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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 Draft 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: 1

Station Name Location  Makalapa Pearl Harbor  Lelepaua Daniel K. Inouye International Airport  Ā hua Lagoon Drive  Kahauiki Middle Street – Kalihi Transit Center  Mokauea Kalihi  Niuhelewai Kapālama – Honolulu Community College  Kūwili Iwilei Draft  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  Ā hua 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 2

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 _______________________. Draft ________________________________ Board Chair ATTEST: ____________________________________ Board Executive Officer 3

Resolution 2019-16 Relating to the Approval of Hawaiian Names for the Remaining Twelve Stations of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project HART Board Meeting September 19, 2019

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)

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.

Hawaiian Station Name Working Group 4 Hawaiian language experts, elders, • Mahealani Cypher (Chair) community leaders, educators, and Cultural Practitioner cultural practitioners help ensure • Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu (Vice Chair) culturally authentic and accurate Office of Hawaiian Affairs information is considered in • Shad Kane recommending a Hawaiian name Kalaeloa Heritage & Legacy Foundation for each station. • Misty Kelaʻi Office of Culture & Arts, City & County of Honolulu • Keoni Kelekolio Kamehameha Schools

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

Proposed Nā Inoa

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).

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

Examples of Other Wayfinding Elements

Wayfinding Elsewhere

Adopted Station Names – West Side • Kualaka‘i and the story of • Hālaulani is a forgotten place Kauluakaha‘i represents travel, name with historic sites. identity and new beginnings. • Waiawa is an ahupua‘a with the • Keone‘ae brings forth a forgotten largest watershed on O‘ahu and place name of the area. filled with significant sites. • Honouliuli recognizes the • Kalauao is an ahupua‘a and important historic events and largely a forgotten place name. It’s significant sites of the ahupua ‘ a. a place associated with historic events and sites. • Hō‘ae‘ae is an ahupua‘a often forgotten and not readily heard. • Hālawa is an ahupua‘a with historic sites. • Pouhala historically is an important fishpond and significant site.

Proposed Station Names Airport/Kalihi • Makalapa is an ancient name • Kahauiki is an ahupua‘a often from the area. forgotten and not readily heard • Lelepaua describes the bivalve • Mokauea is the largest of several and is also the name of a vast salt small islands off the coast of Kalihi making pond that used to ahupua‘a and a living cultural encompass over 300 acres. asset. • Āhua is a fishpond and coastal • Niuhelewai is identified as a place region. It is also the name of a of residence of the goddess, former large reef that was dredged Haumea, and considered by her to to create part of what is known be sacred. It is also the site of a today as Ke‘ehi Lagoon. famed battle between forces of O‘ahu and Maui.

Proposed Station Names Iwilei/Downtown/Kaka ‘ ako • Kūwili is a land area and large • Ka‘ākaukukui is coastal land east fishpond that the station also sits of Waikahalulu, and a forgotten in the footprint of. place name. • Holau was the first Hawaiian • Kūkuluāe‘o is a near shore land market owned and operated by a area in the Kākā‘ako vicinity and a Hawaiian family in what is known forgotten place name. today as Chinatown. • Kalia is an area once known for its • Kuloloia is a forgotten place fishpond and salt making. name that was once a beautiful sandy beach on the shore of Kou.

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15 “…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 Mahalo Me Ke Aloha http://honolulutransit.org/media-center/planning/528-hawaiian-names