Current through February, 2024
(a) An
archaeological inventory survey report shall be prepared to record and
synthesize the data gathered from background research, field survey and
consultation process with knowledgeable individuals. The report shall include:
(1) Identification of the survey area:
(A) On a 1:24000 scale United States
Geological Survey quadrangle map, or on a portion or an enlargement of a
portion of this map; and
(B) In the
text, stating the island, district and ahupua'a of the area and the tax map key
(TMK) and acreage of the parcel.
(2) Identification of the owner or owners of
the parcel; and
(3) A description
of the environment, to include:
(A)
Topography (including general elevations, distance inland, and general terrain
patterns);
(B)
Vegetation;
(C) Geology and
soils;
(D) Climate, including
rainfall; and
(E)
Hydrology.
(b) The report shall contain a section on
background research which shall be used to predict the kinds and distributions
of historic properties that might still be present and to provide a context for
understanding and evaluating the significance of any historic properties that
are found. The background section of the report shall include:
(1) Historic background information, which
shall:
(A) Present findings on land use and
site patterns for the project area and either ahupua'a or other appropriate
areas as determined in consultation with the SHPD for:
(i) Prehistoric and early historic times, as
revealed by any eighteenth or nineteenth century literature on
Hawaii;
(ii) 1848 -1851 times, as
indicated by land commission awards; and
(iii) Post-1850 times as revealed in later
literature or through oral history.
(B) Provide a summary of documents and
materials reviewed during the research; and
(C) Indicate:
(i) Whether any land commission awards were
granted within the project area and within either the ahupua'a in which the
project area is located or other appropriate areas as determined in
consultation with SHPD; and
(ii) If
awards were granted within the ahupua'a or other appropriate areas as
determined in consultation with SHPD, specify the number of these awards, their
LCA number, the use of each plot or apana awarded, and locate the awards on a
map whenever possible.
(2) Archaeological background information,
which shall review any relevant prior archaeological studies in the project
area and in either the ahupua'a in which the project is located or other
relevant areas as determined in consultation with SHPD. At a minimum, the SHPD
library shall be consulted for prior studies. If no studies exist, the
archaeological inventory survey report shall so state this fact. If studies
exist, the findings shall be summarized. This summary shall include:
(A) The areal extent of the prior survey
coverage indicated on a map;
(B) A
synthesis and analysis of information on the project area and its related
lands' chronology, function and land use patterns, reconciling, as needed, the
historical and archaeological information; and
(C) Predictions as to types of sites expected
to be encountered during field survey.
(3) If an inventory plan was submitted to,
and approved by, the SHPD, the information in this section may be omitted from
the inventory report.
(c) The report shall contain a section on
methods used in the archaeological field survey which shall include:
(1) The names and qualifications of the
principal investigator;
(2) The
number of field personnel, the dates when the survey was performed and the
duration of time for the survey;
(3) The extent of survey coverage. If the
coverage was less than one hundred percent, the rationale for the sample (the
sampling design) must be presented in a careful discussion. Sampling designs
which included analysis of possible subsurface sites under sand dunes, urban
fill, and other areas must also be presented here;
(4) A discussion of any factors which limited
the survey effort;
(5) The
techniques used to identify archaeological properties (transects, sweeps, test
excavations, augering, etc.);
(6)
The extent of historic property recording (mapping, measuring, photographing,
test excavations) and the techniques used, with the rationale for these
techniques given;
(7) The method
used to plot site location; and
(8)
The method used to determine a site and its boundaries.
(d) The report shall contain a section on its
archaeological field survey and laboratory findings. Each archaeological
property found shall be individually described as follows:
(1) A state inventory number and any previous
numbers;
(2) A reference to a
previous study, if the property has been previously recorded;
(3) The property's formal type (e.g.,
C-shaped enclosure, platform, enclosure, wall, paving, etc.). If it has several
major features, then each of these should be noted (e.g, 3 C-shaped enclosures,
1 platform, 4 stone cairns); and
(4) A description of each property, to
include:
(A) Size, horizontal extent;
(B) Shape, materials, methods of
construction, and area of the major feature or features with representative
architectural heights and widths, etc. (in metrics);
(C) The presence or absence of surface
remains (artifacts, midden, debris, etc.), and if present, the general nature
of these remains and their density and distribution;
(D) The presence or absence of any subsurface
deposits, and if present, an assessment of the general depth and nature of the
deposits. If test excavations, augering, etc., occurred, these results must be
presented here and shall include stratigraphic information with:
(i) Standard U.S.D.A. soil descriptions (with
Hunsell colors); and
(ii)
Stratigraphic profile drawings, to scale, that include observed surface and
subsurface features. When appropriate, representative line-drawn profiles, to
scale, of test excavations not through surface architecture may be used where
no subsurface features are visible in the excavation side walls;
(E) Representative photographs,
illustrations, or both;
(F) Drafted
plan map to scale, which shall include major features, and location and shape
of internal features such as firepits, cupboards, midden deposits, a bar scale,
north arrow, and indicate in the text the method used (e.g., tape and compass
or type of instrument mapping);
(G)
The integrity of the site;
(H) An
assessment of site function or functions, with reasonable and adequate
supportive arguments. The character of habitation sites shall be clearly
interpreted;
(I) An assessment of
site age, with absolute dating results when available; and
(J) An evaluation of site
significance.
(e) The report shall document, describe, and
graphically display any previous land disturbances (e.g. bulldozing, grubbing
by machine, or sugarcane cultivation) identified during the survey.
(f) The report shall contain a summary of the
findings, to include, but not be restricted to:
(1) Total number of archaeological sites
found;
(2) A map or maps locating
all the archaeological properties found and, if practical, their boundaries,
with at least one site location map being a portion of the relevant United
States Geological Survey standard 1:24,000 topographic map;
(3) A table presenting the sites with their
state number, formal type, and possible function listed;
(4) If multiple archaeological sites within a
major functional type (such as religious, burial, permanent habitation, and
temporary habitation site types) are found, summaries of each type shall
occur;
(5) A re-evaluation of ideas
on the history of land use in the ahupua'a and the parcel; and
(6) In cases where more than five sites are
present within a major functional type, the summary of the functional type
shall include:
(A) A table which itemizes for
each site and its relevant constituent structures the key variables used to
determine the function (e.g., form, area); and
(B) A map showing the distribution of the
sites within that functional type.
(g) The report shall contain information on
the consultation process with individuals knowledgeable about the project
area's history, if discussions with the SHPD, background research or public
input indicate a need to consult with knowledgeable individuals.
(1) Information shall include:
(A) Personnel conducting the consultation
process, with names and qualifications;
(B) Methods of identifying and contacting
knowledgeable persons;
(C) Names of
knowledgeable persons consulted, or, if the person wishes to remain- anonymous,
a characterization of the person; and
(D) A summary as to whether additional
archaeological historic properties were identified during the consultation
process, and whether additional information on archaeological site function was
obtained during the consultation process;
(2) Should additional information on site
function be obtained, that information shall be presented in the site
description portion of the report;
(3) Consult SHPD guidelines on ethnographic
surveys and reports for assistance in preparing findings from the consultation
process; and
(4) If an inventory
plan was submitted to, and approved by, the SHPD, the information in this
section may be omitted from the inventory report.