Archaeological Monitoring for Bellows Excess Lands Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis Phase I Field Sampling Activities, Final

Summary

Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis investigative activities at thirteen areas at Bellows Air Force Station (BAFS) were monitored. These activities consisted of: [1] the removal of above-ground storage tanks, electrical transformers, and other materials; [2] the collection of sediment and ground-water samples; and [3] the clearance of vegetation, either by hand or machine.

Three historic sites are located in the project area. These are: [1] Site 50-80-15-383, a traditional Hawaiian pu‘uhonua; [2] Site 50-80-15- 4850, which contains a cultural deposit of basalt flakes, buried A-horizons, and a crescent shaped pile of basalt cobbles, and [3] Site 50-80-15-4859, a complex of military structures. Site 383 is located on the top of Haununaniho Hill. Site 4850 is an irregularly shaped site extending from southeast of the Nike-Hercules missile facility, across and north of Inoa‘ole Stream, and west around the base of Haununaniho Hill. Site 4859 encompasses the entire project area.

Four EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc. (EA) sampling locations were located within the boundary of Site 383, 10 EA sampling areas were located within Site 4850, and nine EA sampling areas were located within the boundary of Site 4859. Although the scope of work did not involve the recording of historic features, several concrete pads and historic garbage, features of Site 4859, were noted in the southwest comer of the project area.

For the areas sampled during this project, it is recommended that monitoring be conducted on future ground-disturbing activities which extend below 15 centimeters below the ground surface. This recommendation does not apply to areas located within the Nike-Hercules missile facility, the northern portion of Haununaniho Hill or in the vicinity of EA sampling area ST 11 A. Subsurface cultural deposits may exist within the project area at locations not sampled. Monitoring for intact Hawaiian features located on the surface is not deemed necessary based upon the known lack of these features due to extensive military activity in the past. However, the monitoring for WWII-era surface features is recommended based on the likelihood of those features still remaining intact.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Department of the Air Force Cultural Resources Archive   •
• Bellows Air Force Station, Archaeological Records   •
• National Archeological Database (NADB)

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Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Bellows Air Force Station

Sponsor(s): EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.

Repository(s): International Archaeological Research Institute, Inc.

Prepared By(s): International Archaeological Research Institute, Inc.

Submitted To(s): CH2M HILL

Record Identifiers

NADB Citation ID No.(s): 000000377442

NADB Document ID No.(s): 7703952

Notes

General Note: The initial citation information for this record was migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and has since then been updated.

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