.PD Background Report Black Sand Beach LLC (PL-SMA-2023-046)

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35. Cultural Resources: A Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) was completed in 2006 to complement the 2006 Draft EIS for the SeaMountain at Punalu'u project. The report identified important cultural places and uses present within the project site such as stone cultural remains,petroglyphs and trail segments,a fishpond,marine resources,and the black sand beach itself. An update to the 2006 CIA was conducted in April 2023 which consisted of an archival review of the 2006 CIA, a review of the 2023 archaeology report, and an ethnographic survey which included oral history interviews). According to the 2023 CIA, preservation and Burial Treatment Plans are recommended to properly care for identified archeological features for preservation. 36. Archaeological Resources: A draft 2005 Archeological Inventory Survey (AIS) of the entire project site was conducted as part of the 2006 Draft EIS. The AIS found a total of 34 historic properties comprising of over 125 archeological features. Of these 34-sites, 14 were considered pre-contact sites including 5 burials, 2 habitation sites, 2 petroglyph sites, 1 heiau, 1 agricultural site, and 2 additional unknown sites. In preparation for this current project the applicant conducted an update to the 2005 draft AIS with an "Addendum Archeological Inventory Survey" for the Punalu'u black sand beach property which was conducted in March 2023. It was found that the proposed development and redevelopment activities will occur within previously disturbed portions of the project site and will avoid direct impacts to any of the previously identified historic properties. Staff notes that in July 2023, the Planning Department submitted the addendum to the AIS to the State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) for a Ch. 6E-42 historic preservation review, and confirmation of reservation and buffer plans. The submittal was done prior to the submittal of the SMA application under the director of SHPD. To date SHPD has not responded to our initial request, and no correspondence from SHPD regarding the status of the review has been submitted to the Planning Department. The Planning Department will require the applicant to confer with SHPD to assure the updated CIA and AIS are reviewed and approved prior to any proposed development related to this SMA application. 37. Floral/Faunal Resources: The applicant commissioned a Botanical Survey and Vertebrate Fauna Assessment Update dated April 2022 which was intended to be updated and supplement the floral and faunal surveys that were conducted of the project site and -10-