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been deemed significant under criterion"e" (cultural value) and proposed for <br /> preservation via a site preservation plan,these include Site 26871 (trail) and <br /> portions of the Site 31230 (trail), which were identified as part of a mauka-makai <br /> trail network, and Site 26873, which was identified as the location of a previously <br /> excavated lava tube and other features on a pahoehoe rise. The trail portions <br /> discussed above appear to be part of the overall trail network linking to the natural <br /> pahoehoe area and the other trail sites and possibly led makai bound trail users in <br /> the direction of the ancient Ala Loa and/or towards `Anaeho`omalu Bay.No <br /> further work or preservation is recommended for the other I I of the 14 identified <br /> sites. The final draft AIS determines the three (3) sites as significant under <br /> criterion "d" and"e" and recommends their preservation pursuant to a required <br /> preservation plan to be approved by SHPD. <br /> The Native Hawaiian Traditional and Customary Practices Assessment <br /> found that given the distance from the shoreline there would be no impacts to <br /> shoreline fishing and gathering. The assessment recommended the submission of <br /> an AIS to SHPD, further consultation with agencies to agree on significance and <br /> mitigation, and an assessment of the project by a hydrogeology expert to assess <br /> groundwater and aquifers in this region. <br /> The biological survey report found that there are no designated or <br /> proposed critical habitats for endangered plant or animal species located within <br /> the project area. The study also concluded that no federally listed threatened or <br /> endangered plant species appear to be present on the property,nor are there any <br /> rare plant species or uniquely valuable vegetation types. <br /> Two (2) federally listed threatened and endangered avian species (nene <br /> and ae`o) and four(4) species of concern (`auku`u, `akekeke, `ulili and kolea) <br /> were identified within the project area; although not detected during the survey, it <br /> is possible that small numbers of the endangered endemic Hawaiian Petrel,the <br /> endangered band romped storm petrel, and the threatened Newell's shearwater <br /> birds may fly over the area between summer and fall. Similarly, Hawaiian hoary <br /> bats are assumed to be present and have been detected in kiawe forests of West <br /> -13- <br />