting that letter, and then just see what the
State has to say, and then decide whether or not we want to give our endorsement as well? Okay.
Mr. Hull: To clarify the process, essentially, when we refer to the State, like I know it's kind of
this omnipotent entity, but the way it actually goes is you have State Historic Preservation
Division, which staffs the State Historic Preservation Review Board, and ultimately, it's much in
the way that the Department staffs this Board, but the State Historic Preservation Review Board
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will actually take the final action on whether or not the nomination is accepted and put onto the
State list. What Commissioner Long is saying is to forward it over to the State, and when referring
to the State, it's the State Historic Preservation Division, so essentially the staff, to give their input
as far as to whether or not this may or may not meet their recommendation for approval to the
State Historic Preservation Review Board.
Ms. Schneider: Nancy.
Ms. McMahon: Nancy McMahon. He did a really great job trying to clarify that with
everybody. This is based on... A couple of years ago, the Architecture staff tried to get a little
more formal guidelines when the Park Service was sort of on them of how they were doing
things for the Review Board and the fact that there was a push that we weren't ... they weren't
submitting enough..."we" because I was there... submitting enough nominations to the National
Register, which years ago in the past has always changed. It was a funding thing and it became a
different criteria thing for different States to get their Federal dollars. But what is now the
process is it's a 120-day process when you submit your nomination, so that nomination form that
I believe what Avery has, and he probably should have had Criteria C, which is for the Hawaiian
modern style of architecture, that would fit; that's the Hart Wood/Dickey (inaudible). Yes. And
that's, you know, quite similar to the Pineapple... the Turner's Residence. So Don actually
already had submitted that application last month to that, and both Don Hibbard and Ross
Stephenson... because they are doing some building on the Big Island ... told me the process is to
simultaneously then go to the local CLG's to submit, and then what happens after that
Commission... if they don't recommend it, that's fine, but if they do, then the Mayor from the
Counties will write a letter supporting that. And at the time ... by the time that finishes, that
process will be at DLNR where they will then be set for an agenda because they meet
quarterly ... to be then listed with that letter to come forward for review; that's sort of the process,
that's how it's supposed to dovetail into each other. So if that helps clarify that with everybody.
Ms. Schneider: Thank you, Nancy.
Mr. Hull: I think Avery might want to speak.
Ms. Schneider: We have a motion to defer?
Mr. Hull: There's a motion to defer. At your, essentially, discretion, I think the applicant
wanted to speak, but it's at your discretion on whether or not you want to afford that opportunity.
Mr. Youn: I just want to thank you for your consideration, and I do agree with you that there has
been a lot of additions made to this building. It's not twice as big; it's more like one-third more,
but not twice as big. And you are absolutely right, it has been modernized a lot, but the
modernization takes place on the inside. The exterior still reflects a lot of the original form, and
the additions also took into consideration the original form, so we are nominating this highly
from an architectural standpoint, also. With that, I thank you, and your position is fine. We just
wanted to bounce this off you first, so that you are not surprised when it comes down later on; if
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it ever reaches you. I just wanted your comments before we go to the State because it may never
come back to you if the State rejects it.
Ms. Schneider: Thank you, Avery.
Mr. Youn: Thank you.
Ms. Schneider: So do we have ... we have a motion. Do we have a second on that motion?
Mr. Helder: Yes, you have a second.
Ms. Schneider: Any discussion? No? Want to vote? All in favor? (Unanimous voice vote) All
opposed? (None) Motion passes 6:0, so we are deferring it to see what the State Historic
Preservation Division has to say about the application before we go forward on it. Thank you.
Re: Kauai Museum
TMK: 3-6-05:5, Lihu`e, Kauai
Proposed addition of a second story office, with an elevator to the Rice Building;
and a chair lift in the Wilcox Building.
Mr. Hull: Okay. The next agenda item we have, Madam Chair, is H. New Business, HA.
Kauai Museum; TMK: 3-6-05:5, Lihu`e, Kauai; proposed addition of a second story office,
with an elevator to the Rice Building, and chair lift in the Wilcox Building. We have a letter
dated 3/16/2016 from Ron Agor requesting review of KHPRC for proposed improvements to the
Kauai Museum.
Ms. Schneider: Can we take a 5-minute recess so Ron could set up?
The Commission recessed this portion of the meeting at 4:26 p.m.
The Commission reconvened this portion of the meeting at 4:33 p.m.
Ms. Schneider: Call the meeting back to order. This is the proposed addition to the Kauai
Museum.
Ron Agor: Aloha, Commissioners. My name is Ron Agor and I represent Kauai Museum.
With me are the Board of Trustees sitting in the back there, supporting this presentation. I'm
going to start off with the site plan.
Basically, Kauai Museum is sitting on the corner of Rice Street and Eiwa Street. The main
entrance to the Wilcox Building is from Rice Street. The entrance to the Rice Building, which is
this one, is through the back from the County parking lot. There's a wood fence here, and a
wood gate that you would enter the court area. This is the Wilcox Building. The Wilcox
Building was built in 1924, and in 1970, it was converted into the Wilcox Museum. The Rice
Building Museum was built in 1960.
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What we are proposing to do is to build a second story, adjacent to the Rice Building,
encompassing this area right here. We wanted to raise it up because the existing court area hosts
a lot of outdoor activities, and we wanted to maintain that space so that activities such as that can
continue. So basically, you'd come in ... to enter the Rice Museum, you would enter through this
gate, and this area here is a roof sheltering the corridor connecting the Rice Building to the
Wilcox Building. It's one-story supported by wood columns. Then, the entrance to the Rice
Museum is here, and we propose to put an elevator right here to access the second story.
This is the Rice Museum now. As you enter through these double doors, there is a video room
here, there is a winding corridor that comes into a display area, there are a lot of wall displays
here, and then there are more displays here, exhibits, and then there's a ramp that goes up to mid-
level in this area here, and then there is a stairway that takes you up to the second floor. On the
left, there is a restroom that was recently built to accommodate ADA, and it is accessible from
the outside, and this area is the storage area.
Now, the new area, again, is encompassed by these shaded columns here, and the elevator is
located right here. Again, the connection between the Rice Building and the Wilcox Museum is
under this canopy here going over to the museum.
Do you have any questions before I move on?
If not, this is the upper floor of the museum. This is an open corridor that looks down onto the
first floor of the museum. We have some exhibits here. We have a corridor going here with
double doors going into more exhibit areas.
So now, the addition encompasses these areas here. It's about 1,020 square feet with an elevator.
