PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SPP-2022-000030)

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any recreational resources, including access to and along the shoreline, scenic and open space nor visual resources, coastal ecosystems, and marine and coastal resources. 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 formal archaeological reconnaissance survey, oral history of kama`aina accounts of the area, historical survey of documentary records, or botanical study was included in the application. The valued cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the special permit area: According to the applicant, no archeological or historical features are known to exist on the subject property nor is the property listed as a historic site on the State or National Register of Historic Places. The entire parcel has been historically used for sugar cane cultivation, and more recently, the 3.03-acre permit area has been cleared and developed with a dwelling and related accessory structures and improvements. The remainder of the property is vacant of any uses or structures. According to the applicants, it is not known whether the subject property or immediate surrounding area has been used in the recent past for the gathering of plants by Native Hawaiians. Furthermore, the applicants have not observed any Native Hawaiians gathering plants or conducting any other customary and traditional practices on the site or the adjoining properties. No professional floral or faunal survey conducted for the floral and faunal resources of the site, due to the property's extensive history of use for sugar cane cultivation and the already developed and maintained nature of the permit area.None of the applicant observed floral or faunal species are listed or endangered. Finally,the -9-