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Dru Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 4 and will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There are no identified recreational resources,historic resources, public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, marine resources or other natural and environmental resources in the area. Thus, the proposed request and use of the property will not adversely impact those resources. It is not anticipated that endangered or threatened candidate species of flora or fauna are located within the subject property because the property was previously utilized for sugar cane cultivation and ranching. Presently, there is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the site, nor existence of known valued cultural, historical or native resources in the area. Thus, it is not anticipated that the proposed request will have any adverse impact on cultural or historical resources in the area. The request will not have a significant adverse impact to traditional and customary Hawaiian Rights. In view of the recent Hawai`i State Supreme Court's "PASH"and "Ka Pa'akai 0 Ka Aina"decisions, the issue relative to native Hawaiian gathering and fishing rights must be addressed in terms of the cultural, historical, and natural resources and the associated traditional and customary practices of the site: Investigation of valued resources: No formal archaeological reconnaissance survey, oral history of kamaaina accounts of the area,historical survey of documentary records, or botanical study was included in the application. The valued cultural,historical, and natural resources found in the rezoning area. As the site has been previously utilized for sugar cane cultivation, it is unlikely that there are any valued cultural,historical, and natural resources to be found in the rezoning area. Possible adverse effect or impairment of valued resources: There is no evidence of any possible adverse effects or impairments will occur to any valued resources. Since the property was formerly used for sugar cane cultivation and has been disturbed in the past, it is unlikely that any archaeological or historic features exist on the property. Additionally,there is no evidence that the flora in the area are particularly desired or used for cultural practices. By letter dated November 15, 2006, the DLNR-SHPD responded that DLNR-SHPD believes that"no historic properties will be affected"by the previous rezoning action.