SHA Conference 2010 Preliminary Program

24th ANNUAL
HAWAIIAN ARCHAEOLOGY CONFERENCE
15-17 OCTOBER 2009
ASTON ALOHA BEACH HOTEL, KAUA‘I
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Friday, 15 October Morning

Choice of one of four fieldtrips - List your 1st and 2nd choices on your registration form:

 Makawehi Cave and National Tropical Botanical Gardens (NTBG) at Lāwai Kai.

 Nu‘alolo Kai, Nāpali (costs for zodiac transportation will be forthcoming - subject to physical and ocean conditions; if trip is cancelled due to excessive swell then there will be a site tour of the Westside of Kaua‘i including Fort Hipo [Russian Fort], Menehune Ditch, and heiau of Polihale.

 Archive tour – Kaua‘i Historical Society, Kaua‘i Museum, and Grove Farm (Līhu‘e).

 Ke‘e tour – Ke‘e and Limahuli NTBG (Ha‘ena - end of the road).

 Koloa Field System tour - Hal Hammatt (this year marks 30 years of working at the site).



Friday, 15 October Evening

6:30 pm Presentation of the Hawai‘i Cultural Stewardship Award Award

7:00 pm Keynote Address, followed by Cash Bar and Pupus*
Aston Aloha Beach Hotel

When Did the Polynesians Settle Hawai'i?
Dr. Patrick V. Kirch
University of California, Berkeley



*Open to the public. Conference registration not required.

24th ANNUAL
HAWAIIAN ARCHAEOLOGY CONFERENCE
15-17 OCTOBER 2009
ASTON ALOHA BEACH HOTEL, KAUA‘I
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Saturday, 16 October Morning

8:15 am Registration; Coffee and Pastries

8:45 am WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
James Bayman, President, Society for Hawaiian Archaeology

9:00 am SESSION 1: GENERAL SESSION- KAUA‘I
Jenny Kahn, Bishop Museum

10:15 am BREAK

10:30 SESSION 2: RECENT RESEARCH IN EAST POLYNESIA
Jenny Kahn, Bishop Museum

12:00 noon LUNCH

Saturday, 24 October Afternoon

1:00 pm SESSION 3: MOHALA PONO KA 'IKE (KNOWLEDGE THAT IS RIGHTFULLY GAINED): COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF HAWAIIAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS

PART 1: NA PŌHAKU KĀLAI A 'UMI (THE HEWN STONES OF 'UMI): RESULTS OF THE FIRST ANNUAL CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Kelley Lehuakeaopuna Uyeoka, CRM Internship Coordinator and Windy McElroy, Garcia and Associates and Keala Pono Archaeological Consulting, LLC

1:55-2:10 pm BREAK

2:10 SESSION 3 (cont).

3:00 PART 2: COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Sean Naleimaile, Hawai‘i Community College

3:30 SESSION 4: BURIAL LAWS
Jenny Kahn, Bishop Museum

4:00 PM ANNUAL MEETING

6:00 pm CASH BAR

7:00 pm LUAU AND ENTERTAINMENT
 
24th ANNUAL
HAWAIIAN ARCHAEOLOGY CONFERENCE
15-17 OCTOBER 2009
ASTON ALOHA BEACH HOTEL, KAUA‘I
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Sunday 25 October 2009

8:15 am Registration; Coffee and Pastries

8:45 am SESSION 5: BIG ISLAND
Jenny Kahn, Bishop Museum

10:15 am BREAK

10:15 AM SESSION 5 (cont.)

11:00 SESSION 6: O‘AHU AND MAUI
Jenny Kahn, Bishop Museum

11:45 am LUNCH

12:45 pm SESSION 7: MICRONESIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Jolie Liston, Australian National University, Garcia and Associates

2:30 pm BREAK

2:45 pm SESSION 7 (CONT.)

4:00 pm PAU HANA



















SESSION 1: KAUA‘I
Jenny Kahn, Bishop Museum

1.1 Pre-Contact To Polo Matches: A Brief History of a Parcel in Waipouli, Eastern Kauai
Mike Dega and J. Powell; Scientific Consultant Services, Inc.

