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<br /> a <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A Yes. After the Land Use Commission proceeding ended, on the south side of Kaupulehu <br /> <br /> ahupua'a, the landowner-developer started a dredging operation off-shore to provide a better <br /> <br /> swimming area for the Four Seasons resort. Maile David, on her own, brought an action to halt <br /> <br /> such activity until the cultural issues were addressed and resolved. <br /> <br /> <br /> Q What was the result? <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A The parties stipulated to stop dredging. Thereafter, I believe the Kona Hawaiian Civic <br /> <br /> Club and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs took over and asked the United States Army Corps of <br /> <br /> Engineers and the state of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources to determine if the <br /> landowner-developer had completed a satisfactory review of the historical and cultural resources <br /> <br /> of the area in question. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Q And what was the result of that effort? <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A The landowner-developer prepared a report directly addressing "traditional cultural <br /> properties" of the area, finding that a rocky point, among other things, had a value as a cultural <br /> <br /> resource. That is the Coalition's Exhibit 7. The significance of this report is it reflects an effort <br /> <br /> to identify, assess and evaluate cultural resources of an area and to propose means by which those <br /> <br /> resources should be preserved and protected. This gives the decision-maker a basis upon which <br /> <br /> to make a reasoned decision on whether to permit (and the extent thereof) the landowner- <br /> <br /> developer to engage in construction activity in a particular area. <br /> I believe this is exactly what the Coalition is asking the planning commission to do in this <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 7 <br />