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The Honorable Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba and Members of the County Council County of Hawai'i December 29, 2025 Page 6 The Hilo Community Development Plan (CDP) identifies the area as Multiple -Family Residential-4,000 square feet (RM-4); however, this area is transitioning to more commercial type uses. The amendments to the existing change of zone would allow for the establishment of a commercial use that would be in alignment with the commercial developments in the surrounding area. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statues, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The subject property is located approximately 0.6 miles from the nearest shoreline and is not situated within the SMA. Thus, the property will not be affected by coastal hazards and beach erosion. There are no identified recreational resources, historic resources, public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, or marine resources on the subject property. 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 impacted by ground -disturbing activities associated with previous residential development, 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. area: By letter dated December 22, 2008, the Department of Land and Natural Resources — State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) indicated no objection to the change of zone, citing previous grubbing and grading, with a determination that no historic properties remain on the property that would be affected. There are no known features of cultural importance, there is no known history of traditional practices associated with the property, nor is there any record of designated public access to the shoreline or mountain areas that traverses the property. Additionally, 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.