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Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i |
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Established 1982 |
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O‘AHU OFFICE | |||||||||||||
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P.O. Box 1114, Kailua, HI 96734 | |||||||||||||
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The O‘ahu office of Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i is the administrative home of the company and supports the operations of the neighbor island offices. CSH has been performing projects on the Island of O‘ahu since its inception. Traditionally there's been a particular focus on archaeological and cultural projects in O‘ahu's urban core. | ||||||||||||
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Hallett H. Hammatt, Ph.D. President,
Principal Investigator - founded Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i, Inc. in 1982 and has been active in the field
of archaeology and historic preservation for 40 years. He is trained in
federal historic preservation regulations including Section 106 and
NAGPRA, and has conducted training in historic preservation compliance.
He has presented testimony as an expert witness in Hawaiian archaeology
at more than 30 public hearings and legal proceedings. He served, by
Governor Appointment, on the State of Hawai‘i Review Board of Historic
Places for 8 years. His expertise in Hawaiian archaeology includes
agricultural systems, sediment studies, lithic studies, and
geoarchaeology. He has undertaken geomorphological studies in Hawai‘i
and on the U.S. mainland involving analysis and interpretation of soil
stratigraphy and morphology, origin and evolution of Holocene landforms
and geochronology. Dr. Hammatt is experienced in handling
multidisciplinary studies and complex, large projects, including
surveys, data recovery, and site protection and interpretation. He has
extensive experience working on federal jobs and served as Historic
Preservation Manager for the Navy’s 5-year Kaho‘olawe Ordnance Clearance
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David W. Shideler, M.A., Principal
Investigator / Historian -
serves as one of our lead researchers and report
authors and is familiar with a wide range of Hawaiian texts and is
certified in the Hawaiian language. Mr. Shideler is recognized by the
Land Use Commission as an expert in archaeology and cultural impact
assessments. This recognition is based on his certified All-But-Dissertation status for his Ph.D. in history,
his extensive experience lecturing at the University of Hawaii
departments of history and religion, and his authorship and
co-authorship of over 550 archaeological and cultural impact
studies. On foreign projects, Mr. Shideler has established working
relationships with local individuals and agencies to facilitate the
work performed and to ensure the integrity of the information
gathered and the work conducted. | |||||||||||||
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Douglas
Borthwick, B.A., Project Director - has been with CSH since its
inception in 1982 and has been directing projects since that time. He has
extensively studied site types and usage and is frequently consulted by
other staff for his expertise at site interpretation. Mr. Borthwick is
fully versed in Federal and Hawai‘i State regulations governing historic
preservation. Mr. Borthwick’s experience is diverse, ranging from
small, short term projects such as background research reports used in
construction planning, to large, long term projects such as inventory
surveys, data recovery and monitoring of infrastructure work on long term
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Matt McDermott, M.A., Projects Manager / Principal
Investigator - is an experienced archaeologist and cultural
resource management professional who holds an expansive range of
research and managerial duties. His formal academic education
provided diverse training, research experience and exposure to
varied cultural traditions and material-culture assemblages. Mr.
McDermott’s early graduate research focused on Fiji, particularly on
stylistic and technological variability in Fijian ceramic
assemblages. This work combined quantification of macroscopic sherd traits with microscopic elemental
characterizations [using a Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy
Dispersive Spectrometer (SEM/EDS)of the clays used by Fijian potters.
The goal was to identify statistically significant ceramic
production modes that might be used to trace trade and/or cultural
interaction between populations. |
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