Ho'opili Project Is Definition Of Insanity - From Transit System To Really Massive Land Development Scheme

Ho'opili Project Is Definition Of Insanity - From Transit System To Really Massive Land Development Scheme

John Bond,  Kanehili Cultural Hui

You have to really wonder why so many experts in soil science, traffic, farming and three former governors OPPOSED the Ho'opili Project. The main PROPONENT for Ho'opili was Ex-Governor Abercrombie and we all know how popular he became after shoving it forward in 2012 with his pro-developer stacked Land Use Commission panel.

H-1 is already a total nightmare and this project will way OVERBUILD West Oahu adding 12,000 more homes on top of many other large home and land development projects. This will literally create a major environmental DISASTER with completely grid locked traffic. Absolutely everything is BAD about this project because it also paves over West Oahu's best farmland and creates massive polluted water runoff that will be directed either into Pearl Harbor or the offshore reef system.

Just for those who don't know, the REAL NAME for this area is not Ho'opili but instead Honouliuli which was a 1000 year old native Hawaiian food bread basket and traditional cultural place (TCP) supporting the largest Hawaiian population on the island of Oahu.

http://www.stophoopili.com/watch-testimony.html

Honouliuli farm lands are the Golden Triangle of deep rich chocolate brown volcanic soil fed by a multitude of natural freshwater springs from the Waianae mountains. It remains an ideal location for high volume fresh farm vegetables and sustainable agriculture today and covering it with concrete and asphalt will literally be a crime against the public.

All open areas of the Ewa Plain are now being filled in with buildings, concrete and asphalt. All this polluted surface water has to run off through gutters into either the ocean or permanent holding ponds.

Nearly all of the once bountiful ocean resources are
being killed off around the Ewa Plain...It's becoming a huge, polluted, traffic 

choked nightmare with continuous building approvals by City and State government officials.

This last open farmland area will soon be filled in with buildings, asphalt and concrete. When this was sugar cane fields the water naturally percolated back into the karst aquifer.

FTA and HART Failed To Recognize 

Federal Judge Ruling On Rail Route TCP's

 http://honouliuli.blogspot.com/2015/06/Judge-Tashima-HART-Rail-Lawsuit.html

 

Honouliuli Ewa's Makakilo Kalo'i Gulch - A Rare In Depth Survey Of This Important Cultural Property

http://honouliuli.blogspot.com/2015/06/honouliuli-ewa-makakilo-kaloi-gulch.html

 

Honouliuli Ewa TCP's Are Important Wahi Pana (Sacred Places) On Multi-Dimensional Levels

http://honouliuli.blogspot.com/2015/06/honouliuli-ewa-tcps-are-important.html

 

FTA and HART Rail Misrepresent The True Ewa Honouliuli Native Hawaiian Spirit Pathway

http://honouliuli.blogspot.com/2015/06/fta-and-hart-rail-misrepresent-TCP.html

 

West Oahu Residents Speak Out At Important Ag Lands And Hoopili Station Meetings

http://honouliuli.blogspot.com/2015/06/west-oahu-residents-speak-out.html

 

Ewa Plantation Prime Ag Land Still Retains Centuries Old Traditional Agricultural Features

http://honouliuli.blogspot.com/2015/05/ewa-plantation-prime-ag-land.html

A Tomb Stone To A 1000 Year Old Native Hawaiian Traditional Cultural Place

New Archaeology Technologies Can Locate West Oahu Ewa Plain Hawaiian Sites

New Archaeology Technologies Can Locate West Oahu Ewa Plain Hawaiian Sites

By John Bond, Kanehili Cultural Hui

NATURE NEWS: Satellites expose 8,000 years of civilization

Archaeologists develop large-scale method to identify ancient human settlements.

http://www.nature.com/news/satellites-expose-8-000-years-of-civilization-1.10257

By combining spy-satellite photos obtained in the 1960s with modern multispectral images and digital maps of Earth's surface, the researchers have created a new method for mapping large-scale patterns of human settlement. The approach, used to map some 14,000 settlement sites spanning eight millennia in 23,000 square kilometres of northeastern Syria, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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National Geographic Explorers

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/bios/sarah-parcak/

Sarah Parcak, an Egyptologist, is pioneering the young field of satellite archaeology, using futuristic tools to unlock secrets from the past and transform the way discoveries are made. "We're using satellites to help map and model cultural features that could never be seen on the ground because they're obscured by modernization, forests, or soil," she explains.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_sensing_(archaeology)

Remote sensing techniques in archaeology are an increasingly important component of the technical and methodological tool set available in archaeological research.[1] The use of remote sensing techniques allows archaeologists to uncover unique data that is unobtainable using traditional archaeological excavation techniques.

