S. 700

One Hundred Sixth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,

the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand

An Act

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Ala Kahakai Trail

as a National Historic Trail.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

Trail Act’’.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that—

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

part of the ancient trail known as the ‘‘Ala Loa’’ (the long

trail), which circumscribes the island of Hawaii;

(2) the Ala Loa was the major land route connecting 600

or more communities of the island kingdom of Hawaii from

1400 to 1700;

(3) the trail is associated with many prehistoric and historic

housing areas of the island of Hawaii, nearly all the royal

centers, and most of the major temples of the island;

(4) the use of the Ala Loa is also associated with many

rulers of the kingdom of Hawaii, with battlefields and the

movement of armies during their reigns, and with annual taxation;

(5) the use of the trail played a significant part in events

that affected Hawaiian history and culture, including—

(A) Captain Cook’s landing and subsequent death in

1779;

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

of the Hawaiian Islands under monarchical rule; and

(C) the death of Kamehameha in 1819, followed by

the overthrow of the ancient religious system, the Kapu,

and the arrival of the first western missionaries in 1820;

and

(6) the trail—

(A) was used throughout the 19th and 20th centuries

and continues in use today; and

(B) contains a variety of significant cultural and natural resources.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.

Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C.

1244(a)) is amended—
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(1) by designating the paragraphs relating to the California

National Historic Trail, the Pony Express National Historic

Trail, and the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

as paragraphs (18), (19), and (20), respectively; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(21) ALA KAHAKAI NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.—

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Ala Kahakai National Historic

Trail (the Trail by the Sea), a 175 mile long trail extending

from ’Upolu Point on the north tip of Hawaii Island down

the west coast of the Island around Ka Lae to the east

boundary of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at the ancient

shoreline temple known as ‘Waha’ula’, as generally depicted

on the map entitled ‘Ala Kahakai Trail’, contained in the

report prepared pursuant to subsection (b) entitled ‘Ala

Kahakai National Trail Study and Environmental Impact

Statement’, dated January 1998.

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

be on file and available for public inspection in the Office

of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

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

by the Secretary of the Interior.

‘‘(D) LAND ACQUISITION.—No land or interest in land

outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired by the United States for the

trail except with the consent of the owner of the land

or interest in land.

‘‘(E) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of the Interior shall—

‘‘(i) encourage communities and owners of land

along the trail, native Hawaiians, and volunteer trail

groups to participate in the planning, development,

and maintenance of the trail; and

‘‘(ii) consult with affected Federal, State, and local

agencies, native Hawaiian groups, and landowners in

the administration of the trail.’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.