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on the State or National Registers of Historic Places. However, three (3) historic trails/trail segments in the vicinity of the project site are listed on the State Inventory of Historic Places (SIHP), including the Ala Loa: KTholo-Puako Trail (SIHP 50-10-10- 10308), Ala Loa Foot Trail (SIHP 50-10/11-11334), and Ala Loa(Kiholo-Puako Trail Segment) (SIHP 50-10-10-21173). Finally, the Ala Loa Trail is considered part of the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail,which is listed on the Federal Register of Historic Places. 32. Cultural Resources: A Native Hawaiian Traditional and Customary Practices Assessment report was prepared by TCP Hawai`i, LLC (TCP), which was designed to identify valued cultural, historical, or natural resources in the project area and its general vicinity (see Appendix 5 of the application). Additionally, the report outlines the extent to which traditional and customary native Hawaiian rights are practiced in the project area, the extent to which those resources would be affected or impaired by the proposed project, and feasible actions to be taken (if any)to protect native Hawaiian rights if they are found to exist. TCP conducted a records search and interviews of eight(8) "Key Informants" (including area cultural practitioners, members of local Hawaiian cultural groups, Hawaiian Homestead Associations and Civic Clubs, access trail experts and an archaeologist.) The report included the following: 1) given the distance from the shoreline, there would be no impacts to shoreline fishing and gathering; 2) there is a disagreement on the cultural, historical, and archaeological significance of the trails in the project area; 3)there is concern over as yet unidentified historic properties, including burials in the project area; 4)there is concern over the impact of the proposed project on subterranean freshwater aquifers in the project area, should they exist; and 5)the view plane of the general area will be adversely affected by the new project. Finally, the report made the following recommendations to address these concerns: 1) that the draft project AIS be submitted to SHPD for review and evaluation; 2)that SHPD,Na Ala Hele and Ala Kahakai be further consulted by Haun and Associates to reach an agreement on the significance and mitigation of impacts to trails in the project area; and 3)that the project area be assessed by persons with expertise in subterranean hydrogeology in order to address the issues of a presence or absence of subterranean freshwater aquifers that some consider to be valued cultural resources. -14-