Ku'iwalu: Connecting the Eight Islands of Hawaii

University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (UH)
Comprehensive Management Plan for Mauna Kea Science Reserve

Ku‘iwalu was retained by UH to prepare the Comprehensive Management
Plan for the Mauna Kea Science Reserve (CMP). The preparation of the
CMP has involved extensive review of previous management and master
plans, and environmental reports (both state and federal environmental
assessments and impact statements). The critical component of the CMP
has been developing both traditional forms of public outreach (public
meetings and mail outs) and more local small talk story sessions in venues that are more
conducive to rural communities, in particular native Hawaiian communities to solicit a wide array
of input. This effort has involved coordination with native Hawaiian organizations, and scientific,
educational, recreational and regulatory agencies to forge partnerships to address the very
culturally and environmentally sensitive issues related to managing the cultural and natural
resources on Mauna Kea.

Sandwich Isles Communications, Inc. (SIC)
Statewide Fiber Optic Cable Project

SIC is a rural telephone company that is installing
underground fiber optic cables through existing State Department of Transportation and County
roadways for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Ku‘iwalu is responsible for, among
several other responsibilities, cultural resource management compliance and conducting
statewide community and individual meetings with agencies and native Hawaiian organizations
during the planning and construction activities for the SIC project. We are responsible for
gathering support and addressing concerns of the various stakeholders (native Hawaiian
communities, government agencies, and private enterprises) involved in this project.

Cades Schutte
Wal-Mart Ke‘eaumoku

Ku‘iwalu was contracted by Cades Schutte to specifically facilitate and coordinate with the recognized Cultural Descendants, State Historic Preservation Division, O‘ahu Island Burial Council, Wal-Mart and other relevant parties the re-interment of the iwi kūpuna discovered on the Ke‘eaumoku Wal-Mart site. Ku‘iwalu was responsible for the drafting and coordination of a revised Burial Site Component of the Data Recovery Plan, regular meetings with the Cultural Descendants, public presentations before the O‘ahu Island Burial Council, and the logistical arrangements for the actual re-interment of the iwi kūpuna which was completed in December 2009.

Friends of ‘Iolani Palace
Facilitation of a Visioning Project for ‘Iolani Palace 2050

Ku‘iwalu was contracted by the Friends of ‘Iolani Palace to facilitate the visioning project for ‘Iolani Palace. Ku‘iwalu researched and identified key individuals and groups, and held interviews and "talk story" sessions to discuss their perception, vision (current and future), preservation, sovereignty and other issues, as they related to ‘Iolani Palace in the future. All of the information gathered during these sessions were documented and provided to the Friends of ‘Iolani Palace for their review and implementation as deemed appropriate.

General Growth Properties (GGP)
Ward Neighborhood Master Plan

Ku‘iwalu has been retained to assist GGP in the area of cultural resource
management. This service specifically entails assisting GGP in developing proactive measures
to address culturally sensitive issues, in particular the protection and preservation of native
Hawaiian burials. The proactive measures include consulting with potential lineal and cultural
descendants who may have ancestors buried within the 60 acres of the proposed development.
Ku‘iwalu’s role is to facilitate the consultation process with the families, the State Historic
Preservation Division and the O‘ahu Island Burial Council. As part of our consultant services,
Ku‘iwalu also consults with native Hawaiian organizations, including Office of Hawaiian Affairs,
Hawaiian Civic Clubs, and Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and others that may have
an interest in the development of Kaka‘ako.

Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (PCSU), UH Manoa
Remove Rats, Restore Hawai‘i

Ku‘iwalu was retained by PCSU to develop a community and communications outreach plan for the collaborative federal (US Fish and Wildlife Services and the Natural Resources Section of the US Army Environmental Division) and state (Department of Land and Natural Resources) Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to preserve and protect native species from the devastating effects of rodents. Ku‘iwalu’s primary role was to facilitate public education awareness about the effects of rodents on native species, in particular its adverse effects on native Hawaiians’ ability to exercise traditional and customary gathering practices of these valuable resources. This effort involves the development of a strategic statewide plan to educate the community, in particular the native Hawaiian community, and solicit their support during the environmental review process.

Outrigger Enterprises, Inc. (OEI)
Beachwalk Redevelopment Project

Ku‘iwalu was contracted by OEI to provide assistance with their cultural
resource management consultation needs in the redevelopment of their Waikīkī projects. Our
services involved implementation of a proactive plan to ensure timely compliance with historic
preservation mandates while ensuring that construction activities proceed in a timely and
efficient manner. Ku‘iwalu was responsible for overseeing the archaeological and cultural
resource management services and gathering support and addressing concerns of the various
stakeholders (native Hawaiian descendants and organizations, government agencies, and
private enterprises) involved in this project.

Fifield Companies
Allure Waikīkī Condominium Project

Ku‘iwalu was contracted by the Fifield Companies to provide assistance
with their cultural resource management and consultation needs in the development of their
luxury condominium project – the Allure Waikīkī. As with all of our cultural resource
management projects, we implemented a proactive plan to ensure timely compliance with
historic preservation mandates to ensure that construction activities proceed in a timely and
efficient manner – this was done with thoughtful coordination between Ku‘iwalu, Fifield,
recognized cultural descendants, the archaeological consultant, the State Historic Preservation
Division, and the O‘ahu Island Burial Council. Ku‘iwalu was responsible for meeting with
government agencies, native Hawaiian descendants and organizations and gathering support to
facilitate the development of the project.

KU‘IWALU
Pauahi Tower, Suite 750
1003 Bishop Street
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813
Phone: (808) 539-3580 • Fax (808) 539-3581
Email: • kuiwalu@kuiwalu.com