1.2 Southern Affinities of a Ki‘i Poho Pōhaku Effigy Bowl from East Kaua‘i
David W. Shideler; Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i

1.3 The Koloa field System: A thirty Year Perspective
Mindy Simonson and Hallett Hammatt; Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i

1.4 Archaeological Stratigraphy and Chronology of a Ha'ena Dune
Douglas Thurman and Hallet Hammatt; Cultural Suveys of Hawai‘i

1.5. Ancient Kaua'i Mapping Project
Erik Burton

SESSION 2: RECENT RESEARCH IN EAST POLYNESIA
Jenny Kahn, Bishop Museum

2.1. The Onemea site in Mangareva and its Implications for East Polynesian Settlement
Patrick Kirch, University of California, Berkeley; and Eric Conte, Université de la Polynésie française and Universite Paris 1 (Sorbonne-Pantheon)

2.2. Ideology and Ritual Centers: Archaeology of the ScMo-124-125 Complex, Opunohu Valley, Society Islands
Jenny Kahn, Bishop Museum

2.3. High-Precision U-series dating of Mo‘orea Marae
Patrick Kirch, University of California, Berkeley; Warren Sharp, Berkeley Geochronology Center; Jenny Kahn, Bishop Museum

2.4. Finding the micro-sweet spot: fine-grained soil nutrient sampling in Rapa Nui rock gardens
Thegn N. Ladefoged, Christopher M. Stevenson, Sonia Haoa, Cedric Puleston, Peter M. Vitousek, Oliver A. Chadwick
2.5. Obsidian hydration dating in Rapa Nui and potential applications in Hawaii
Chris Stevenson, Peter Mills, Thegn Ladefoged


SESSION 3: NA PŌHAKU KĀLAI A 'UMI (THE HEWN STONES OF 'UMI): RESULTS OF THE FIRST ANNUAL CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Kelley Lehuakeaopuna Uyeoka, CRM Internship Coordinator; and Windy McElroy, Garcia and Associates and Keala Pono Archaeological Consulting, LLC

3.1. Incorporating Student Training in the Cultural Resource Management Industry: An Example from Ahu a 'Umi- Project Introduction
Kelley Uyeoka, CRM Internship Coordinator

3.2. Incorporating Student Training in the Cultural Resource Management Industry: An Example from Ahu a 'Umi- The Excavations
Windy McElroy, Garcia and Associates and Keala Pono Archaeological Consulting, LLC

3.3 The Calculus of Ground-based LiDAR, GIS and Archaeology: A Case Study from
Ahu a 'Umi on the Big Island, Hawaii.
Wetherbee Bryan Dorshow, Earth Analytic, Inc.

3.4. Analysis of Ahu a ‘Umi's Structural Design: Construction Techniques and Architectural Details
Aoloa Santos (10 minutes)

3.5 Spatial Analysis of Platforms and Other Features in the Vicinity of Ahu a ‘Umi
Iolani Kauhane (10 minutes)

3.6 Analysis of C-Shaped Structures Associated with Ahu a ‘Umi
Ka‘imi Wilson (10 minutes)

3.7 Geochemical Compositional Analysis of Ahu a ‘Umi Basalt and Volcanic Glass
U'ilani Macabio (10 minutes)

SESSION 3, PART 2: COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES
Sean Naleimaile, Hawai‘i Community College

3.2.1 . More than Dig Kits: Utilizing an Interactive and Multigenerational Approach to Educational Outreach in our own Backyard
A. Rowan Gard, Bishop Museum

3.2.2 Fresh Eyes, Fresh Minds, Fresh Perspectives: A New Look at Collection Management.
Naupaka Gouveia

SESSION 4: BURIAL LAWS
Jenny Kahn, Bishop Museum

4.1 Recent Developments in Hawaii's Burial Laws
Carl Christensen, William S. Richardson School of Law, UH Manoa

4.2 Na Wai E Hō‘olai Nā Iwi: Who Shall Remember the Bones
Jeannin-Melissa Kapuakawekiu Russo, William S. Richardson School of Law, UH Manoa

