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Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 6 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 Hawai`i State Supreme Court's "PASH" and "Ka Pa`akai 0 Ka 'Aim"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 professional archaeological studies were completed for the subject property as it has been cleared and used for residential purposes since 1959. A copy of this rezone application was sent to SHPD as part of this application process, at the time of this writing, the Planning Department has not received any response. The valued cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the rezoning area: The applicant is not aware of any features of cultural importance and there is no known history of traditional gathering associated with the property. As the site has been previously impacted by urban development and residential use it is unlikely that there are any valued cultural, historical, and natural resources to be found in the rezoning area. The applicant has not submitted a formal archaeological survey but has indicated that the subject property had been formerly bulldozed and cleared. 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 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. As the property is improved with a single-family dwelling, no professional flora or fauna surveys were conducted of the site. The property is located in an urban setting in an area dominated by single-family residential uses and has been in residential uses for over 60 years. Feasible actions to protect native Hawaiian rights: As there is no evidence of any valued cultural, historical, and/or natural resources found on the site, there is no action to be taken. The Director is recommending the standard Inadvertent archaeological finds condition.