What you see here, outlined, is the roof of the covered corridor connecting it. The existing
building has a catwalk here, and have some windows above. We are trying to replicate that here
with a little catwalk, and with a similar type of windows above. And the railings around the
corridor here, we plan on matching the railings of the catwalk.
Any questions on the second floor?
I'd like to point out that this is the Wilcox Museum, and right now, this part of the mezzanine is
being used for an office. The purpose of this is to move the office in this area here, so that we
can have more exhibits on the upper floor.
This is an elevation of the proposed addition. Back here is the background of the existing
building. It has a little catwalk here with a metal railing going across and this type of windows.
We are trying to replicate that in front of the addition here with the same type of railing,
windows, and the eyebrow. We needed to drop the roof on the corridor because if it's too high,
the rain is just going to come in and wet the floor.
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This is an elevation from the Wilcox Museum looking on the side there. These are the columns
with the open area, which, again, will be used for outdoor activities. This is a profile of the
existing catwalk with the railing and the eyebrow, and we are carrying his motif in the front here.
This is the side elevation from the west. I did some investigation about finding similar rocks to
apply on this new building to match this, and it's really difficult to find, you know? Not just
that, but I think we have to stop taking those things from the field, you know? To a point right
now where people are actually stealing them, you know? So we have to kind of stop that. But
we are carrying the lines, the horizontal lines, onto the new addition, and we are just going to
plaster the exterior.
This is an existing photograph of the Rice Building right now. Again, the catwalk with the
railing, the windows, and the eyebrows. And this is a super imposed rendition of what we plan
to do. We are going to carry that motif as I mentioned and emphasized.
Okay, any questions on the Rice Building?
Ms. Hoomanawanui: No, not really.
Mr. Agor: Let's go to the Wilcox Museum. The only option we have for the Wilcox Museum,
since we've decided not to push the issue of connecting the two (2) buildings with an upper floor
corridor, is to install a chair lift that can go to the second floor right in this area right here. The
dimension is going to be approximately 3'6" by 5'. And on the second floor, it goes to the
mezzanine, yeah? Well, if we go back here, the main entrance for the Wilcox Museum is in the
front off of Rice Street, and there is a stairway here to go up to the second floor.
Ms. Schneider: So you are going to take out that (inaudible)?
Mr. Agor: Yes, we are not touching that. Oh my gosh. It's really hard to see. I tried to
superimpose the... The elevator is made up of a metal frame with glass, so you can see through
it. Here's another picture. It's really dark though.
For those interested in archaeology, the footings will be isolated footings for the columns, tied
together with grade beams, and our attempt is to ... not to exceed 18 inches below the existing
grade; that's what we intend to do. The elevator, of course, has to go down 4 feet for the
hydraulics.
Okay, now I'm going to move on to... If you don't have any questions, I'm going to move onto
a really, really quick ... you have to pay attention because if you blink your eye, it will be over.
This is a really simple rendition of both buildings; minus the landscaping and the cars and the
other buildings. This is from the County parking lot. There you see the wood fence with a gate
in it. That's the view from the west side parking lot. And this is a still picture of the addition in
3-D. Again, we are trying to replicate what is there. And this is a view from the Wilcox
Building. And that's it.
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Ms. Schneider: Any questions of the applicant?
Ms. Wichman: I have a question, please.
Mr. Agor: Yes.
Ms. Wichman: You mentioned the stone on the side of the building. Because it's kind of
contrasting when you have stone on the one side and then not on the other. And the Rice
Building is ... what? It's like 46 years old right now, so it's like four (4) years away from being
"historic". Is it really that difficult to get stone like that?
Mr. Agor: It's (inaudible).
Ms. Wichman: Because not all the stone comes from the field boulders, you know? So I'm just
confused by that because...
Mr. Agor: Well, we will make a concerted effort to do it. It's not going to be a problem to do.
Ms. Wichman: I think driving down the street, when you see the contrast in those two (2)
buildings, is going to be like, what? You know, people are going to like ... it's really going to be
stark.
Mr. Agor: Yeah, and it also could be monotonous because it's a long wall. Yeah. And then it
could define the addition from the original building, too. But we'll try; I tried.
Ms. Wichman: Yes, yes, I understand.
Mr. Agor: I'll try some more.
Ms. Wichman: Thank you.
Mr. Agor: Okay.
Ms. Schneider: Any other questions? Anybody want to speak from the general public?
Mr. Helder: It looks good. It sure that beats that elevator and walkway.
Ms. Wichman: Yes, it does.
Ms. Schneider: Yes, it's definitely better than the last solution.
Ms. Wichman: Yes, absolutely.
Mr. Helder: Yes, no, it's good.
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Ms. Schneider: Stephen.
Mr. Long: I'd like to thank you, Ron, for coming back to us and really being sensitive to our
concerns and...
Mr. Agor: Sure.
Mr. Long: Comments and input last meeting, and really appreciate the effort that you put into it.
I think you've come up with a really great solution. You know, renovations and additions aren't
easy, so I think that you've come up with, you know, the least impact to the historic building.
My only concern is that ... how you treat that ... the skin of the new building is really critical.
Mr. Agor: Yes.
Mr. Long: And if you can't find rocks that match, you don't want it to be sort of matching.
Mr. Agor: Yes. Right.
Mr. Long: That's not right either. I would just ask you to be sensitive to, you know, the
contrast, color, and composition; as opposed to creating, you know, a white elephant.
Mr. Agor: Yes.
Mr. Long: And I know you will.
Mr. Agor: Yes. And we will be coming back to you when we actually file for the Use Permit
application with the final colors and stuff like that, yeah.
Mr. Lona: Great. We'll look forward to that.
Ms. Schneider: So do we have a recommendation? Or a motion?
Mr. Hull: The Department has no recommendation at this time; it's really at the discretion of
this body. I think with what is being proposed... yeah, it's a significant alteration from the
original proposal where it looks like ... and then Ron, you may want to contact SHPD at this point
because under Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 343 and for this own Commission's edification,
any building or property that is on the State or National Register, any alterations to it are required
to go through the environmental review process in which you have to do an Environmental
Assessment document and/or an Environmental Impact Statement document. For this particular
building, which is on both the State and National Register, with what was previously proposed, I
think we could all say hands down because it's going to breach into the historical structure,
which is the Kauai Museum is on the inventory, but the other building actually isn't on the
inventory. When they were originally proposing to breach into that palladium glass window
area, hands down that's going to impact and will require an Environmental Assessment, but I
would say at this point, because all of it is now interior, which does still play a role in the
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inventory or having it placed on the register, having discussions with SHPD, if there is no impact
found, there may be a potential that the 343 Process is not necessary.
