PD Recommendation Report (PL-SPP-2023-000060)

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complies with Policy PUB-6.6 Important Role of Schools in Creating a Sense of Community, which states, in part that, "The quality of its schools defines the quality of the Kona community. Quality schools show the caring of the community for its children. Quality schools are an investment in the quality of the future, which create outstanding citizens who acquire market-competitive survival skills. " Furthermore, this policy aligns with the following actions related to schools in the KCDP area: • Encourage schools to be utilized as community hubs for family-centered recreation and learning. • Where DOE plans do not provide for development ofplanned school sites, charter or private school alternatives should be sought. Based on the preceding, the request is consistent with the General Plan and the Kona CDP. 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 properties are located approximately 3.2 miles from the nearest shoreline, are 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 subject properties and 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. -8-