Rowland B. Reeve, M.A.
Project Supervisor
Rowland Reeve operates the Hawai‘i Island office of Pacific Legacy. Mr. Reeve has worked in the field of archaeology for 35 years. He has conducted archaeological investigations in Hawai‘i and the Solomon Islands, as well as being involved in projects in Australia, Southeast Asia, Central and South America, and Europe. Mr. Reeve has been a Visiting Researcher at the Australian National University and held the post of Provincial Archaeologist for the Western Solomon Islands Government. His experience in Hawaiian archaeology includes all aspects of field investigation. He has directed and participated in reconnaissance surveys, inventory survey and testing, and data recovery excavations on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, Maui, Moloka‘i and Kaho‘olawe. Mr. Reeve is also experienced in conducting archival research and oral history interviews. In his six years with Pacific Legacy, Mr. Reeve has supervised a range of large archaeological projects including a five year survey and monitoring project for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers; extensive surveys for the Kamehameha Schools, Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust, and a range of other land owners, and data recovery excavations along the route of a federally funded highway. He has worked closely with Native Hawaiian groups and is familiar with both federal and state historic preservation laws. He is certified (40-hr HAZWOPER) to work at sites where hazardous waste/materials are of concern.
Mr. Reeve has expertise in the following areas:
- National Historic Preservation Act (Section 106) compliance;
- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act compliance;
- Ethno-historic Research;
- Consultation with Native Hawaiian groups; and
- Hawaiian archaeology and ethnography.