Mr. Agor: Definitely, Director. We are prepared to file an Environmental Assessment because
it's funded by the State.
Mr. Hull: Oh, okay. It's from the State funds.
Mr. Agor: Yeah, yeah.
Mr. Hull: Okay. Okay, well given that...
Mr. Agor: And we didn't want to proceed with that and the archaeological study, which is
needed for the EA, until we had some kind of consensus from this Commission.
Mr. Hull: Okay. Okay, well then, yeah, definitely, I think...
Mr. Agor: Yeah, so we got a lot of work to do.
Mr. Hull: Okay, yeah. Okay, so for the Commission's own education on that, when ... there was
a lot of discussion in the news, especially when the Superferry thing was happening.
Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements, there is a specific criteria list
of what type of projects trigger environmental reviews. Environmental reviews encompass
cultural and historic impacts, and ways to mitigate those impacts. One (1) of the criteria is that if
it's on the State or National Register and any alterations are being made that it has to do this
environmental review, which is ... it's questionable now whether that constitutes a historical
impact, but what the applicant is pointing out is they have ... the funding for this is coming from
the State and that's another criteria that if it's State or County funds being expended, it also has
to go through that environmental review. So officially, this body will be ... has the opportunity to
provide comments to the environmental review process.
Mr. Agor: And I'd like to note that we did forward this presentation to SHPD already.
Mr. Hull: Okay, perfect.
Mr. Agor: It's under their review right now.
Mr. Hull: Perfect. Thanks.
Ms. Schneider: So do we need a motion to recommend it?
Mr. Hull: At this point, I think Ron and the applicants, it looks like, are just wanting just general
comments. I think the feedback may be sufficient enough for them, in looking at Ron. Yeah.
Mr. Agor: Yeah, I'm happy.
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Mr. Hull: So given that preliminary thing, it doesn't look like necessarily anything... further
action is needed. You can kind of just accept the report and then when it goes through the
official environmental review process, we can forward it back to you folks and you'll have
another stab at it, essentially.
Ms. Schneider: Thank you, Ron.
Ms. Wichman: Thank you.
Mr. Agor: Thank you very much.
Mr. Hull: So technically, Jodi, is there a need for a motion of acceptance of the...?
Ms. Higuchi-Sa. e� You know, it is on the agenda. I would recommend that there be some
sort of action.
Mr. Hull: At this point, the Department would just recommend that a motion be made to accept
the report from the applicant.
Mr. Helder: I move that we accept the report that has been presented today on the Kauai
Museum project.
Ms. Schneider: Do we have a second?
Ms. Nakea: I second it.
Ms. Schneider: All in favor? (Unanimous voice vote) All opposed? (None) Motion passes 6:0.
COMMISSION EDUCATION (None)
Mr. Hull: The next agenda item right now is ... was supposed to be Commission Education. I
have to apologize because at the previous Commission meeting, there was a request to have an
agenda time to form a Permitted Interaction Group for the purpose of educational...
Mr. Helder left the meeting at 4:53 p.m.
Mr. Hull: And I got to apologize at this point because it didn't make it onto the agenda. I'm
only realizing that now. So we will make sure it is on the agenda for the upcoming meeting, but
yes, my apologies; that should have been on here.
DATE AND AGENDA TOPICS (April 28, 2016)
Ms. Schneider: And the next date is April 28th9
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Mr. Hull: The next meeting date is April 28th. Correct.
Ms. Schneider: And are we adjourned?
Mr. Hull: Yes.
Ms. Schneider: Adjourned.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:54 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Darcie Agaran
Commission Support Clerk
Date:
AKINAKA & ASSOCIATES, LTD.
Consulting Civil Engineers
April 20, 2016
Mr. Myles Hironaka
Kauai Historic Preservation Commission
c/o County of Kauai Planning Department
4444 Rice Street, Suite A473
Lihu'e, Kauai 96766
SUBJECT: Review of Proposed Projects, Hanapepe-'Ele'ele Water Systems:
HE-10 Hanapepe Road 6-Inch Main Replacement; TMK: (4)1-9-004, 1-9-005,
1-9-006, 1-9-006, 1-9-007, 1-9-010, 1-9-011 (Hanapepe Bridge) and 1-8-008,
HE-01 Re -organize Water System; Pipeline Connecting Hanapepe and'Ele'ele;
TMK: (4) 1-9-005, 006 & 007, 2-1-001: 003, 2-1-002:001
and 2-1-003: 013, 014 & 023
Hanapepe and 'Ele'ele, Waimea, Island of Kauai
Dear Mr. Hironaka:
On behalf of the County of Kauai Department of Water (DOW), we respectfully submit the two
subject projects for review by the Kauai Historic Preservation Review Commission (KHPRC) for
input to the State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD). The projects were previously presented at
the March 24, 2016 KHPRC meeting. At that meeting, a motion; recapped later in this letter, was
passed to defer action on the projects to allow presentation of additional information.
With the requested information now in hand, we request to be placed on the April 28, 2015,
agenda of the KHPRC meeting to present it, review the team's findings since the March 24th meeting,
and request KHPRC comments to the project and its design alternatives.
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Organization: County of Kauai, Department of Water (DOW)
Phone: (808) 245-5449
B. Contact: William Makanui
Akinaka & Associates, Ltd.
3375 Koapaka Street, Suite B206, Honolulu, HI 96819
Phone (808) 836-1900, email: whm@akinaka.com
C. Additional Contacts: Alison Chiu
Fung Associates, Inc.
1833 Kalakaua Avenue, Suite 1008
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 941-3000, Email: Alison@funghawaii.com
3375 Koapaka Street, Suite B206 • Honolulu, Ilawaii 96819
Phone: (808) 836-1900 • Fax: (808) 836-8852
Mr. Myles Hironaka
April 20, 2016
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D. Project Name(s): HE-01 Re -organize Water System -
Pipeline Connecting Hanapepe-'Ele'ele, and
HE-10 Hanapepe Road 6-inch Main Replacement
E. Project Street Address: Hanapepe Bridge
F. Hanapepe Bridge Location .03 Miles Southeast of Puolo Road
and TMK: (4) 1-9-011
G. 'Ele'ele Pedestrian Overpass 0.29 Miles Southeast of Puna Road
Location and TMK: (4) 2-1-005
H. Area of Potential Effect (APE): Included in the area of potential effect are the
existing and neighboring land parcels, as well as adjoining surface roads. Water
system improvements are proposed along Hanapepe Road; from Moi Road to Kona
Road; and along Kaumuali'i Highway between Kona Road and Waialo Road (See
Exhibit 1, in the enclosed Architectural Reconnaissance of the Proposed Pipeline to
Connect 'Ele'ele and Hanapepe under the Hanapepe Road 6" Main Replacement,
report prepared by Fung Associates, Inc.).