Remote Sensing methods employed in the service of archaeological investigations include:

• Aerial, UAV and Satellite Imaging
  • Aerial photography
    • Multispectral and Hyperspectral Sensors
    • Thermal Infrared Multispectral Scanner (TIMS)
    • Color Infrared Film (CIR)
    • Microwave Radar
  • Satellite Imaging
    • Laser altimeters or light detection and ranging (LIDAR)
    • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
    • INSAR - Interferometric SAR
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Satellite Discoveries
http://satellitediscoveries.typepad.com/


Satellite Images Provide Blueprint for Ancient Egypt
　
The New Golden Age of Archaeology Is Right Now
http://mashable.com/2013/11/06/space-archaeology/


Parcak insists that because this advanced technology can detect multiple sites at once, and even create 3D maps to aid researchers on the ground, the most exciting time to be an archaeologist is right now.
"We have so many thousands of sites to find across the globe, and new techniques to test," she tells Mashable. "The field keeps evolving with the technology, which makes things exciting."

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Detection of ancient Egyptian archaeological sites using satellite remote sensing and digital image processing

http://www.academia.edu/559396/Detection_of_ancient_Egyptian_archaeological_sites_using_satellite_remote_sensing_and_digital_image_processing

Satellite remote sensing is playing an increasingly important role in the detection and documentation of archaeologicalsites. Surveying an area from the ground using traditional methods often presents challenges due to the time and costsinvolved. In contrast, the multispectral synoptic approach afforded by the satellite sensor makes it possible to covermuch larger areas in greater spectral detail and more cost effectively.

Key regions of theelectromagnetic spectrum useful for site detection are discussed, including the visible near-infrared (VNIR), shortwaveinfrared (SWIR), thermal infrared (TIR), and microwave (radar). The potential of using Google Earth as both a dataprovider and a visualization tool is also examined. Finally, a case study is presented for detecting tell sites in Egypt usingLandsat ETM+, ASTER, and Google Earth imagery.

http://www.history.com/news/satellite-images-provide-blueprint-for-ancient-Egypt


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A Game-Changing Technology
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/june-2013/article/archaeologist-uncovers-hidden-structures-in-ancient-maya-city-through-new-technology

While traditional survey techniques have provided results in spite of the constraints of the dense forest, new and cutting edge technology, called LiDAR, may be a game-changer for archaeology in tropical areas. LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) is a laser-based remote sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges, or variable distances, to the Earth. It is capable of penetrating overlying vegetation and forest canopies, imaging at very high spatial resolutions with extraordinary accuracy.
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Archaeologists to survey ancient cities without digging in the dirt

http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/051020/camel.shtml

What CAMEL can do however, is remarkable. It organizes maps, aerial photography, satellite images and other data into one place, allowing archaeologists to see how ancient trade routes developed and to prepare simulations of how people may have interacted, given the limitations of their space, the availability of resources and the organization of their cities. 
 
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Ewa Plantation Prime Ag Land Still Retains Centuries Old Traditional Agricultural Features

http://honouliuli.blogspot.com/2015/05/ewa-plantation-prime-ag-land.html

FTA and HART Failed To Recognize 

Federal Judge Ruling On Rail Route TCP's

 http://honouliuli.blogspot.com/2015/06/Judge-Tashima-HART-Rail-Lawsuit.html

West Oahu Residents Speak Out At Important Ag Lands And Hoopili Station Meetings

http://honouliuli.blogspot.com/2015/06/west-oahu-residents-speak-out.html

FTA and HART Rail Misrepresent The True Ewa Honouliuli Native Hawaiian Spirit Pathway

http://honouliuli.blogspot.com/2015/06/fta-and-hart-rail-misrepresent-TCP.html

Honouliuli Ewa TCP's Are Important Wahi Pana (Sacred Places) On Multi-Dimensional Levels

http://honouliuli.blogspot.com/2015/06/honouliuli-ewa-tcps-are-important.html

Honouliuli Ewa's Makakilo Kalo'i Gulch - A Rare In Depth Survey Of This Important Cultural Property

http://honouliuli.blogspot.com/2015/06/honouliuli-ewa-makakilo-kaloi-gulch.html