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3H Valued Cultural Resources In view of the recent Hawaii State Supreme Courts "PASH" and "Ka Pa'akai 0 Ka'Aina"decisions, the issue relative to native Hawaiian gathering and fishing rights must be addressed. Specifically, there must be a discussion of the cultural, historical, and natural resources and associated traditional and customary practices of this site. In this situation, the subject site is not adjacent and/or proximate to the shoreline. As such, fishing and/or coastal access is not an issue. It is not known whether the subject property or immediate surrounding area have ever been used for the gathering of plants by native Hawaiians. However, it would appear very unlikely that the site would serve such purpose today and/or in the recent past. There are also no known archaeological features on the subject property. Based on the above, it does not appear that the project would have any potential adverse impact relating to the cultural and historical resources of this area. 31 PUBLIC ACCESS The subject parcel is located approximately 4.5-miles from the shoreline. As such, no public access will be affected by this request. 3J DESCRIPTION OF ACCESS The subject parcel is accessed via Ainalako Road. Ainalako Road is a County owned and maintained road with a 50-foot right of way and average pavement width of 20-feet. Vehicles will have a clear ingress and egress into the proposed parking stalls from Ainalako Road. Based on the existing conditions of Ainalako Road, it appears no roadway improvements would be required for the proposed use. Consultation with the Department of Public Works Engineering Division has indicated that a 5-foot future roadway widening setback should apply to the subject property based on the "City of Hilo Road Alignments, Right of Way and Zoning Map". The 5-foot planned future widening is indicated on the Conceptual Site Plan 9