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along Paniolo Avenue. The applicant's policy to allow co-located antennas on its tower will allow service for at least one wireless communication service provider. The approval of the subject request would be consistent with and not contrary to the objectives of the State Land Use Laws defined in Chapter 205. 2. HRS Chapter 205A (Coastal Zone Management Act) HRS Chapter 205A is the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) for the State of Hawai'i. All lands in the State, including the mountain tops are in the coastal zone management area under HRS Section 205A-1. The objectives of the CZMA is "to preserve, protect, and where possible, to restore the natural resources of the coastal zone of Hawaii"by"maintain, restoring, and enhancing the overall quality of the coastal zone environment, including, but not limited to, its amenities and aesthetic values, and to provide adequate public access to publicly owned or used beaches, recreation areas and national reserves"by controlling development within an area along the shoreline, the Special Management Area(SMA). The project is not contrary to objectives of the CZMA as set out in HRS Section 205A-2, and detailed below: (a) Recreational Resources: (1)Provide coastal recreational opportunities accessible to the public. This objective applies to land within the Special Management Area (SMA). This project is outside of the SMA, and is therefore not contrary to this objective. (b) Historic Resources: (1) Protect,preserve, and where desirable, restore those natural and manmade historic and prehistoric resources in the coastal zone management area that are significant in Hawaiian and American history and culture. Historic resources are discussed earlier in this application(see Section 8). SHPO will be consulted. (c) Scenic and Open Space Resources: (1) Protect,preserve, and where desirable, restore or improve the quality of coastal scenic and opens space resources. Typically no proposed utility facility or telecommunications tower completely avoids visual impacts without excessive expenses that prevent cost-effective delivery of the service. In this case, the property is located approximately 4 miles from the nearest shoreline, and a monopalm installation was used to mitigate possible visual impact the project may have on passersby. The 11