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were identified, and these appeared to be agricultural in function, consistent with the <br />Kona Field System. The 2 concrete features appeared to be of recent vintage and for <br />animal husbandry. The 4 walls, the 2 modified outcrops, and the single C-shape appear <br />to also have agricultural function. The C-shape appeared to provide shelter associated <br />with the agricultural activity. There was one well found of the site. This well had a <br />concrete and basal `apron' around it, a windmill tower, and an engine shed. It thus <br />appeared to be of recent vintage. Relative to the sites on the subject property, the survey <br />concluded that 13 of the 14 sites as being significant solely for their informational content <br />and that no further work was recommended for these sites. The remaining site (16116), <br />which consisted of 2 burial platforms, was recommended for preservation `as is,' with <br />possible landscaping. If they have to be relocated, the survey recommended that further <br />data collection be done. The applicant intends to preserve this site and incorporate it as <br />part of its landscaping/open space feature. In that event, a Burial Treatment Plan for this <br />site will be prepared and submitted to the Hawaii Burial Council for its review and <br />approval. The plan will essentially call for the establishment of a landscaped buffer <br />surrounding the site." The applicant believes that with the approved mitigation, the <br />archaeological impacts of the project will not be significant. The applicant noted that <br />should there he any inadvertent finds during construction of the project, work will be <br />stopped until clearance from the Planning Department has been secured. The <br />archaeological inventory survey prepared by PHRI was originally conducted in 1991 and <br />was updated in July, 2003. To date, there is no record that the archaeological inventory <br />survey had been submitted to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural <br />Resources -Historic Preservation Division (DLNR-HPD) for acceptance and/or that the <br />DLNR-HPD has approved a preservation and mitigation plan. <br />24. Valued Cultural Resources: In view of the recent Hawaii State Supreme Court's <br />"PASH" and "Ka Pa'akai O Ka Aina" decisions, the issue relative to native Hawaiian <br />gathering and fishing rights must be addressed. These rights must be addressed in terms <br />of the cultural, historical, and natural resources and the associated traditional and <br />customary practices of the site. According to the applicant, since the subject site is not <br />-7- <br />