SESSION 5: BIG ISLAND
Jenny Kahn, Bishop Museum

5.1 Using GIS and LiDAR to Discern Ditches, a case study in Waiapuka (Island of
Hawaii)
Jana Morehouse

5.2 New Archaeological and Experimental Data on Functional Interpretations of Excavated Pits at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawai`i Island
Christopher M. Monahan, Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i

5.3 The Geometry and cultural significance of the Kīholo Fishpond, Pu‘uwa‘awa`a Ahupua‘a, Hawai`i Island
Timothy E. Scheffler, John P. Lockwood, and James P. Kauahikaua

5.4 Archaeology Along the Ane Keohokālole Highway: Balancing Construction and Preservation in North Kona
Paul Cleghorn and Roland Reeve, Pacific Legacy


5.5 The Exploitation of Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a Volcanic Glass in Pre-contact Hawaii
M.D. McCoy, M.D., P.R. Mills, P.R., J.G. Kahn, J., and R. Gard

5.6 Overview of Ongoing UH-Hilo Bishop Museum Collaborative Stone Tool Sourcing Study using EDXRF
Steven P. Lundblad and Peter R. Mills, UH-Hilo

5.7 Considering the relationships between adze production technology and geochemical sampling of basalt debitage.
Peter R. Mills and Steven P. Lundblad, UH-Hilo

5.8 Ko`i: Can Stones Have Mana? And Lei Niho Palaoa: Symbols of Rank and Status – Kane or Waihine?
Paul Cleghorn, Pacific Legacy

SESSION 6: O‘AHU AND MAUI
Jenny Kahn, Bishop Museum

6.1 Traditional Hawaiian Occupation of the Līhu‘e Uplands, O‘ahu: Lō Ali‘i Social Organization and Historic Context
Michael Desilets, Garcia and Associates

6.2 Traditional Hawaiian Occupation of the Līhu’e Uplands, O’ahu: An Analysis of Artifact and Surface Feature Distribution
Joshua R. Toney, Garcia and Associates

6.3 Integrating GPR and LIDAR data in the development of landscape change modeling: an example from Mokapu Peninsula, Oahu, Hawaii Islands.
Alex Morrison and Coral Rasmussen

6.4. Archaeological Investigations at the Royal Hawaiian
Rosanna Runyon, Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i

6.5 Popoiwi: Royal Residence of Kekaulike in Kaupo, Maui
Alex Baer, University of California, Berkeley

SESSION 7: MICRONESIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Jolie Liston, Australian National University, Garcia and Associates

7.1 Ylig Bay Archaeological Site, Yona, Guam
Sandy Yee, International Archaeological Resource Institute, Inc.
7.2 Latte Period Occupation of Pagan and Sarigan in the Northern Mariana Islands
J. Steven Athens, International Archaeological Resource Institute, Inc.

7.3 Was the Latte Period Community in the Marianas Islands a “House Society”?
Boyd Dixon, TEC, Inc.

7.4 Spanish Colonialism and Latte Household Organization in Chamorro Society
James M. Bayman1, Hiro Kurashina2, Mike T. Carson2, John A. Peterson2, Jane Drengson1, and David Doig1; 1University of Hawai’i at Manoa; 2Micronesian Area Research Center, Guam

7.5 A Ceramic Perspective on Traditional Household Organization in the Mariana Islands
Jay Hopfensperger, Crystal Morton, and James Bayman, University of Hawaii at Manoa

7.6 Traditional Palauan Paths on Babeldaob
Sunny O. Ngirmang; Bureau of Arts & Culture, Republic of Palau

7.7 Considerations in Developing an Oral History Program in an Oceanic Island
Kelly G. Marsh, Charles Stuart University, Australia; Bureau of Arts & Culture, Republic of Palau

7.8 An Evaluation of Archaeological Ground Penetrating Radar in Palauan Terraces
Mike Desilets1 and Jolie Liston2
1Garcia and Associates, Natural and Cultural Resource Consultants, Hawai‘i
2The Australian National University