PD Recommendation Report (PL-SPP-2023-000041)

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of the PCDP is to encourage local job growth in"green"industries such as agriculture and eco-tourism and promote farm businesses such as "farm stay"bed and breakfasts. As the proposed bed and breakfast operation will be located within an existing dwelling and incorporate existing agricultural uses, it will provide the applicant with supplemental income, encourage agriculture and eco-tourism and promote an existing farm business. Given the preceding,the request is consistent with the goals and objectives of the PCDP. The proposed use is not contrary to the objectives sought to be accomplished by Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to coastal zone management program. The subject property is located approximately 7.5 miles from the nearest shoreline, is not within the Special Management Area and will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There is no designated public access to the mountain or shoreline areas over the property. Therefore, the proposed use will not adversely impact 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: 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 subject property has been cleared for construction of a dwelling and related accessory structures. The subject property is extensively landscaped with fruit and nut -8-