Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 26, Number 9, 1 September 2009 — MAKUʻU AHUPUAʻA [ARTICLE]

MAKUʻU AHUPUAʻA

Notice is hereby given that human remains were documented during Archaeological Inventory Survey of a property located in Maku'u Ahupua'a, Puna District, lsland of Hawai'i, Hawai'i [TMK: (3)1-5-010:032]. The parcel is a portion of former

Grant No. 1013, issued to D.W. Maiau in 1852, who was the husband of Hanai. Families known to have applied for Land Commission Awards in surrounding Maku'u include Kamaliikapu, Malule, Isaaka Kaima, Puulau, and Moemoe. Three of the unmarked burial sites are presumed to date to Ihe Historic Period and one site is presumed to contain Traditional Native Hawaiian remains. Proper treatment shall occur in accordance with Chapter 6E, Revised Statutes, Section 43.5 regarding unmarked grave sites. The final disposition of Ihe burials shall be made by the State Historic Preservation Division-Burial Sites Program in consultation wilh the Hawai'i Island Burial Council. Interested persons please respond within 30 days of his notice to discuss appropriate treatment of these remains. Individuals responding must be able to adequately demonstrate lineal and/or cultural eonneetion to the burials on Ihe above referenced parcel in Maku'u, Puna, Hawai'i. Contact: Phyllis Coochie Cayan, Histoiy and Culture Branch Chief, DLNR-SHPD/ (808) 6928015/ Kakuhihewa Building, 601 Kamokila Blvd., Suite 555, Kapolei, HI 96707; Analu Josephides, Cultural Historian, DLNRSHPD/ (808) 327-4959/ 40 Po'okela St., Hilo, HI 96720; Glenn Escott, Scientific Consultant Services, ine./ (808) 959-5956/ P.O. Box 155, Kea'au, HI 96749; and/or Robert Spear, Scientific Consultant Services, ine./ (808) 597-1182/ 711 Kapi'olani Blvd., Suite 975, Honolulu, HI 96813.