II. PREVIOUSLY (March 24, 2016 KHPRC Meetingl:
A. PROJECT PRESENTATION:
The subject projects were presented at the March 24, 2016 KHPRC meeting and the
PowerPoint; used during the presentation, is enclosed and briefly recapped here:
1. Project Description(s):
a. The HE-01 Re -organize Water System -Pipeline Connecting Hanapepe-'Ele'ele
project proposes a new 16-inch water line along Kaumuali'i Highway, from
Kona Road into Waialo Road, to connect the Hanapepe and 'Ele'ele Water
Systems.
b. The HE-10 Hanapepe Road 6-inch Main Replacement project proposes anew
12-inch water main; to replace the existing 6-inch main along Hanapepe
Road from Moi Road, across the Hanapepe Bridge, to Kona Road.
A section of the existing 6-inch water line to be replaced crosses Hanapepe
Bridge (or the "Bridge"), on the deck along the north parapet wall, partially
exposed at places along its alignment. Four design concepts, reflecting
different alternatives to get the new 12-inch across the Bridge, were
presented in the PowerPoint as follows:
• Concept No. 1: The new water line would cross the Bridge in the same
manner as the existing 6-inch water line; on the surface of the deck, but
along the south parapet wall. A grated walkway would enclose the new
water line on the Bridge.
Mr. Myles Hironaka
April 20, 2016
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• Concept No. 2: The new water line would cross the Bridge on the surface
of the deck, similar to Concept #1, but along the north parapet wall; in
the same location as the existing 6-inch water line. The new water line
would be protected by a curb and hidden under a continuous metal -
plated cover.
• Concept No. 3: The new water line would be mounted on brackets;
outside of the parapet wall, and hung off the north side of the Bridge.
• Concept #4: The new water line would be hung under the bridge on
pipe hangers. The abutment walls; as well as the three pier walls, would
be cored to pass the water line through them.
2. Consultations
a. Archaeological
DLNR State Historic Preservation Division on the Island of Kauai (SHPD-
Kauai) was consulted regarding archaeological investigation for the two
projects.
At the time of the March 24, 2016 KHPRC Meeting, SHPD-Kauai indicated
that archaeological monitoring was suitable for both routes and that
intermittent monitoring (only) would be appropriate; however monitoring
would need to switch to full-time as the work entered Hanapepe.
b. Historic Architecture
A Reconnaissance Level Survey (RLS); of 24 historic architectural resources,
was performed along the new water main routes and within the APE, whose
effective date built exceeds 50 years. Sixteen buildings and two bridges
were identified as eligible for listing on the Hawaii State Register and
National Register of Historic Places.
At the time of the March 24, 2016 KHPRC meeting, the survey was available
at the SHPD office and under review.
B. KHPRC & COMMUNITY INPUT:
1. Hanapepe Bridge Repair
At the March 24, 2016 KHPRC meeting, a speaker from the community related
that the Bridge is anticipated to be repaired and wondered about the status and
nature of this intended repair and its involvement with the HE-10 Hanapepe
Road 6-inch Main Replacement project.
New information related to this is presented below.
Mr. Myles Hironaka
April 20, 2016
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2. KHPRC Motion
At the March 24, 2016 meeting, KHPRC moved that action on the DOW
Hanapepe Road 6-inch Main Replacement and HE-01 Re -organize Water System -
Pipeline Connecting Hanapepe-'Ele'ele projects be deferred to allow a better
presentation that involves the historic nature of the (Hanapepe) Bridge, a
description of the historic nature of (the Bridge) as well as its role in the
community, and have community participation in the study that was being
presented.
III. UPDATE (Since the March 24, 2016 KHPRC Meeting).:
A. NEW INFORMATION:
The following is provided in response to the input received, and the motion passed,
at the March 24, 2016 KHPRC meeting
1. Hanapepe Bridge Repair Project
It has been confirmed that a separate division of the County of Kauai, the
Department of Public Works (DPW), is administering the Hanapepe Bridge
Repair Project. This project, which currently calls for the repair of cracks and
spalls to visible exterior areas of the bridge, is in the design stage. DPW has
informed DOW that it is anticipates soliciting construction bids for the Hanapepe
Bridge Repair Project in early 2017.
This DPW Hanapepe Bridge Repair Project is being managed by another County
department, with a different source of funding and on its own individual
timeline. Consequently, it is separate from and independent of the DOW HE-10
Hanapepe Road 6-inch Main Replacement project.
2. Historic Nature:
Hanapepe is one of the few towns on the island of Kauai not developed by sugar
or pineapple plantations. Straddling the Hanapepe River, the east and west
sides of the town were settled first by Chinese rice farmers, that intermingled in
1880s with the Hawaiian population still remaining in the area from pre -contact
times, then by Japanese about a decade later as they left the plantations.
The Hanapepe Bridge (or the "Bridge") was constructed in 1911 to carry
Hanapepe Road across the Hanapepe River and connect the east and west sides
of the town. It was the third bridge erected in the location, replacing an earlier
metal truss (bridge). In 1927, an elevated reinforced concrete walkway was
added to the original structure along the south side. However, since this change
is more than fifty years old, it is considered part of the history of the design and
does not impact the historic integrity of the original Bridge.
Mr. Myles Hironaka
April 20, 2016
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The Bridge is an early example of the Territorial Highway System in Hawaii and
one of the first examples of the use of formal engineering expertise in bridge -
making by the new territorial government after annexation. It is the first to
have been built using the earliest Territorial Legislature appropriation for
Kauai's Belt Road and Bridges and an excellent example of a reinforced concrete
deck girder bridge, a new technology at the time. With a maximum span of 48
feet, and total length of 200 feet, the bridge is one of the oldest reinforced
concrete deck girder bridges in the islands and up until WWII was the longest
bridge of this type.
The Bridge played a major role in the development of the County's belt road
plan to connect previously isolated communities with a paved highway and a
series of concrete bridges. However, the Kauai Belt Road was constructed
shortly thereafter in the 1930s, bypassing the town, and the majority of traffic
began utilizing the bridge on Kaumuali'i Highway instead. Consequently,
Hanapepe Road, and the Hanapepe Bridge, became a secondary transportation
artery.
The preceding was excerpted from the Architectural Reconnaissance of the
Proposed Pipeline to Connect'Ele'ele and Hanapepe under the Hanapepe Road 6"
Main Replacement, report prepared by Fung Associates, Inc. as well as the
individual Inventory Form for the Hanapepe Bridge incorporated into it, copies
of which are enclosed.
