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Calendar No. 589

107TH CONGRESS REPORT " SENATE ! 2d Session 107–272 

PU’UHONUA O HO ̄ NAUNAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 

ADDITION ACT OF 2002

SEPTEMBER 11, 2002.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. BINGAMAN, from the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 1906] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was 

referred the Act (H.R. 1906) to amend the Act that established the 

Pu’uhonua O Ho ̄naunau National Historical Park to expand the 

boundaries of that park, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the Act do 

pass. 

PURPOSE

The purpose of H.R. 1906 is to expand the boundaries of 

Pu’uhonua o Ho ̄naunau National Historical Park in the State of 

Hawaii to include approximately 238 acres of land. The bill also authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire 159 acres of adjacent lands and upon their acquisition, to include such lands within 

the park boundary. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED

Pu’uhonua o Ho ̄naunau National Historical Park was authorized 

by Congress in 1955 and formally established in 1961. The park 

was originally designated as the City of Refuge National Historical 

Park, and later renamed in 1978. The park encompasses approximately 180 acres on the western coast of the island of Hawaii. 

The park preserves the site where Hawaiians who broke kapu 

(one of the ancient laws used to balance and protect the laws of nature) could avoid certain death by fleeing to a place of refuge or 

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‘‘pu’uhonua.’’ Defeated warriors and non-combatants also found refuge here during times of battle. The grounds just outside the wall 

that encloses the pu’uhonua were home to several generations of 

powerful royalty and their families. Occupation of the site has been 

dated from 1100 A.D., and the area has been used as a place of refuge, with related villages and agriculture, for most of its history. 

Although the park contains a scenic coastline, it is most noted for 

its cultural, spiritual, and archaeological features, including the 

pu’uhonua, heiau, platforms, royal fishponds, sledding tracks, and 

village sites. 

The area to be added to Pu’uhonua o Ho ̄naunau National Historical Park by H.R. 1906 includes significant archaeological remains 

of Ki’ilae village, one of the ancient coastal villages. As part of its 

study of the proposed expansion, the National Park Service identified over 800 archaeological and historical sites, including caves, 

stone platforms, heiau, burial sites, agricultural features, walled 

enclosures and canoe landing sites. The lands have been appraised 

at approximately $4.6 million. 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

H.R. 1906 was introduced by Representative Mink on May 17, 

2001 and passed the House of Representatives by voice vote on 

June 17, 2002. Identical legislation, S. 1057, sponsored by Senators 

Akaka and Inouye, passed the Senate on October 17, 2001. At the 

business meeting on July 31, 2002, the Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources ordered H.R. 1906 favorably reported. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in open business session on July 31, 2002, by a voice vote of a quorum present, 

recommends that the Senate pass H.R. 1906. 

SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS

Section 1 entitles the bill, the ‘‘Pu’uhonua o Ho ̄naunau National 

Historic Park Addition Act of 2002.’’

Section 2 amends the first section of the Act of July 26, 1955 (69 

Stat. 376, ch. 385; 16 U.S.C. 397), by modifying the boundaries of 

Pu’uhonua o Ho ̄naunau National Historical Park to include approximately 238 acres of lands and authorizes the Secretary of the 

Interior to acquire approximately 159 acres. 

Section 3 authorizes such sums as are necessary to carry out the 

Act. 

COST AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS

The following estimate of the cost of this measure has been provided by the Congressional Budget Office:

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U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, August 9, 2002. 

Hon. JEFF BINGAMAN, 

Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 

U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1906, the Pu’uhonua o 

Honaunau National Historical Park Addition Act of 2002. 

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased 

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Deborah Reis. 

Sincerely, 

BARRY B. ANDERSON

(For Dan L. Crippen, Director). 

Enclosure. 

H.R. 1906—Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park Addition Act of 2002

H.R. 1906 would authorize the expansion of the Pu’uhonua o 

Honaunau National Historical Park. Specifically, the act would 

modify the park boundaries to add a 238-acre parcel of land contiguous to the park, which the National Park Service (NPS) could 

then acquire by purchase or donation. The legislation would provide for additional expansion by authorizing the NPS to acquire another 159 acres and to then redraw the park’s boundaries accordingly. Finally, H.R. 1906 would authorize the appropriation of 

whatever amounts are necessary for land acquisition and related 

activities. 

Based on information provided by the NPS, CBO estimates that 

the one-time costs to purchase and study the 238 acres added by 

the legislation would be about $5 million, of which $0.5 million was 

appropriated in 2002. Assuming appropriation of the remaining 

amounts, we expect that the NPS would purchase this acreage in 

2003. We estimate that provisions authorizing the acquisition of an 

additional 159 acres would have no significant cost because we expect that the agency would only acquire acreage donated by the 

owners. Additional costs to administer all land added to the park 

as a result of the act would be about $0.3 million annually, assuming the availability of appropriated funds. Enacting H.R. 1906 

would not affect direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-yougo procedures would not apply. 

The legislation contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 

mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 

wouold have no significant impact on the budgets of state, local, or 

tribal governments. 

On August 20, 2001, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S. 

1057, the Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park Addition Act of 2001, as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources on August 2, 2001. On April 24, 

2002, we transmitted a cost estimate for H.R. 1906 as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on April 24, 2002. On 

July 19, 2002, we transmitted a cost estimate for S. 1057 as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 10, 

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mated costs are also identified, but no funds had been appropriated 

for the project at the time of our August 2001 estimate. 

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Deborah Reis. The estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

REGULATORY IMPACT EVALUATION

In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following evaluation 

of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in carrying out 

H.R. 1906. The bill is not a regulatory measure in the sense of imposing Government-established standards or significant economic 

responsibilities on private individuals and businesses. 

No personal information would be collected in administering the 

program. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal privacy. 

Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the enactment of H.R. 1906, as ordered reported. 

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

On, July 30, 2002, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested legislative reports from the Department of the 

Interior and the Office of Management and Budget setting forth 

Executive agency recommendations on H.R. 1906. These reports 

had not been received at the time the report on H.R. 1906 was 

filed. When the reports become available, the Chairman will request that they be printed in the Congressional Record for the advice of the Senate. The testimony provided by the Department of 

the Interior at the Subcommittee hearing on the identical Senate 

companion measure, S. 1057, follows:

STATEMENT OF JOHN REYNOLDS, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, PACIFIC WEST REGION, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to present 

the Department of the Interior’s views on S. 1057, a bill 

to adjust the boundaries of Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park. 

The Department supports S. 1057. This legislation will 

adjust the authorized boundary of Pu’uhonua o Honaunau 

National Historical Park to include the remainder of 

Ki’ilae Village within the park. The proposed expansion is 

located on lands immediately adjacent to, but outside the 

southern park boundary, and would add 238 acres to the 

182 acres already within the park. The addition of another 

165 acres would also be authorized if the lands are ever 

acquired. 

Ki’ilae is an ancient Hawaiian settlement dating back to 

the late 12th or early 13th centuries. The settlement remained active until the 1930’s, making it one of the last 

traditional Hawaiian villages to be abandoned. The proposed boundary adjustment consists of adding lands containing the archaeological remains of this Hawaiian village. Lands to be added to the park contain more than 800 

archaeological sites, structures and features. These include 

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at least 25 caves and 10 heiau (Hawaiian temples), more 

than 20 rock platforms, 26 rock wall enclosures, over 40 

burial features, residential compounds, a holua (recreational slide used by Hawaiian royalty), canoe landing 

sites, a water well, numerous rock walls and a wide range 

of agricultural features. 

The proposed expansion dates back to a 1957 archaeological survey conducted by the Bishop Museum. This 

survey found that the greater part of the ancient village of 

Ki’ilae, as well as other significant Hawaiian archaeological resources, were left outside of the park boundaries 

established by Congress in 1955. Pu’uhonua o Honaunau’s 

1972 Master Plan identifies Ki’ilae Village as one of the 

park’s major resources and the master plan graphics show 

village remains extending well beyond the existing park 

boundaries. In 1992, a boundary study was prepared for 

the park. Both the master plan and the boundary study 

call for adding the ‘‘balance of Ki’ilae Village’’ to the park. 

Up until last year, the property was unavailable because 

its ownership was not clear. The three heirs to the property have now settled the ownership issue, thereby clearing the way for the Park Service to acquire the land. S. 

1057 would allow the boundary of the park to be expanded 

to protect this significant cultural resource. 

In light of the President’s commitment to reducing the 

backlog of deferred maintenance needs within the National 

Park System before incurring additional financial burdens, 

it is encouraging to note that the present owner may consider donating one portion of the property to the National 

Park Service, while the other portion would be available 

for purchase and has been appraised at $4.6 million. 

Funds to purchase this property would be subject to NPS 

servicewide priorities and the availability of appropriations. Since on development is contemplated within the 

boundary adjustment area, no line item construction or 

significant development costs are anticipated, although 

there would be some one-time costs after acquisition to 

conduct an inventory of archaeological resources and remove non-native vegetation. We expect that the park 

would seek to increase its base-operating budget in the 

range of $250,000 in order to hire two additional resource 

management employees, as well as two employees to provide services such as interpretation and law enforcement. 

This increase would have to compete against other demands for limited operational funds. 

There is strong local support to protect and include these 

resources within the Pu’uhonua o Honaunua National Historical Park. This reflects the high level of cooperation and 

strong commitment of local communities and governments 

toward the park. This kind of local support for land acquisition projects is an important part of the Department’s 

support for this legislation. 

That concludes my testimony. I would be glad to answer 

any questions that you or the members of the subcommittee may have.

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CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by the Act H.R. 

1906, as ordered reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is 

printed in italic, existing law in which no change is proposed is 

shown in roman): 

[69 Stat. 376] 

AN ACT To authorize the establishment of the City of Refuge National Historical 

Park, in the Territory of Hawaii, and for other purposes 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

United States of America in Congress assembled, øThat, when¿ Section 1. (a) When title to such lands located on the island of Hawaii, 

within the following-described area, as shall be designated by the 

Secretary of the Interior, in the exercise of his judgment and discretion as necessary and suitable for the purpose, shall have been 

vested in the United States, said lands shall be set apart as the 

City of Refuge National Historical Park, in the Territory of Hawaii, 

for the benefit and inspiration of the people: 

PARCEL 1

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PARCEL 3

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4. Two hundred fifty-nine degrees thirty-three minutes fifteen seconds six hundred eighty feet along L. C. Aw. 7712: 1 

to M. Kekuanaoa and passing over a rock called Kuwaia, 

marked K+K at six and eight-tenths feet to the point of beginning. 

Areas, ten and twenty-five one-hundredths acres.

(b) The boundaries of Pu’uhonua o Ho ̄naunau National Historical 

Park are hereby modified to include approximately 238 acres of 

lands and interests therein within the area identified as ‘‘Parcel A’’

on the map entitled ‘‘Pu’uhonua o Ho ̄naunau National Historical 

Park Proposed Boundary Additions, Ki’ilae Village’’, numbered 

PUHO–P 415/82,013 and dated May, 2001. 

(c) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire approximately 159 acres of lands and interests therein within the area 

identified as ‘‘Parcel B’’ on the map referenced in subsection (b). 

Upon the acquisition of such lands or interests therein, the Secretary shall modify the boundaries of Pu’uhonua o Ho ̄naunau National Historical Park to include such lands or interests therein. 

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