Layer Name:	Streams with cultural resources (from 1990 Hawaii Stream Assessment)

Coverage Name:	strmscult

Layer Type:	Line

Status:		Complete

Geog. Extent:	Islands of Oahu, Maui and Hawaii

Projection:	Universal Trans Mercator, Zone 4 (Meters)

Datum:		NAD 83

Description:	Streams identified by the Hawaii Stream assessment as being of cultural significance
		
Source:		Unknown		

History:	Created as part of the Hawaii Stream Assessment (HSA), a cooperative project between the 
		State of Hawaii and the National Park Service.  Stream geography was derived from USGS DLGs.
		For more information on the HSA, contact the Commission on Water Resource Management, 
		Department of Land and Natural Resources, P.O. Box 621, Honolulu, HI  96809.

Note:		Documentation was created in August, 2003, from various reports, and in some places may not
		be complete.
		
Attributes:	Lines:

		CODE		HSA Stream Code
		STREAM		Stream Name
		SURVEYCOVR	Extent of survey coverage
		PREDICT		Ability to predict that historic sites might be present in unsurveyed areas
		NSIGSITES	Approximate number of culturally significant sites
		VALLEYSIG	Valley significance as a whole district (based on National Registry of Historic Places)
		DENSITY		Density of cultural resources at site
		SPECIFSIG	Site specific significance
		SENSITIVE	Overall site sensitivity, based on density of archaeological sites and land disturbance
		NATLREG		Whether site is listed on National Register of Historic Places
		TARO		Streams which currently supply irrigation water for taro cultivation


		ATTRIBUTES:
		
		SURVEYCOVR:		Definition:
		C			Complete - A complete survey has been done
		P			PartiaL - A partial survey of the area has been done
		L			Very Limited - Very cursory surveys have been done
		N			None - No surveys have been done

		PREDICT:		Definition:
		H:			Substantial information exists to assist prediction
		M:			Moderate information exists to assist prediction
		L:			Little or no information exists to assist prediction
			
		VALLEYSIG:		Definition:
		A			Associated with events
		B			Associated with lives of significant persons
		C			Embodies distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or construction method, 
					the work of a master, or possesses high artistic value
		D			Historical or prehistorical information
		E			Cultural significance (e.g. burials, religious structures, trails, etc.)
		
		DENSITY:		Definition:
		L			Low density, very few sites
		M			Moderate density, scattered clusters
		H			High density, continuous sites
			
		SPECIFSIG:		Definition:
		P			Site is significant for multiple criteria and preservation is 
					merited (e.g. large heiau, burial sites, etc.)
		R			Site is significant solely for information content and can 
					undergo archaeological data recovery

		SENSITIVE:		Definition:
		L			Low sensitivity - few sites, extensive land alteration
		M			Moderate sensitivity - sites, moderate land alteration
		H			High sensitivity - numerous sites, little or no land alteration
		V			Very High sensitivity - numerous sites, little or no land alteration, 
					extremely important archaeological area
		U			Unknown

		NATLREG:		Definition:
		0			Not on National Register
		1			Listed on National Register

		TARO:			Definition:
		0			Does not supply taro irrigation
		1			Supports taro irrigation


		
Contact:	Joan Delos Santos, Office of Planning, State of Hawaii, 
		PO Box 2359, Honolulu, Hi.  96804; (808) 587-2895.
		email:  JDelos_Santos@dbedt.hawaii.gov