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F The Honorable Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii December 29, 2025 Page 7 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, Hawai'i Revised Statutes. The request will not have a significant adverse impact to traditional and customary Hawaiian Rights. In view of the Hawai'i 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. The valued cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the rezoning 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 on the applicant's adjacent property, citing previous grubbing and grading similar to that on the subject property, with a determination that no historic properties remain on the property that would be affected. 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. 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. Possible adverse effect or impairment of valued resources: There is no evidence that any possible adverse effects or impairments will occur to any valued resources.