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H"f" HONOLULU AUTHORITY fo , RAPID TRANSPORTATION HART Board of Directors STAFF SUMMARY FOR SUBMISSION OF AGENDA ITEM Board or Committee Action Requested: Follow - up 7 Z Action/Approval Information Date: October 17, 2019

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HONOLULU AUTHORITY fo, RAPID TRANSPORTATION

HART Board of Directors STAFF SUMMARY FOR SUBMISSION OF AGENDA ITEM

Board or Committee Action Requested:

Z Action/Approval

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Information

❑ Follow-up

Date: October 17, 2019 Title: Relating to the approval of Hawaiian names for the remaining twelve stations of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project Staff Contact: Ryan Tam Summary: It is recommended that the Board of Directors approve the proposed Hawaiian names for the twelve stations in the Airport and City Center sections of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project. These Hawaiian station names will bring forth forgotten place names of the land that will help educate and perpetuate the traditions, culture, and history of Hawai'i, as pursuant to HART Board Policy 2016-16 and Honolulu City Council Resolution 09-158. HART Board Resolution 2018-1 previously approved Hawaiian station names for the West Oahu/Farrington Highway and Kamehameha Highway sections of the project. Prepared by: Ryan Tam Reviewed by:

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1 Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation RESOLUTION NO. 2019-16 RELATING TO APPROVAL OF HAWAIIAN NAMES FOR THE REMAINING TWELVE STATIONS OF THE HONOLULU RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT WHEREAS, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) endeavors to bring forth forgotten place names of the land that will help educate and perpetuate the traditions, culture, and history of Hawaiʻi; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 09-158 (Urging the Administration to Recommend the Use of the Hawaiian language in the Naming of Transit Stations), adopted by the Honolulu City Council on April 29, 2009 and Resolution 2016-16 (Relating to the Hawaiian Station Naming Policy of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation), adopted by the HART Board on May 12, 2016, HART formed a Hawaiian Station Naming Working Group (HSNWG) comprised of Hawaiian language experts, elders, community leaders, educators, and cultural practitioners to investigate and propose Hawaiian names for each station to the HART Board of Directors based on each station’s location and its historical significance; and WHEREAS, in February 2018 the HSNWG recommended the Hawaiian station names for the first nine stations to the HART Board of Directors; and WHEREAS, the HART Board of Directors adopted Resolution 2018-1 Relating to the Approval of Hawaiian Names for the First Nine Stations of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project on February 28, 2018; and WHEREAS, the HSNWG has been meeting since mid-2018 and early 2019 to identify appropriate Hawaiian names for the remaining twelve stations by using diverse community knowledge, oral accounts, and written history to bring to light forgotten place names, historic events, and significant sites in Hawaiian culture; and WHEREAS, the current HSNWG proposed Hawaiian names for the remaining twelve stations on June 7, 2018, August 30, 2018, and March 6, 2019 and sought public comment on the names between April 17 and May 16, 2019; and WHEREAS, the HSNWG met in July 2019 to review and consider the public comments received and make a final determination of the Hawaiian station names to be proposed to the HART Board of Directors for its approval; and WHEREAS, pursuant HART Resolution 2016-16, the HSNWG recommends the following Hawaiian station names to the Board of Directors of HART for approval:

D R A F T

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2 Station Name Location

  • Makalapa

Pearl Harbor

  • Lelepaua

Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

  • Āhua

Lagoon Drive

  • Kahauiki

Middle Street – Kalihi Transit Center

  • Mokauea

Kalihi

  • Niuhelewai

Kapālama – Honolulu Community College

  • Kūwili

Iwilei

  • Holau

Chinatown

  • Kuloloia

Downtown

  • Ka‘ākaukukui

Civic Center

  • Kūkuluāe‘o

Kākā‘ako

  • Kalia

Ala Moana NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of HART that: 1. The HART Board of Directors approves the following Hawaiian station names recommended by the HSNWG which shall be the names of the respective stations: Station Name Location

  • Makalapa

Pearl Harbor

  • Lelepaua

Daniel K Inouye International Airport

  • Āhua

Lagoon Drive

  • Kahauiki

Middle Street – Kalihi Transit Center

  • Mokauea

Kalihi

  • Niuhelewai

Kapālama – Honolulu Community College

  • Kūwili

Iwilei

  • Holau

Chinatown

  • Kuloloia

Downtown

  • Ka‘ākaukukui

Civic Center

  • Kūkuluāe‘o

Kākā‘ako

  • Kalia

Ala Moana

D R A F T

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3 2. The above list of Hawaiian station names approved by the Board shall be transmitted to the Mayor and City Council; and 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. ADOPTED by the Board of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation on _______________________. ________________________________ Board Chair ATTEST: ____________________________________ Board Executive Officer

D R A F T

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Resolution 2019-16 Relating to the Approval of Hawaiian Names for the Remaining Twelve Stations of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project

