2024-01-03 (2) Email Claudia Rohr Testimony PD Report on SMA Minor Permits

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3.The authority shall seek to minimize where reasonable: A. Dredging,filling or otherwise altering any bay, estuary, river mouth, or lagoon...The 4 lot subdivision will not undertake or emplace any of these actions. As explained earlier,the Trust intends to enhance the experience of the Beach, Bay, River, and Puniawa (lagoon) with signage and educational historical references of the area. B.Any development which would reduce the size of any beach... The 4-lot subdivision will not reduce the size of the beach. The Trust wants to make the beach better and more "useable" by working with upslope landowners to educate them as to their depositing of grubbed trees into Kapue River. The tree and log wastes are impacting the use of the river, beach, and surf break. C.Any development which would reduce or impose restrictions upon public access to tidal and submerged lands, beaches,portions of rivers and streams within the special management area... The 4-lot subdivision action will not reduce or impose any new restrictions upon the current access trail other than those use restrictions that have been in place for over 20 years. The use restrictions are emplaced to protect the users of the trail and the native habitat of the beach, river, and puniawa. D.Any development which would substantially interfere with or detract from the line of sight towards the sea from the state highway nearest the coast... Highway 19 is approximately 1,240 feet away from the project site. The view plane towards the coast and ocean beyond will not be affected by the subdivision. E.Any development which would adversely affect water quality, existing areas of open water free of visible structures, existing and potential fisheries and fishing grounds, wildlife habitats or agricultural uses of the land... As recited earlier in this document, the Brian Clark Living Trust is endeavoring to improve the water quality at the river and beach. Potential future structures on the subdivided lots will not be able to build too close to the ocean having development setbacks more than the mandatory 40'from ocean edge. The fishing grounds at Papaikou Mill Beach will not be impaired. There are no other access points to the shore along the remaining lots of the project area,these shoreline edges being steep cliffs above a rocky boulder strewn shoreline. Opihi gathering along the boulders can be accessed off Mill beach traveling north along the oceans edge being submerged and/or wave impacted property of the State of Hawaii. It is clearly a dangerous fishery activity and possible signage could be erected stating the risks involved if that type of activity is undertaken. The Trust also is endeavoring to improve the wildlife habitat of the beach and puniawa lagoon. Agricultural uses of the subject parcel are expanding currently. Future Lots 3 and 4 may be sold to others and it is hoped that along with construction of a farm dwelling, agricultural uses such as Ulu tree plantings or other fruit and food crops would be entertained by these future lot owners.