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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 6 <br />In view of the recent Hawaii State Supreme Court's "PASH" and "Ka Pa'akai O <br />Ka'Aina " decisions, the issue relative to native Hawaiian gathering and fishing rights <br />must be addressed in terms of the cultural, historical, and natural resources and the <br />associated traditional and customary practices of the site: <br />Investigation of valued resources: The applicant presented the following <br />information from which the Planning Commission and County Council can determine the <br />valued cultural, historical, and natural resources within the area sought for rezoning: <br />• Archaeological Inventory Survey Komohana Golf Course, Lands of <br />Ponahawai and Punahoa 1-2, South Hilo District, Island of Hawaii, by Paul H. <br />Rosendahl, Ph.D., Inc. (199 1) <br />• Letter Report of Archaeological Field Inspection for TMK: 2-3-37:1 by Hann <br />& Associates, December 12, 2002 <br />• He Wahi Moolelo no Ponahawai a me Punahoa ma Hilo, A Collection of <br />Traditions and Historical Accounts for Ponahawai and Punahoa, District of <br />Hilo, Island of Hawaii by Kumu Pono Associates, May 2003 <br />• Botanical Survey, TMK: 2-3-44:19 and 53, Geometrician Associates, LLC. <br />2003 <br />• A Survey of Avian and Terrestrial Mammalian Species of the Ponahawai <br />Mixed Use Planned Community Site, South Hilo District, Hawaii, Rana <br />Productions Ltd. June 2003. <br />The valuable cultural historical and natural resources found in the rezoning area: <br />The archaeological survey conducted by Paul H. Rosendahl, PhD. in 1991 for the <br />proposed Ponahawai Golf Course revealed two sites: 1) a probable residence and animal <br />pen (Site 14946); and 2) a portion of the Hilo Boarding School and Old Mission Ditch <br />(Site 14947). In 1991, during the review of the golf course permit, the Department of <br />Land and Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division (DLNR-SHPD) noted that <br />the project would have "no adverse effect" on historic sites if a portion of Site 14947 was <br />mitigated through preservation and interpretation of a portion of the ditch and data <br />recovery for the remainder. These two recommendations by DLNR-SHPD will be <br />incorporated as conditions of the Project District. Another letter report by Haun & <br />Associates (December 12, 2002) indicated that 15 historic sites were found on the eight- <br />