3. Community Role:
The rustic appearance of the Hanapepe Bridge (or the "Bridge") provides an
aesthetic contribution to the vistas from the river banks both up- and
downstream, as well as from the communities situated on the bluffs above the
valley. In an obvious role, provides an alternative means to cross the Hanapepe
River in lieu of the bridge along Kaumuali'i Highway.
As indicated above, the commercial center of Hanapepe straddled the Hanapepe
River since the turn of the century. At one time, there were more business
establishments on the west side of the river than there are now. Residents on
one side of the river would frequently walk to businesses on the other and vice
versa. Consequently, the Bridge has served as a connection between the east
and west sides of the town for over 100 years.
The elevated walkway on the Bridge was also used for many years by fishermen;
and particularly crabbers, as a platform to dangle their lines from, protected and
separated from vehicle traffic. In this context it provided a recreational
contribution to the community.
The Hanapepe Bridge allows for only one vehicle to cross at a time. This
restriction in vehicle speed compliments the rural ambience of the town as
opposed to the atmosphere at the busier bridge on Kaumuali'i Highway.
Mr. Myles Hironaka
April 20, 2016
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4. Community Participation:
a. SHPD-Kauai
Prior to the March 24, 2016 KHPRC meeting, SHPD-Kauai was consulted
regarding archaeological investigation for the two projects. At the time
SHPD-Kauai indicated that archaeological monitoring was suitable for both
routes and that intermittent monitoring (only) would be appropriate;
however monitoring would need to switch to full-time as the work entered
Hanapepe.
SHPD-Kauai later provided DOW with a letter, dated April 1, 2016
requesting additional information such as project area, verification of use of
federal funding, detailed scope of work and depth and extent of ground
disturbance, identifying staging and access areas, and the scope of work in
the vicinity of Hanapepe Bridge.
This information will be provided to SHPD-Kauai shortly, as part of
community participation as well as the Environmental Assessment process
(see the next item).
b. Environmental Assessment
An Environmental Assessment (or "EA") is being prepared for the two
projects as required by Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 343. As part of the
EA process, KHPRC as well as SHPD are being consulted as a means of
involving the community. Furthermore, under the overall EA process, the
EA will be made available for public review and comment and in doing so
will, and at that time, invite community input.
The anticipated issuing of the formal Notice of Availability for the EA, at
which time it will be distributed to government agencies and community
organizations, is targeted for around June 2016.
IV. REQUEST
DOW desires to proceed with Concept #2, for the water line crossing Hanapepe Bridge, as it
presents the least impact to the historic significance of the Bridge. Since all renovations are below
grade, the proposed work will not affect the significance of the adjacent historic buildings. All
ground disturbances will be in previously disturbed areas.
Therefore, we respectfully request for KHPRC review of, input to SHPD for, the following:
• KHPRC comments, to the DOW proposal to install the new 12-inch water line, across
Hanapepe Bridge, under the HE-10 Hanapepe Road 6" Main Replacement project
under Concept #2; on the deck of the bridge as a surface water line hidden behind
and beneath a curb and metal -plated cover.
Mr. Myles Hironaka
April 20, 2016
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• KHPRC comments if any, of a general nature to the either or both the HE-01 Re-
organize Water System - Pipeline Connecting Hanapepe-`Ele`ele as well as the HE-10
Hanapepe Road 6-inch Main Replacement projects.
We appreciate your consideration. Should you have questions at all, please feel free to call
me at (808) 836-1900, or email me at whm(@akinaka.com should you or your staff have any
questions. We look forward to working with KHPRC and SHPD on these needed improvements.
Aloha,
William Makanui, Project Manager
Akinaka & Associates, Ltd.
Enclosures:
Architectural Reconnaissance of the Proposed Pipeline to Connect `Ele`ele and Hanapepe under
the Hanapepe Road 6" Main Replacement, prepared by Fung Associates, Inc. (4 pages)
PowerPoint: Hanapepe Road 6-inch Main Replacement and HE-01 Re -organize Water System
-Pipeline Connecting Hanapepe-`Ele`ele Water Systems, from March 24, 2016 KHPRC
Meeting (31 pages)
Individual Inventory Form for the Hanapepe Bridge (3 pages)
Architectural Reconnaissance Survey
of the Proposed Pipeline to Connect Eleele and Hanapepe and the Hanapepe
Road 6" Main Replacement
i. Research Design
This architectural reconnaissance survey was undertaken as a result of communications between the Hawaii State
Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) and the Kauai Department of Water. The objective of the survey is to
ascertain whether any possible historic buildings or structures are located within the Area of Potential Effect (APE)
for the proposed Pipeline to Connect Hanapepe and Eleele and the Hanapepe Road 6" Main Replacement. No
historic contexts were prepared as a part of this survey.
The survey followed a methodology which included performing background research, completing a site visit to
photograph and gather information on any buildings located on the various parcels, and writing up the results of
the survey so any identified properties may be placed in the SHPD's Statewide Inventory of Historic Places.
ii. Coverage and Methodology
The survey examined all the properties adjoining Kaumualii Highway, Kona Road, and Hanapepe Road where the
proposed new water lines are proposed to be installed. This is a distance of approximately one mile, and the area
encompasses approximately 24 acres (see Figure 1).
Because of the survey team's previous knowledge of Hanapepe, no background research was undertaken prior to
the start of fieldwork. Don Hibbard and Alison Chiu, who meet the Secretary of Interior's Professional
Qualifications Standards as either an architectural historian and/or historic architect, undertook a walk through
survey of the APE on December 7, 2015. Approximately five hours were spent in the field photographing and
documenting the physical character of all the historic buildings and structures within the study area. One hundred
percent of the survey area, which covered approximately 24 acres, was investigated.
Upon the completion of the fieldwork, the survey team went to view the SHPD inventory files, only to be informed
that the office's architectural inventory files for the neighbor islands were in storage at an off -site location and not
readily accessible. SHPD staff will contact the survey team once the files are available.
