PROJECTS

OUR PROJECTS

Nohopapa has conducted a wide range of projects including, ethnohistorical studies, traditional cultural property studies, cultural impact assessments, archaeological investigations, archaeological monitoring plans, preservation plans, restoration plans, comprehensive management plans, cultural resource inventories, and educational training programs. Below is a sample of some of the innovative projects we have worked on.

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PRESERVATION & RESTORATION PLANNING

• Preservation Plan for Kūkaniloko (Wahiawā, O‘ahu)

• Preservation Plan for Pahua Heiau (Waimānalo, O‘ahu)

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD WORK & STUDIES

• Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey, Hōnaunau Forest (Hōnaunau, Keʻei, and Kahauloa, Hawai‘i)

• Archaeological Investigation of Kahōkūwelowelo Heiau (Kawailoa, O‘ahu)

•  Archaeological Inventory Survey Plan for Kūkaniloko (Wahiawā, O‘ahu)

•  Archaeological Investigation of Ahu a ʻUmi (Keauhou 2, Hawai‘i)

•  Archaeological Monitoring for Molokaʻi Center Improvements (Molokaʻi)

•  Archaeological Monitoring for Fence Installation at Kahaluʻu Kūāhewa, Kahaluʻu Forest (Kahaluʻu, Hawaiʻi)

•  Archaeological Site Documentation and Reporting for Manini Heiau (Koholālele, Hawaiʻi)

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ETHNOHISTORICAL REPORTS & CULTURAL ASSESSMENTS

• Ethnohistorical Study of Kamehameha Schools Lands in Kaʻū (Pākini Nui, Pākini Iki, Puʻueo-Kamāʻoa, Kīʻao, Kawela, Punaluʻu, Hionamoa, Pāʻauʻau 1-2, Mohokea, Moaʻula, Kopu, Makaka, Palina, Kaapahu, Kanaio, Kaʻalaʻala, Makakupu, Puʻukoa, Waimuku 1-2, Kaʻiliʻula 1-2, Ahulili 1-2, and Kapāpala, Hawaiʻi)

• Cultural Impact Assessment for Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Expansion (ʻOuli, Hawaiʻi)

• Historical Ethnoecology Study of Akoakoa, Waiāpuka and Puʻu Kaliʻu, Kaueleau (Kohala and Puna, Hawaiʻi)