.PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SMA-2023-000043)

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Coastal Recreational Resources: All proposed improvements will occur on State Land Use (SLU) Agricultural designated lands, and no improvements are proposed within the shoreline setback area of the project site that is also within the SLU Conservation District. Staff notes that some fencing or other land uses may occur within the SLU Conservation District portion of the shoreline frontage of the project site which will require a separate permit or approval from the DLNR. As this area is used now, and in the past as a fishing site for local residents, the project aims to continue this access along the shoreline to the modern fishing sites. There are coastal resources that are currently enjoyed by community members and visitors to the area. Access to the shoreline is via a well-established jeep road that runs along the entire length of the shoreline in this area. The project will not block that access, and fishermen will still be able to access their established fishing areas. The proposed project will not impact the current level of access to the shoreline or interfere with shoreline access in this area. Based on the proposed activities being outside the shoreline area, as well as the removal of invasive species, and on=going land management, the Planning Department believes there will be no anticipated impact to coastal recreational resources. Therefore, the proposed project will not have any impact on the coastline or other areas utilized for public recreational activities at the shoreline, nor would it impede or hinder the public's ability to access the shoreline. Historic and Cultural Resources: An Archeological Inventory Survey (AIS) was conducted on the entire project area to satisfy the current historic preservation regulatory review for the State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD). The AIS identified four (4) sites with a total of eight(8) features. The sites consist of an historic road (Site 50-10-08- 31348), a complex of five terraces interpreted as historic agricultural features (Site 50-10- 08-31349), a terrace interpreted as an historic/modern temporary encampment (Site 50- 1008-31350), and a livestock control wall (Site 50-10-08-31351). The sites possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. They are assessed as significant under Criterion "d" and have yielded information important for understanding historic habitation, transportation, agriculture, and ranching activity in the area. According to the AIS "No traditional Hawaiian sites were identified -4-