Following the site survey, additional research was undertaken using such secondary resources as the State of
Hawaii Department of Transportation's Hawaii State Historic Bridge Inventory and Evaluation, Buildings of Hawaii,
the Kauai Album, and Hanapepe Town Historic Buildings Assessment. Following the gathering of information, this
report was prepared, reviewed, and finalized. Reconnaissance level inventory forms were completed for 24
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properties, which represent all the properties upon which historic buildings or structures stand. Historic buildings
and structures were defined as those whose "effective date built" exceeded fifty years.
iii. Brief History of Survey Area
Hanapepe is one of the few towns on the island of Kauai that was not developed by a sugar or pineapple
plantation. Straddling the Hanapepe River, the east and west sides of the town are connected by a single -lane
bridge with an elevated pedestrian sidewalk (1911). Originally, a rather substantial Hawaiian settlement resided in
this area thanks to the fertile and well -irrigated, flat, valley floor, which supported extensive taro loi. Disease,
however, decimated the native Hawaiian people, and by the mid -nineteenth century the area's population had
dwindled to a few hundred. Chinese rice farmers were attracted to the already established wetland agriculture
fields and to land parcels not under the control of large landowners. They intermingled with the Hawaiian
population during the 1880s. The town expanded in the 1890s, with much of its prosperity due most likely to the
growth in sugar production at neighboring Makaweli and Eleele. It was also during this period that Japanese
merchants, leaving the plantations, started enterprises in the town. As the Chinese were well -established on the
west bank of the Hanalei River, the Japanese located primarily on the east bank, on lands made available by the
Territorial government. During the 1930s, Hanapepe's prosperity began to decline. Not only did merchants have to
contend with the worldwide economic depression, but Nawiliwili Harbor in Lihue supplanted Port Allen as Kauai's
primary port and the belt highway traversing the west side of the island was re-routed to bypass the town in 1939.
As a result, Hanapepe has maintained much of its early twentieth century appearance. Land planners in the late
1940s attempted to refocus community activity to the makai side of the belt highway, with a minimum of success.
The Hanapepe Honpa Hongwanji was one of several religious buildings constructed in the makai area in an
attempt to promote the re -orientation of the town.
iv. Survey Results
Of the 24 properties identified in the course of the reconnaissance survey and included in this report, none are
presently listed in either the Hawaii or National Registers of Historic Places. Sixteen buildings and two bridges
appear to meet the criteria for listing in the Hawaii and National Registers for their associations with the
architectural or transportation traditions of the island of Kauai. Of these, six buildings appear to be contributing
properties in a possible Hanapepe Historic District. The other six properties do not appear to meet the criteria for
listing in either historic register because their historic integrity has been compromised.
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Bibliography
Designare Architects. Hanapepe Town Historic Building Assessments. (Honolulu: Designare Architects), November
30, 1991.
Hibbard, Don. Buildings of Hawaii. (Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press), 2011.
MKE Associates, LLC and Fung Associates, INC. "Hawaii State Historic Bridge Inventory and Evaluation." Prepared
for the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Highways Division. Honolulu: 2013.
Wilcox, Carol. The Kauai Album. (Lihue: Kauai Historical Society), 1981.
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• Architectural: Reconnaissance Level Survey (Fung Associates, Inc.)
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• Survey at SHPD for review
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• New Zz-inch Water Line to replace existing 6-inch Water Main
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• Kauai Historic Preservation Review Commission input and comments
would be greatly appreciated.
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Inventory Form
(County/Private)
General Information
Bridge Number: 007190071119004
Popular Name: Hanapepe Bridge
Feature Crossed: Hanapepe River
Feature Carried: Hanapepe Road
Milepost: County Private: Kauai
Longitude: 159d-35m-24.30s Latitude: 21d-54m-36.37s
Location: TMK: 1-9-04 & 1-9-10
Historic Name: Hanapepe Bridge
Designer/Engineer: Joseph H. Moragne
Builder/Contractor: George R. Ewart, Jr. and T. Brandt
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Construction Information
Bridge Type: Concrete Girder Construction Date: 1911 Replaced? No
Altered? Yes Alteration Date(s): 1927
Alteration Type(s):
Alteration Description(s): Addition of cantilevered concrete walkway at south parapet wall
Bridge Information
Number of Spans: 4 Max Span: 49.0 ft. Total Length: 200.0 ft. Deck Width: 23.9 ft.
Superstructure: Concrete Through Girder
Substructure: Concrete Abutment Wall and Concrete Wall Pier
Floor/Decking: Concrete Deck with AC Overlay
Parapets/Railings: Concrete Solid with Cap
Setting:
Other Features: Pipe railing at sidewalk; date of brige (1911) incised on north parapet wall
Historic Association
Eligibility Status: High Preservation Value Criteria: A, C State/National Registered? No
Current Function: Bridge Historic Function: Bridge
Area of Significance: Transportation, Engineering
Narrative Description:
The Hanapepe Bridge, a reinforced concrete deck girder structure, was constructed in 1911 to carry Hanapepe Road
over the Hanapepe River. The Kauai Belt Road was constructed in the 1930s bypassing the town and the majority of
traffic utilized the new Hanapepe Highway Bridge, thus Hanapepe Road became a secondary transportation artery.
The Hanapepe Bridge retains its integrity of location. The setting has undergone moderate change, with the erection
of levees along the Hanapepe River. In 1927, a reinforced concrete sidewalk was added to the original structure.
Since this change is more than fifty years old, it is considered part of the history of the design, and does not impact
the historic integrity of the original bridge. The original reinforced concrete material of the bridge remains intact,
however there has been some deterioration in the concrete parapet walls as a result of collisions. The workmanship
of the original bridge is quite high and is not substantially obscured by additions or repairs. The historic quality of the
bridge is obvious to travelers due to its early twentieth-century design and narrowness, as well as its physical
relationship to the new bridge constructed downstream.
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Significance Statement:
The Hanapepe Bridge is significant for its contributions to the fields of transportation and engineering in Hawaii. The
bridge is an excellent example of an early twentieth-century reinforced concrete deck girder bridge. The Hanapepe
Bridge is eligible under Criterion A as a prominent product of the early territorial government's public works program,
and for its significant contributions to the development of Kauai's transportation system and the early history of
Hanapepe town. The bridge is also eligible under Criterion C for its association with early developments in concrete
bridge construction in Hawaii. The bridge is also representative of the "work of a master": Joseph Moragne of the
County of Kauai Engineer's Office.
The Hanapepe Bridge is one of the early examples of the progressive Territorial Highway System in Hawaii and is one
of the first examples of the use of formal engineering expertise in bridge making by the new territorial government
after the annexation of Hawaii by the United States. The 1911 Territorial Legislature had appropriated, in Act 166,
$100,000 for Kauai's Belt Road and bridges. This bridge was the first erected on Kauai with these funds. (1) The
bridge played a major role in the development of the county's belt road plan which connected previously isolated
communities with a paved highway and a series of concrete bridges. The 1911 Hanapepe Bridge is the third bridge
erected in that location, replacing an earlier metal truss. (2) The Hanapepe Bridge is an excellent example of bridge
construction on Kauai in the early twentieth century, employing new reinforced concrete technology. The bridge is one
of the oldest reinforced concrete deck girder bridges in the islands and the longest bridge of its type in the state pre -
WWII. With a maximum span of forty-eight feet and a total length of two hundred feet, the bridge was significantly
larger and more technically complex than other bridges constructed during this period. County Engineer, J. H.
