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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> center of concentration for breeding 'Alala. The Plan recommends that portion of the <br /> lands of Kaloko above approximately the 3,200 to 3,400-foot elevation, including all <br /> parcels in Blocks 8 through 13 of Kaloko Mauka Subdivision, be designated as an <br /> <br /> essential habitat for the 'Alala. The subject property is located within Block 12, at <br /> approximately the 4,600-foot elevation. Once such a habitat is established, a specific <br /> <br /> management plan for each habitat needs to be developed which would address the <br /> improvement of food supplies, protection from grazing, predators and wildfires, and other <br /> <br /> management and monitoring activities to provide for a stable and secure environment for <br /> the recovery of the 'Alala. <br /> <br /> 16. Archaeological/Historical Resources: According to the applicant, the parcel is located <br /> at the 4,600-foot elevation within the boundaries of a precontact age upland agricultural <br /> <br /> system that was the subject of a reconnaissance survey and test excavations in 1970 and <br /> 1971 by Huehue Ranch, the developers of the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision. In addition, <br /> <br /> the National Park Service published a report in 1991 entitled, "An Ahupuaa Study: The <br /> 1971 Archaeological Work at Kaloko Ahupuaa, North Kona." This study also identified <br /> <br /> remains of an agricultural field system up to the 3,500-foot elevation at certain locations. <br /> By letter dated January 8, 2006, the applicant has requested a "no effect" letter from the <br /> <br /> State Department of Land and Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division (DLNR- <br /> HPD). In a letter dated February 22, 2006, the DLNR-HPD stated that "this property is <br /> situated in the highest elevation of Kaloko subdivision where previous archaeological <br /> <br /> studies have confirmed that historic properties are highly unlikely (Haun 2001; Nees & <br /> Williams 1995; Rechtman 2002). SHPD has previously addressed proposed projects at <br /> <br /> this elevation and determined sites are unlikely..." <br /> 17. Cultural Resources: According to the landowners, no valued cultural, historical or <br /> <br /> natural resources exist on the property and there are no traditional and customary Native <br /> Hawaiian rights being practiced on the site. <br /> <br /> 18. Public Access: There is no record of a designated public access that traverses the <br /> property. <br /> <br /> 19. Traffic: According to the applicant, traffic generated from the proposed subdivision is <br /> expected to be minimal. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -3- <br />