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8) Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in <br /> keeping with the social, cultural, and physical environments of the County. <br /> 9) The County shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities <br /> meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social <br /> environment. <br /> 10)Provide for suitable living environments that accommodate the physical, social, <br /> and economic needs of the Island residents. <br /> In summary, the proposed project would be consistent with pertinent goals and <br /> policies of the Hawaii County General Plan and the Hamakua Community Development <br /> Plan (HCDP). While the HCDP does not list specific land uses for the subject parcel, the <br /> proposed residence does align with certain priorities of the natural and cultural resources, <br /> and community infrastructure sections, such as: protecting coastal areas from <br /> development, protecting, and preserving coastal view planes, preserving historic <br /> resources, ensuring appropriate public access is retained or bolstered, and concentrating <br /> future development in an existing subdivision. <br /> The development will to the extent feasible, reasonably protect native <br /> Hawaiian rights if they are found to exist. In view of the Hawaii State Supreme <br /> Court's "PASH" and "Ka Pa`akai O Ka Aina" decisions, the issue relative to native <br /> Hawaiian rights, such as gathering and fishing rights, must be addressed in terms of the <br /> cultural, historical, and natural resources and the associated traditional and customary <br /> practices of the site. <br /> Investigation of valued resources: The applicant submitted the project details and <br /> development application to the SHPD for their HRS Ch. 6E-42 review and concurrence. <br /> SHPD has responded that no historic properties would be affected by the proposed <br /> proj ect. <br /> The valuable cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the area: <br /> Archaeological resources are highly unlikely to exist on the subject property, <br /> which has been used for sugar cultivation purposes beginning as early as 1878 with the <br /> establishment of the Hakalau Sugar Plantation. In the 1960's, the Hakalau Plantation <br /> Company became part of the Pepe`ekeo Sugar Company, and later part of Mauna Kea <br /> -8- <br />