Moragne was instructed to draw up plans and specifications and call for bids for the bridge's reinforced concrete
superstructure and piers. (3) The contract was awarded to George R. Ewart, Jr. and T. Brandt for the low bid of
$11,950. The 1927 sidewalk addition was designed by the County Engineer of that time, R. L. Garlinghouse at a cost
of $2,600.42. (4)
(1) "Loan Com. in Busy Meeting," Garden Isle (September 26, 1911): 1, 6.
(2) "Work Begins at Hanapepe Bridge," Garden Island (16 May 1911): 1.
(3) "Tenders, concrete Bridge," Garden Island (August 8, 1911): 1.
(4) Spencer Mason Architects, Historic Bridge Inventory: Island of Kauai, prepared for the State of Hawaii Department
of Transportation Highways Division in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway
Administration, (Honolulu, 1989), 143.
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Hawaii State Historic Preservation Division
Architecture Branch
CLG Grant Application
CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT FY16-GRANT APPLICATION
I. APPLICANT
A. Countv
B. Address
4444 Rice Street Suite 105
City State Zip code
Lihue HI 96766
C. Contact Person for Grant
Nancy McMahon
D. Telephone Number for Contact Person
E. Email Address for Contact Person
I
nmcmahon@kauai.gov
F. Grant Amount Requested
$31 600
H. Total Proiect Cost
II. PRO] ECT SUMMARY (Use only the space provided -description section follows)
To establish a repository for the curatorial care of archaeological objects and
associated records from archaeological sites from the County of Kauai adhering to
the guidelines and procedures for the care and preventative conservation addressing
professional ethics and specialized storage as recommended by the National Park
Service's Museum Handbook,
The County of Kauai will provide the facility and the Kauai Historical Society will
provide the expertise, guidelines, and services to establish and maintain the repository
including and not limited to identification, transfer and acquisition, inventory,
arrangement and description, preservation, access and retrieval of records, realia, and
material for legal, research, and historical requirements.
Hawaii State Historic Preservation Division
Architecture Branch
❑ A. Survey & Inventory
❑ Reconnaissance Level
❑ Intensive Level
❑ B. National Register Nominations
C. Preservation Planning
❑ D. Educational and Interpretive Programs
R1 E. Special Projects
CLG Grant Application
TV. PROJECT DESCRYPTION (Use on/y the space provided)
Organize your description in the following order (see instructions for more info):
a. Introduction (includes local government goals & objectives)
b. Statement of Need
c. Project Description
d. Project Scope of Work/Objectives
a. The Kauai Historic Review Commission proposes establishing an archaeological
repository for the County of Kauai. Currently, artifacts and material culture recovered
from Kaua'i County projects, (i.e. roadways, public works and housing projects) remain
in the care of the respective contracted archaeological firm who completed the work.
Some of these facilities are off -island. The Kaua'i community has expressed interest
and support in maintaining the artifacts on island. The County of Kaua'i and the Historic
Preservation Review Commission envision that a central repository will provide an
educational opportunity for researchers, school groups, Native Hawaiians, members of
the community and other cultural groups to access artifacts recovered from Kaua'i
sites. A climate -controlled facility that houses the artifact assemblage and other
material culture will provide a resource for future research and interpretation into the
archaeology of Kaua'i.
Pursuant to Section 8-14.1 of
the Kauai County
Code, 1987,
as amended, the Kauai
Historic Preservation Review
Commission, has
the following
purposes:
Protecting, preserving, perpetuating, promoting, enhancing and developing
the historic resources of the County of Kauai.
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Architecture Branch
IV. PROJECT DESCRIPTION (continued)
CLG Grant Application
Plan, Chapter t (Ordinance No. 461), relating to Historic, Archeologic and
Cultural Resources and contained in Chapter 6 E (Historic Preservation) of
the Hawaii Revised Statutes.
c. Material and their associated records from archaeological projects require special
preservation methods due to the diversity of material they contain including organic
and inorganic material. The diversity of artifacts, i.e. ceramic, wood, stone, requires
distinct preservation treatments. Records are often in electronic format, e.g. LIDAR,
requiring vastly different preservation and access methods than print e.g. field
notebooks.
Archeological collections may also contain non-artifactual samples, such as botanical
material, soils, pollen, phytoliths, oxylate crystals, snails, insect remains, and
parasites. Preservation and care of individual objects must also consider the impact
on the collection as a whole. An important part of archeological collections are the
associated archival records (for example, field notes, photographs, maps, digital
documentation).
d. These preservation requirements will be addressed in the Archaeological Repository
for the County of Kauai in addition to archival precepts for the management of the
associated records. These include policies and protocol for identification, acquisition,
description and arrangement, reference and retrieval, and preservation of all material
and records. Due to the multiple streams of funding for archaeological projects the
repository will follow the guidelines established by the National Park Service for
resource management collections in order to satisfy federal requirements including the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990
Existing collections requiring immediate storage and preservation will be
complemented by policies and procedures articulating what are to be stored in the
repository. Policies will be created facilitating efficient transfer of required records and
material avoiding unnecessary handling of non -permanent items. Guidelines for
transfer, comprehensive inventory and description provide the opportunity to identify
appropriate storage and environmental conditions for the variety of material, i.e. film in
cold storage.
Due to the increasing use of electronic data best practices for a trusted digital
repository is required to assure integrity of electronic records. This requires ongoing
conversion of data to new technologies to assure retrieval and the ability to perform
integrity checks of the electronic data and media formats.
e. The Kauai Historical Society (KHS) will provide the expertise and services to
establish the repository and the ongoing management of the collection including
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Historic
Preservation
Division
Architecture
Branch
CLG Grant Application
V. SCHEDULE FOR PROJECT COMPLETION
List each proposed grant activity separately estimating the start and
completion dates. This should be a complete listing of all potential activities
associated with the grant including. Final projects must be turned in by
Thursday, August 30, 2017. A start date and completion date are not sufficient
for the Schedule of Project Completion.
