PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-PDI-2022-000004)

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significant and required additional mitigation in the form of preservation and data recovery. SHPD accepted the AIS and agreed with the significance determinations but did not provide a finding of no effect because the proposed mitigation needed to be solidified. Conditions of the ordinances required the creation of data recovery and preservation plans for the significant, which to our knowledge have yet to be complete. While repeal of the ordinances would relieve the landowners of this immediate requirement, any subsequent subdivision and significant land alteration would trigger historic review under HRS 6E-42, including the possible requirement for updated archaeological studies and mitigation. As the most makai point of the project area is located over two miles from the nearest shoreline, the project area is not situated within the Special Management Area. There is no known public access to the shoreline or mountains that traverses the project area and no known cultural resources/practices associated with the project area. Formal flora and fauna studies were developed as part of the environmental assessment for the original project, and while they identified native and endemic animal and plant species, none were listed or endangered. While the requested repeal will extinguish any conditions related to the rezone ordinances, the areas encumbered by conservation easements will be subject to the conditions and limitations found therein. Furthermore, the current or subsequent landowners will be responsible for developing the remaining land area parcels in compliance with all applicable governmental requirements in connection with any use permitted in the A-20a zoning district. Failure to comply with such requirements will be considered a violation that may result in enforcement action by the Planning Department and/or other affected agencies. Based on the preceding findings, a favorable recommendation of the Planning Director's initiated action to repeal Change of Zone Ordinance No. 95 70 and No. 98 63 and reclassify lands from Agricultural 1-acre (A-la),Agricultural 3-acres (A-3a), Agricultural 200-acres (A-200a),Agricultural 255-acres (A-255a), and Agricultural 8,000-acres (A-8000a) to their original,Agricultural 20-acres (A-20a)zoning district would result in an appropriate land use pattern and would be in the best interest of the general public. 4