PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SPP-2022-000011)

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effectiveness and objectives of Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes (H.R.S.), as amended. The proposed use will not promote the effectiveness and objectives of Chapter 205,H.R.S., as amended. Through the passage of Chapter 205, H.R.S., otherwise known as State Land Use Law, the State Land Use Commission was established. It called for classification of all lands in the State and authorized the adoption of rules of practice and procedure and regulations for land use within the various land use districts. The four (4) land use districts (Agricultural, Rural,Urban and Conservation) created by the State Land Use Commission provided the basic legal framework of land uses in the State of Hawaii and assisted in the implementation of the long-range land use objectives of the State and Counties. The intent of these statutory provisions is to preserve,protect, and encourage the development of lands in the State for those uses to which they are best suited in the interest of the public health and welfare of the people in Hawaii. The proposed request for the temporary operation of an array of satellite dishes to conduct research on Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs)is located in an area designated Agricultural by the State Land Use Commission.As the requested use is not permitted in the State Land Use Agricultural District, a Special Permit is required to allow for the use to be permitted. The majority of the 0.5-acre permit area is classified as "C" or"Moderate Productivity" soil, and a portion is classified as "B" or"High Productivity" soil by the Land Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating. "B"classified soil is the best class of soil for agriculture as there are no Class A lands on the island of Hawaii. Additionally, the permit area is located on land classified as "Prime Agricultural Land" by the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) Map. Prime Agricultural Land is land best suited for the production of food, feed, forage and fiber crops. The land has the soil quality, growing season and moisture supply needed to produce sustained high yields of crops economically when treated and managed, including water management, according to modern farming methods. The operation of an array of satellite dishes to conduct research on Fast Radio Bursts(FRBs)on this property,even with the stated intention that it is temporary,would result in the conversion of land identified as Prime Agricultural Land to non-agricultural use, which would contradict the State Land -2-