WORK TO BE ACCOMPLISHED
Estimated
Starting Date
Estimated
Completion Date
Survey scope and content of existing
collections
June 2016
2 months
Establish inventory, arrangement and
description of collections to facilitate
identification and retrieval
October 2016
3 months
Establish environmental requirements for
collections
November
2016
3 weeks
Establish draft guidelines for the
collections (submission and use for of the
County repository)
February 2017
2 months
Assess electronic formats to be preserved
April 2017
1 month
Establish requirements for trusted digital
repository
May 2017
2 months
Final guidelines for repository
July 2017
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VI. PROJECT BUDGET
ELEMENT/OBJECT
CLG Grant Application
Salaries
Federa/Do/tars
ff h fcb
Total
(Include each position- volunteer or staff - and
(CLG grant
�
attach hourly wage if needed)
requested)
r`
justification
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,
Park Planner- oversiter
:ry
$13,400
Indirect %
,
*Include ustification for indirect %
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Total E/ement/Object:
y_r
$13,400
GOODS &SERVICES
Contract Services
Federal Dollars
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aSu€�'h�a��y��'
Total
(CLG grant
tiyr +rxfe�
requested)
Kauai Historical Society
$31,600
$41,600
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Materials/Supplies/Equipment
Shelving
Archival supplies
Freezer
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$10,000
$10,000
$1,500
Computer and electronic storage
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$3,000
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Total Goods &Services: � � � � �'; $66,100
The
Federal Do//ars
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Total Project Cost
Total Funding Request
$31,600
2t
$79,500
,R/
local government
share must equal
at least 40% of the
total project cost.
The 40% can be made up of a
combination
of hard
and soft
match.
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Architecture Branch
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE
(Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964)
County of Kauai
Name of Application -Recipient
CLG Grant Application
(hereinafter called "Applicant -Recipient")
HEREBY AGREES THAT IT will comply with'Pitle Vl of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L.
88-352) and all requirements imposed by or pursuant to the Department of the Interior
Regulation (43 CFR 17) issued pursuant to that title, to the end that, in accordance with
Title VI of that Act and the Regulation, no person in the United States shall, on the ground
of race, color or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or
be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which the
Applicant -Recipient receives financial assistance from Hawaii State Historic Preservation
Division and
Hereby Gives Assurance That It will immediately take any measures to effectuate this
agreement.
If any real property or structure thereon is provided or improved with the aid of Federal
financial assistance extended to the Applicant -Recipient by the Hawaii State historic
Preservation Division. This assurance obligates the Applicant -Recipient, or in the case of
any transfer of such property, any transferee for the period during which the real property or
structure is used for a purpose involving the provisions of similar services or benefits. If any
personal property is so provided, this assurance obligates the Applicant -Recipient for the
period during which it retains ownership or possession of the property. In all other cases,
this assurance obligates the Applicant -Recipient for the period during which the Federal
financial assistance is extended to it by Hawaii State Historic Preservation Division.
THIS ASSURANCE is given in condition of and for the purpose of obtaining any and all
Federal grants, loans, contracts, property discounts or other Federal financial assistance
extended after the date hereof to the Applicant -Recipient by the bureau or office, including
installment payments after such date on account of arrangements for Federal financial
assistance which were approved before such date. The Applicant -Recipient recognizes and
agrees that such Federal financial assistance will be extended in reliance on the
representations and agreements made in this assurance, and that the United States shall
reserve the right to seek judicial enforcement of this assurance. This assurance is binding on
the Applicant -Recipient, its successors, transferees and assignees, and the person or persons
whose signatures appear below are authorized to sign this assurance on behalf of the
Applicant -Recipient.
Dated
Applicant -Recipient's Mailing Address
Applicant -Recipient
County Mayor
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Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr. � Cat 1 M- chaelA. Dahilig
Mayor* - DirectorofPlanning
N� o a lb APP 15 P2 :l 1
Nadine K. Nakamura a� of tip Ka`aina S. Hull
Managing Director P L A h M i fi 6 L.uE' PAty Director of Planning
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
County of Kauai, State of Hawaii
4444 Rice Street, Suite A-473, L-ihu`e, Hawaii 96766
TEL (808) 241-4050 FAX (808) 241-6699
CERTIFIED MAIL
OR 13 2016
Kauai Historic Preservation Commission
c/o County of Kauai Planning Department
4444 Rice Street, Suite A473
Lihue, Kauai 96766
SUBJECT: Chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes Pre -Consultation and National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre -Consultation For
LIHUE TOWN CORE MOBILITY AND REVITALIZATION PROJECT
TOR-0700(073)
The County of Kauai has identified your agency as having jurisdiction and expertise for the
subject project.
The County of Kauai has received funding via the U.S. Department of Transportation's
Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) competitive grant funding
for the L1hu`e Town Core Mobility and Revitalization Project. The project intends to improve
vehicular, bicycling, walking and transit conditions in the town core. The project includes the
following six components (see attached site plan):
1. Eiwa Street Transit Hub
2. Rice Street Improvements and Road Diet
3. Ho'ala/Kalena Sidewalk
4. Ho'olako Street Bicycle/ Pedestrian Improvements
5. Civic Center Shared Use Path
6. Pua'ole/Malae Bicycle Boulevard
Vt. 1
An Equal Opportunity Employer WR 2 8 2016
Ch. 343, HRS and NEPA Pre -Consultation
Lihue Town Core Mobility and Revitalization Project
TGR-0700(073)
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The review process requires coordination with pertinent agencies and interested parties. Your
review and comment on the proposed project is an important element in the overall review.
If we do we do not receive any comments within 30 calendar days from the date of receipt, we
will take this as a response of no comment. Should you have any questions or require additional
information, please contact me by email at mdahiligg—kauai.gov. Project comments may be faxed
to the County of Kauai Planning Department at (808) 241-6699 or emailed to me at
mdahilig@kauai.gov.
Me Ke Aloha Pumehana,
ichael A. Dahilig
Director of Planning
Enclosure: (Project Site Plan)
cc: Kaha'a Rezantes, Engineering Team Lead- Federal Highway Administration- Hawaii Division Office
Pratt Kinimaka, Acting Highways Administrator- Hawaii Department of Transportation
Larry Dill, District Engineer- Hawaii Department of Transportation- Kauai District
LIHU'E TOWN CORE
MOBILITY &
REVITALIZATION
If
0 250 500 Feet
—' PROJECTS IN
`--'� PROGRESS
(No TIGER funding)
A. Hardy Street
B.'Umi Street
C. Haleko Street
D. Ho'ala - Rice
Shared Use Path
-TIGER PROJECT
COMPONENTS
1. 'Eiwa Street Transit Hub
2. Rice Street
3. Ho'ala/Kalena Sidewalk
4. Ho'olako Street Bicycle/
Pedestrian Improvements
5. Civic Center Shared Use
Path
6. Pua'ole/Malae Bicycle
Boulevard
COKPLNI051915