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Heather Kimball, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i March 15, 2024 Page 9 North Kona District, Island of Hawaii dated November 2007; 2) Cultural Studies —A Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) for the lands within the ahupua'a of Keahuolu by Helen Wong Smith; 3) Floral/Faunal Studies — As part of the Final Environmental Assessment for the Kona Commons Project dated March 11, 2008, formal flora and fauna surveys were conducted. The valuable cultural, historical, and natural resources found within the project site. According to the Haun and Associates Archaeological Assessment (AA), no archaeological sites or features were identified within the subject property. However, given the identification of archaeological sites on the adjacent property to the south, the State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) requested that an archaeologist be present during all ground-disturbing activities as a precautionary measure. In response, Haun & Associates prepared the aforementioned Archaeological Monitoring Plan (AMP), which was approved by SHPD in 2008. and specified the following procedures: • Notify DLNR-SHPD at the onset and completion of monitoring. • Identify and evaluate the significance of archaeological remains revealed during construction. • Notify DLNR-SHPD upon discovery of potentially significant resources to determine significance and the nature/extent of necessary data recovery or preservation measures. • Inform construction supervisors of the purpose of monitoring and the monitor's authority. In pre-construction briefings and periodic briefings during construction, inform personnel of procedures to be followed upon inadvertent discovery of human remains and buried cultural deposits and artifacts. • Analyze field data and collected materials. • Prepare and submit a report to DLNR-SHPD within 180 days of project completion. The CIA was based on a review of archaeological reports, government and other historical records, Hawaiian language sources translated into English, and interviews with long-term residents, including native Hawaiians familiar with the cultural history and resources of Keahuolu. Research revealed limited cultural sites in the project area (ahupua'a of Keahuolu7). Contemporary or continuing cultural practices include gathering of ocean resources in offshore waters and gathering of the endemic plant maiapilo or pilo from the 300-foot elevation seaward. Pilo is used for medicinal purposes and is not listed