PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-000035)

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The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A,Hawaii Revised Statues,relating to Coastal Zone Management. The property is not located in the Special Management Area. The site is located about 6 miles mauka of the shoreline and therefore will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion.There are no identified recreational resources, public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, or marine resources on the subject property. The property does contain significant natural resources in that it is heavily forested with native species that provide a food source to several native and endangered bird species.Therefore,the proposed use is not contrary to the objectives of Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The request will not have a significant adverse impact to traditional and customary Hawaiian Rights. In view of the Hawaii State Supreme Court's"PASH"and "Ka Pa'akai O Ka'Aina" decisions, the issue relative to native Hawaiian gathering 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: No professional archaeological and cultural study was conducted of the property as the subject property has been previously impacted by ground-disturbing activities associated with residential development and no further ground disturbance is proposed. The Planning Department has no record of any cultural or historic resources on the property. The valued cultural,historical,and natural resources found in the rezoning area: The Department is not aware of any cultural or historic resources on the property.According to the applicant,there is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the property. Most of the property is covered in native forest.According to the State Department of Land and Natural Resources - State Historic Preservation Division(SHPD),only a small area of the project site has been impacted by the development of two existing dwellings,no archaeological inventory survey has been conducted within the subject parcel and no historic properties have been previously identified. SHPD's determination is that no historic properties will be affected, however they request the opportunity to review future permits for the subject property. -5-