Although there is not a clear legal requirement, given previous work on the lands, the owners and management of Turtle Bay are committed to undertaking extensive archaeological testing in order to respect the native hawaiian culture. We submitted a Revised Plan for a Supplemental Archaeological Inventory Survey (SAIS) to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Historic (SHPD) Preservation Division fulfilling the resort owners’ desire to complete a SAIS.
Recently, we received approval from SHPD to proceed with the SAIS.
You may see a copy of the letter below.
