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PA Quarterly Meeting Meeting Minutes—5 November 1, 2012
Michael Lee asked:
What has HART done to find cultural and/or lineal descendants What
newspapers (Ka Wai Ola, Honolulu Star-Advertiser) have you advertised in your
search Very important to get lineal descendants on board.
The fact that you have people that have worked on project’s elsewhere, does not
address the lineal descendants issue; there is a hierarchy of protocol.
He also added that not all of us could attend the Cultural Monitoring Safety
Orientation. Will there be another
HART has placed legal advertisements in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ Ka Wai Ola
newspaper and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and has also distributed an eBlast notification
seeking cultural and/or lineal descendants. Additionally, the Native Hawaiian Chamber of
Commerce and other Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHO) have been sharing the
information within their network. (Also see discussion above, under Stipulation III.B regarding
November 8, 2012 meeting.)
At this time, additional Cultural Monitor Safety Orientation sessions are not scheduled.
Paulette Kaleikini commented:
Cultural Monitors should be state-recognized cultural and/or lineal descendants
of the area; we come forward to be recognized in order to fully participate. She
also noted that she had complaints from family members – who are Cultural
Monitors – last night, who feel they are being controlled and manipulated.
Kanaloa Koko (Royal Order of the Crown; Ka Iwi ‘Ōlelo) had a different opinion:
Cultural Monitors can be from any district (ahupua‘a) as long as they are Native
Hawaiian. No matter where you come from, a Native Hawaiian has a right to
participate as a Cultural Monitor.
HART is in the planning stages for a project-wide Cultural Monitoring Program for
construction, and is currently working with a group of monitors, many of whom have served as
monitors for other projects on O‘ahu and includes state-recognized cultural and/or lineal
descendents.
IV. Design Standards
Ken Caswell, HART’s Chief Architect, lead the discussion on the status of the station design
and value engineering that has occurred.
IV. A (Design Language Pattern Book)
The Design Language Pattern book has not been modified and will not be updated. It is still
being utilized.
Blythe Semmer commented:
Referring to PA stipulation IV.A, when will the City, FTA and/or kāko‘o give an
initial assessment of whether the designs for stations with the potential for
cultural sensitivity and/or near historic resources (Aloha Stadium, Pearl Harbor
Naval Base, Chinatown and Downtown stations) meet the Secretary of Interiors’
Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties Will we hear from you folks
on or around the time of Workshop #2 that appears here on the Design
Workshop Schedule
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu asked Blythe:
Please articulate for those who are new at the table, what are the sensitivities
you are referring to with regards to the station and its design.