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Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i Job Code: HALEA 2Community Contacts and ConsultationsName Affiliation Contacted 2 PersonalKnowledgeMr. GeorgeKaimiolaKama‘āinaNMr.Cultural Advisor for theKaponoai Kaho‘olawe IslandAMolitau Reserve CommissionMr. EthanRomanchakKama‘āina Y SCommentsMr. Romanchak recallsthe sandalwood trade,and describes that‘ōhelo berries and akalaberries were used forfood. He notes that thereare several dye plantsfound in the upper forestbut cannot recall theirnames. He said the heknows people whocollect ‘a‘ali‘i and otherplants for haku leis andwreaths.Interviews and consultations were conducted by Colleen Dagan, B.S. from February throughthe first week in April. Presented below are summaries and excerpts from informal telephoneinterviews and e-mailed responses by different community members. The summaries focus onthe information in the interviews related to land uses and traditional cultural resources, practicesand beliefs related to Haleakalā , Pu‘u Kolekole, Pu‘u Ula and the surrounding uplands.6.1 Summaries of Informal Interviews6.1.1 Ms. Wallette PelegrinoMs. Pelegrino stated that she would share the CSH contact letter with a group of colleagues.Ms. Pelegrino said that she has visited Haleakalā throughout her life to watch the sunrise. Shecontinues to visit Haleakalā once a year to watch the sunrise. As a teenager at St. Anthony's shevisited the crater with her school and experienced the Brocken phenomenon. The Spectre of theBrocken, as it is known, is a natural phenomenon that can be witnessed in the late afternoon atthe summit of Haleakalā Crater. With the sun at your back and facing the crater, a huge shadowof yourself is cast in the clouds and encircled by a rainbow.6.1.2 Mr. Leslie KuloloioBorn and raised on Maui, Mr. Kuloloio has ancestral ties to Honua‘ula Moku and sits as amember on the Maui/Lāna‘i Islands Burial Council. Mr. Kuloloio spoke of the importance ofHaleakalā as a sacred place that brings forth life and ties together the features of the landscape ofHonua‘ula and the birth of the lands below. With regard to East Maui in its entirety, Mr.Kuloloio makes specific mention of Pohaku Palaha, the point at which all of the moku of EastMaui begins. Mr. Kuloloio also mentions the significance of Haleakalā as a burial ground. WhileAPPENDIX F (2): Supplemental Cultural Impact Assessment For the Proposed AdvancedTechnology Solar Telescope (ATST) at Haleakalā High Altitude ObservatoriesTMK (2) 2-2-07:00894