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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 700

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 12, 1999

Referred to the Committee on Resources

AN ACT

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the

Ala Kahakai Trail as a National Historic Trail.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ala Kahakai National

5 Historic Trail Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

2 Congress finds that—

3 (1) the Ala Kahakai (Trail by the Sea) is an

4 important part of the ancient trail known as the

5 ‘‘Ala Loa’’ (the long trail), which circumscribes the

6 island of Hawaii;

7 (2) the Ala Loa was the major land route con8 necting 600 or more communities of the island king9 dom of Hawaii from 1400 to 1700;

10 (3) the trail is associated with many prehistoric

11 and historic housing areas of the island of Hawaii,

12 nearly all the royal centers, and most of the major

13 temples of the island;

14 (4) the use of the Ala Loa is also associated

15 with many rulers of the kingdom of Hawaii, with

16 battlefields and the movement of armies during their

17 reigns, and with annual taxation;

18 (5) the use of the trail played a significant part

19 in events that affected Hawaiian history and culture,

20 including—

21 (A) Captain Cook’s landing and subse22 quent death in 1779;

23 (B) Kamehameha I’s rise to power and

24 consolidation of the Hawaiian Islands under

25 monarchical rule; and
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1 (C) the death of Kamehameha in 1819,

2 followed by the overthrow of the ancient reli3 gious system, the Kapu, and the arrival of the

4 first western missionaries in 1820; and

5 (6) the trail—

6 (A) was used throughout the 19th and

7 20th centuries and continues in use today; and

8 (B) contains a variety of significant cul9 tural and natural resources.

10 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.

11 Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16

12 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended—

13 (1) by designating the paragraphs relating to

14 the California National Historic Trail, the Pony Ex15 press National Historic Trail, and the Selma to

16 Montgomery National Historic Trail as paragraphs

17 (18), (19), and (20), respectively; and

18 (2) by adding at the end the following:

19 ‘‘(21) ALA KAHAKAI NATIONAL HISTORIC

20 TRAIL.—

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Ala Kahakai Na22 tional Historic Trail (the Trail by the Sea), a

23 175 mile long trail extending from ’Upolu Point

24 on the north tip of Hawaii Island down the

25 west coast of the Island around Ka Lae to the
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1 east boundary of Hawaii Volcanoes National

2 Park at the ancient shoreline temple known as

3 ‘Waha’ula’, as generally depicted on the map

4 entitled ‘Ala Kahakai Trail’, contained in the

5 report prepared pursuant to subsection (b) enti6 tled ‘Ala Kahakai National Trail Study and En7 vironmental Impact Statement’, dated January

8 1998.

9 ‘‘(B) MAP.—A map generally depicting the

10 trail shall be on file and available for public in11 spection in the Office of the National Park

12 Service, Department of the Interior.

13 ‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The trail shall be

14 administered by the Secretary of the Interior.

15 ‘‘(D) LAND ACQUISITION.—No land or in16 terest in land outside the exterior boundaries of

17 any federally administered area may be ac18 quired by the United States for the trail except

19 with the consent of the owner of the land or in20 terest in land.

21 ‘‘(E) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; CONSULTA22 TION.—The Secretary of the Interior shall—

23 ‘‘(i) encourage communities and own24 ers of land along the trail, native Hawai25 ians, and volunteer trail groups to partici-
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1 pate in the planning, development, and

2 maintenance of the trail; and

3 ‘‘(ii) consult with affected Federal,

4 State, and local agencies, native Hawaiian

5 groups, and landowners in the administra6 tion of the trail.’’.

Passed the Senate July 1, 1999.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.