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Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii July 13, 2025 Page 5 The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The subject property is located approximately 2 miles from the nearest shoreline, it is not situated within the Special Management Area and will not be impacted by coastal hazards and beach erosion. There is no designated public access to the mountains or the shoreline that runs through the property. The proposed use will not adversely impact any recreational resources, including access to and along the shoreline, scenic and open space nor visual resources, coastal ecosystems, and marine and coastal resources. Therefore, the proposed use is not contrary to the objectives of Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The request will not have a significant adverse impact to traditional and customary Hawaiian Rights. In view of the Hawaii State Supreme Court's "PASH" and "Ka Pa `akai O Ka `Aina" decisions, the issue relative to Native Hawaiian gathering and fishing rights must be addressed in terms of the cultural, historical, and natural resources and the associated traditional and customary practices of the site. Investigation of valued resources: As the subject property has been developed for residential use since 1952, no formal archaeological reconnaissance survey, oral history of kama`aina accounts of the area, historical survey of documentary records, or floral/faunal studies were included in the application or found in Planning Department records. The valued cultural historical, and natural resources found in the rezoning area: No known archeological or historical features exist on the subject property nor is the property listed as a historic site on the State or National Register of Historic Places. According to the applicant, it is not known whether the subject property or immediate surrounding area has been used in the recent past for the gathering of plants by Native Hawaiians. Finally, the likelihood of any rare or endangered animal species, habitat or flora on the property is remote given the long developed, urban nature of the property and surrounding area. Possible adverse effect or impairment of valued resources: Native plants and/or endangered species are unlikely to be impacted by the proposed development due to the already impacted property and surrounding urban environment. Feasible actions to protect native Hawaiian rights: To the extent to which traditional and customary native Hawaiian rights are exercised, the proposed action will not affect traditional Hawaiian rights; therefore, no action is necessary to protect these rights. That said, as the proposed zoning could allow the