PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SPP-2021-000004)

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natural resources were identified. Pu'u Maile lies in the northeastern corner of the project area, and Pu'u Manu lies just south of the project area. Pu'u have been recognized as areas of importance in the Kohala region for hundreds of years"as they were not only a part of the cultural landscape but were used as landmarks spanning from historic events that occurred to personal connections." Past cultural practices identified in the Ka Pa'akai report were bird hunting, agriculture, and ranching. Prior to ranching and the deforestation of the area, native birds were commonly harvested for subsistence and artistic purposes, particularly to create royal insignia with feathers. Agricultural practices including the growing of cabbage,tomatoes, beans, and Irish potatoes were common in the area and used to replenish cargo ships at Kawaiahe Harbor, and crops such as banana and sugarcane were cultivated by native residents. Ranching practices mainly consist of cattle ranching, which was introduced after the establishment of Parker Ranch during the 1830s and is now a major industry in Waimea. ASM concludes that the proposed action would have no direct impacts on the practice of bird hunting or traditional agricultural practices or associated agricultural features. No impacts are anticipated to Pu'u Maile as the current proposed action does not include construction at the pu'u (Brandt & Ishihara, 2021). LT will also incorporate cultural and historical education and into the activities with the 'opio and planting of native plants. I. PUBLIC ACCESS Access to the property is via Pu'u Manu Place, a private roadway located within an access and utility easement on the western side of the property and connects to Highway 19. No known public trails traverse the property. However, the access easement connects to a pedestrian easement to the south of the subdivision.The property is not located near shoreline or mountain areas but a portion of Pu'u Maile is on the northeastern corner of the property. J. DESCRIPTION OF ACCESS TO THE AREA The property is accessed by Pu'u Manu Place, a paved 14-foot-wide private road within the existing 50-foot-wide access and utility easement that runs across all the parcels in the subdivision. Pu'u Manu Place connects to Mamalahoa Highway(Highway 19), which connects the area to Waimea Town and areas east and west on the island. Figure 17 shows photographs of the access to the property from Mamalahoa Highway and Pu'u Manu Place. According to the original 1978 subdivision map, Pu'u Manu Place used to connect to Mana Road to the south, but that portion of Mana Road is closed, and Mana Road currently turns south just west of its former intersection with Pu'u Manu Place (Brandt & Ishihara, 2021). There is a narrow pedestrian easement that connects the southern end of Pu'u Manu Place with the former alignment of Mana Road across TMK parcel 6-4-018:057 (see Figure 3). K. TRAFFIC IMPACTS Existing Roadway System: The property is located along Pu'u Manu Place, a paved private road that runs roughly north south and only provides access to the eight parcels part of the original 1978 subdivision. Pu'u Manu Place provides two-way traffic that begins in the north with its 8