HART Board Meeting October 17, 2019

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Purpose

  • Honolulu City Council Resolution 09-158,

Urging the Administration to Recommend the Use of the Hawaiian language in the Naming of Transit Stations (April 2009)

  • HART Board Resolution 2016-16,

Relating to the Hawaiian Station Naming Policy of HART (May 2016)

  • HART Board Resolution 2018-1,

Relating to Approval of Hawaiian Names for the First Nine Stations of Honolulu Rail Transit Project (February 2018)

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Mission Statement

The Hawaiian Station Naming Working Group will recommend appropriate Hawaiian place names for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s 21 stations using diverse community knowledge, oral accounts, and written history to bring to light forgotten places names, historic events, and significant sites in Hawaiian culture which will shape our communities for generations to come.

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Hawaiian Station Name Working Group

Hawaiian language experts, elders, community leaders, educators, and cultural practitioners help ensure culturally authentic and accurate information is considered in recommending a Hawaiian name for each station.

  • Mahealani Cypher (Chair)

Cultural Practitioner

  • Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu (Vice Chair)

Office of Hawaiian Affairs

  • Shad Kane

Kalaeloa Heritage & Legacy Foundation

  • Misty Kelaʻi

Office of Culture & Arts, City & County of Honolulu

  • Keoni Kelekolio

Kamehameha Schools

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Process

  • Primary research sources

– Traditional Cultural Properties Study (Kumu Pono Associates) – Archaeological Inventory Surveys (Cultural Surveys Hawaii)

  • Working Group Meetings (4)

– Three meetings held between 2018 and 2019 – Final meeting on July 8, 2019 to considered public comments

  • Public Comment Period

– April 17, 2019 through May 16, 2019

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Proposed Nā Inoa

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Summary of Public Comments

From April 17, 2019 through May 16, 2019

  • Over 1500 views on website

– Of the 34 individual comments received: 15 were supportive, 3 were not supportive, and 16 were neither supportive or unsupportive. – Of the supportive comments: restore Hawaiian names, honor Hawaiian culture that anchors folks to this place. – Of the unsupportive and neutral comments, the majority of the comments were related to wayfinding concerns (i.e., need for familiar names, names that are easy to remember and pronounce, tools and ability to navigate their destination).

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Wayfinding

Multiple forms of information will help passengers to find their way.

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Examples of Other Wayfinding Elements

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Wayfinding Elsewhere

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Adopted Station Names – West Side

  • Kualaka‘i and the story of

Kauluakaha‘i represents travel, identity and new beginnings.

  • Keone‘ae brings forth a forgotten

place name of the area.

  • Honouliuli recognizes the

important historic events and significant sites of the ahupua‘a.

  • Hō‘ae‘ae is an ahupua‘a often

forgotten and not readily heard.

  • Pouhala historically is an

important fishpond and significant site.

  • Hālaulani is a forgotten place

name with historic sites.

  • Waiawa is an ahupua‘a with the

largest watershed on O‘ahu and filled with significant sites.

  • Kalauao is an ahupua‘a and

largely a forgotten place name. It’s a place associated with historic events and sites.

  • Hālawa is an ahupua‘a with

historic sites.

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Proposed Station Names Airport/Kalihi

  • Makalapa is an ancient name

from the area.

  • Lelepaua describes the bivalve

and is also the name of a vast salt making pond that used to encompass over 300 acres.

  • Āhua is a fishpond and coastal
  • region. It is also the name of a

former large reef that was dredged to create part of what is known today as Ke‘ehi Lagoon.

  • Kahauiki is an ahupua‘a often

forgotten and not readily heard

  • Mokauea is the largest of several

small islands off the coast of Kalihi ahupua‘a and a living cultural asset.

  • Niuhelewai is identified as a place
  • f residence of the goddess,

Haumea, and considered by her to be sacred. It is also the site of a famed battle between forces of O‘ahu and Maui.

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Proposed Station Names Iwilei/Downtown/Kaka‘ako

  • Kūwili is a land area and large

fishpond that the station also sits in the footprint of.

  • Holau was the first Hawaiian

market owned and operated by a Hawaiian family in what is known today as Chinatown.

  • Kuloloia is a forgotten place

name that was once a beautiful sandy beach on the shore of Kou.

  • Ka‘ākaukukui is coastal land east
  • f Waikahalulu, and a forgotten

place name.

  • Kūkuluāe‘o is a near shore land

area in the Kākā‘ako vicinity and a forgotten place name.

  • Kalia is an area once known for its

fishpond and salt making.

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Nā Inoa

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Mahalo Me Ke Aloha

“…when all else is lost, it is enough to speak the names and pass on the knowledge of place…”

  • -Traditional Cultural Properties Study, Kumu Pono Associates

http://honolulutransit.org/media-center/planning/528-hawaiian-names