PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SMA-2021-000004)

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b. The extent to which those resources including traditional and customary native Hawaiian rights, will be affected or impaired by the proposed action; and c. The feasible action, if any,to be taken by the Authority to reasonably protect any valued cultural, historical or natural resources including any existing traditional and customary native Hawaiian rights. In review of the SMA guidelines as listed under HRS 205A-26(2)(A),the proposed development will not have any substantial adverse environmental or ecological effect, except as such adverse effect is minimized to the extent practicable and clearly outweighed by public health, safety, or compelling public interest. In considering the significance of potential environmental effects, the Director shall consider the sum of those effects that adversely affect the quality of the environment and shall evaluate the overall and cumulative effects of the action on the Special Management Area. Such adverse effects shall include, but not be limited to, the potential cumulative impact of individual developments, each one of which taken in itself might not have a substantial adverse effect and eliminate planning options. The proposed project did not meet the criteria in State law for the requirement to complete an environmental assessment(EA) or environmental impact statement(EIS). Potential project impacts, shown in Table l I of the Application, relate to threatened and endangered species, cultural and historic resources, water and coastal resources, noise, air, scenic and visual,traffic and other infrastructure impacts. In reviewing this proposed request against the factors that may constitute a substantial adverse effect, the Planning Director has determined that the proposed project will not have a substantial adverse environmental or ecological effect to the SMA,provided the mitigation measures shown in Table 11 are included as conditions of this SMA Permit and concurrent Change of Zone approval and are implemented by the applicant. This determination is further supported by the following: In review of the SMA guidelines as listed under HRS 205A,the proposed development is consistent with the objectives and policies as provided by Chapter 205A, HRS, and Special Management Area guidelines contained in Rule No. 9 of the -4-