PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SPP-2023-000038)

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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: An archaeological assessment of the subject property, including the permit area, was done by Scientific Consultant Services, Inc., in March 2023. Additionally, a Botanical Survey and Vertebrae Faunal Survey of the subject property was conducted by Geometrician Associates LLC on December 2021. ■ The valued cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the permit area: The most recent draft AIS identified one (1) site with six (6) features within the project area. The one (1) site identified in the AIS was assessed as significant under criterion "d" (yielding information important for research on history or prehistory) with five (5) features also significant under criterion "c" (embodying distinctive characteristics of Historic era structures and their method of construction). No further work or preservation is recommended. Neither the applicant nor the Planning Department are aware of any cultural or historic resources on the property, nor is the property listed as a historic site on the State or National Register of Historic Places. Additionally, there are no known customary or Native Hawaiian cultural rights exercised on the property. Furthermore, past ground disturbance activities within the property, including clearing and past use of the property as a hotel, would indicate that the potential for subsurface archaeological resources is unlikely. A request for review of the application was sent to the State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) as a part of this application process. In a letter dated April 29, 2022, SHPD provided comments on a previous proposed project that encompassed an approximately 1.5-acre portion of the subject property. In the 2022 letter, SHPD determined that no historic properties were to be affected. However, for the new proposed project area, no new comments have been received from SHPD. -12-