PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2021-012)

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and fishing rights must be addressed in terms of the cultural, historical, and natural resources and the associated traditional and customary practices of the site: ■ Investigation of valued resources: An Archeological Inventory Survey (AIS) for the subject property was completed by Bulgrin and Rechtman in 2005. ■ The valued cultural; historical; and natural resources found in the rezoning area: The State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) confirmed that an archeological inventory survey (AIS)was completed in 2005 and accepted by SHPD. The AIS documented six (6)historic sites, all located within the subject parcel and assessed by SHPD as significant under criterion D. According to the AIS,the sites included historic walls which functioned as boundaries for ranching, a ranching enclosure and a terraced outcrop interpreted as a temporary habitation site in use prior to Western contact. Five (5) of these sites were recommended for no further work and one (1)was recommended for data recovery. SHPD accepted a data recovery plan in 2008, as well as a subsequent data recovery report in 2009. Based on current information, SHPD's determination for the proposed project is "no historic properties affected."The applicant has stated that during clearing and grading of the property SHPD will be notified, and all work shall immediately cease, upon inadvertent discovery of any archeological or historic features.No professional floral or faunal survey was conducted of the property. The vegetation within the project area is primarily non-native and weedy in nature, consisting mainly of introduced grasses, kiawe, koa haole, opiuma, kukui, vines,weeds, and shrubs. According to the applicant,though rare or endangered floral or faunal resources are unlikely to be found on the subject property due to the developed, suburban nature of the surrounding areas, it may be possible to find the Hawaiian Hawk, Hawaiian Owl, Hawaiian Goose and Hawaiian Hoary Bat. Introduced bird species such as dove, Japanese white-eye, house finch, myna, as well as cats, dogs, rats, pigs, and mongoose are also common on the subject property. According to the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), the Hawaiian Hawk or `Io (Buteo solitarius)may occur in the project vicinity and their nests might be present during the breeding season -8-