POLLEN AND STARCH ANALYSES ON SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM SITES SIHP #50-80-10-8820 AND SIHP #50-80-10-0343, KANE‘OHE, KO‘OLAUPOKO DISTRICT, O‘AHU, HAWAI‘I

Summary

The Kahanahou WWPS Upgrade and Sewer Improvements Project area in Kāne‘ohe, which includes Site SIHP #50-80-10-0343 and SIHP #50-80-10-8820, is located in the district of Ko‘olaupoko on the windward (ko‘olau) side of O‘ahu. Site SIHP #50-80-10-0343 represents the Kalokohanahou Fishpond, a loko kuapā (fishpond with seawalls) likely in use by the 14th century (if not earlier) and filled in the 1940s for residential development (G. Farley, personal communication, 3 June 2019; Kikuchi 1972:9,213). SIHP #50-80-10-8820 represents a stratum of either agricultural fields or natural alluvium. Sediment samples from both sites were submitted for pollen analysis. All samples also were analyzed for starches. Pollen analysis of the sample from Site SIHP #50-80-10-0343 seeks to identify the vegetative environment of Kalokohanahou Fishpond prior to 1940, while the remaining analyses look to determine whether SIHP #50-80-10-8820 represents culturally modified agricultural fields or unmodified alluvial sediments.

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