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asphalt park path from Holoholo Kai Beach Park, which is crossed by the proposed emergency <br />road. No effects to this activity would occur. <br />Identify the extent to which those resources, including traditional and customary native Hawaiian <br />rights, will be affected or impaired by the proposed action. <br />No cultural resources or practices appear to be present within the less than half an acre of kiawe <br />forest that will be occupied by the road corridor, as it is away from the shoreline in an area of no <br />cultural resources. The project will not affect the petroglyph field or access to it in any way. It is <br />reasonable to conclude that based upon the apparent lack of resources and uses, the exercise of <br />native Hawaiian rights related to gathering, access, or other customary activities will not be <br />affected, and there will be no adverse effect upon cultural practices or beliefs. <br />What feasible action, if any, could be taken by the Board of Land and Natural Resources in <br />regards to your application to reasonably protect native Hawaiian rights? <br />As it does not appear that the project will affect native Hawaiian rights, including traditional <br />cultural properties, and traditional and customary native Hawaiian rights, it does not appear that <br />the Board of Land and Natural Resources would need to take relevant action to protect these <br />rights, with respect to the proposed action. <br />Does the proposed land use have an effect (positive/negative) on public access to and along <br />the shoreline or along any public trail? <br />As the emergency roadway will be gated to motor vehicles during normal periods, and is located <br />at least several hundred feet from the shoreline away from any trails, it does not appear that the <br />project will affect public access to and along the shoreline. <br />Does the proposed use have an effect (positive/negative) on beach processes? <br />The project would be located at least several hundred feet from the shoreline and would therefore <br />have no effect on beach processes. <br />Will the proposed use cause increased runoff or sedimentation? <br />Roadway construction phase impacts have the potential to produce polluted storm water runoff. <br />However, this potential will be mitigated by implementation of a Storm Water Pollution <br />Prevention Plan (SWPPP) by the contractor. Because the roadway will be constructed of a <br />permeable and stabilized surface there will be no long-term potential for increased runoff or <br />sedimentation. Section 3.1.2 of the accompanying Environmental Assessment discusses water <br />quality impacts of the project and their mitigation. <br />Will the proposed use cause any visual impact on any individual or community? <br />While nearby shoreline areas are noted for their particular natural beauty in the County of <br />Hawaii General Plan, the project corridor will not be visible from these areas, as it will be <br />screened from view by intervening vegetation and structures. Section 3.1.4 of the accompanying <br />Environmental Assessment discusses visual impacts of the project upon its surroundings. <br />Conservation District Use Application, Pualco Emergency Road <br /> <br />