PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2021-004)

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August 2021 and again in October 2021. A Native Hawaiian Traditional and Customary Practices Assessment was prepared by Christopher Monahan, Ph.D. in June 2021. In addition, a Biological Survey was conducted by Ron Terry, Ph.D. in May 2021 for the subject area. Finally, a Biological Survey report dated May 2021 by Geometrician Associates, LLC that included results of field surveys conducted in May 2020 and November 2020 for the entirety of the project area was submitted with the application. The valuable cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the rezoning rea. The most recent draft AIS identified a total of 14 sites with associated features, including nine (9) sites previously identified and five (5)newly identified sites. While none of the sites identified in the AIS were located within sub areas JI and J2 of"Area A", the subject area does border the Ala Loa(Forerunner)trail and the Planning Department received comments from the State Nd Ala Hele Trail & Access Program (Nd Ala Hele) and Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail Program (Ala Kahakai) for preservation measures for the portions of"Area A" of the Kumu Hou project that border the Ala Loa (Forerunner) trail. Based on consultation with the State Nd Ala Hele Trail & Access Program (Nd Ala Hele) and Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail Program (Ala Kahakai) the applicant has agreed to uphold further preservation agreements for a segment of the Ala Loa (Forerunner) trail, located outside of and adjacent to sub-area J2 of"Area A" of the proposed Kumu Hou project area. These agreements include removal of ironwood trees encroaching on the trail and within its existing 10-foot buffer,the removal of ironwood duff that blows onto the trail/buffer area, and the establishment of an additional 30-foot buffer and"vegetative transition"between the trail and any buildings that are proposed for sub-area J2 of"Area A." The State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) reviewed the August 2021 draft AIS and asked the applicant to incorporate the comments Nd Ala Hele and Ala Kahakai provided in a revised draft of the AIS,which they did. However, at the date of this writing SHPD has not responded to a request for comment on the October 2021 draft AIS. Based on the preceding, a condition of this approval will require the applicant to prepare and secure the Planning Director's and SHPD's approval of an archaeological preservation plan prior to commencing any land alteration activities. The Native Hawaiian Traditional and Customary Practices Assessment found that given the distance from the shoreline, there would be no impacts to shoreline fishing and -i0-