PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SMA-2024-000054)

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Policies: (A) Improve coordination and funding of coastal recreational planning and management; and (B) Provide adequate, accessible and diverse recreational opportunities in the coastal zone management area by: (i) protecting coastal resources uniquely suited for recreational opportunities that cannot be provided in other areas; (ii) requiring replacement of coastal resources having significant recreational value, including, but not limited to, surfing sites, fishponds and sand beaches, when such resources would be unavoidably damaged by development; or requiring reasonable monetary compensation to the State for recreation when replacement is not feasible or desirable; (iii) providing and managing adequate public access, consistent with conservation of natural resources, to and along shorelines with recreational value; (iv) providing an adequate supply of shoreline parks and other recreational facilities suitable for public recreation; (v) ensuring public recreational uses of county, state and federally owned or controlled shoreline lands and waters having recreational value consistent with public safety standards and conservation of natural resources; (vi) adopting water quality standards and regulating point and nonpoint sources of pollution to protect, and where feasible, restore the recreational value of coastal waters; (vii) developing new shoreline recreational opportunities, where appropriate, such as artificial lagoons, artificial beaches, and artificial reefs for surfing and fishing; and encouraging reasonable dedication of shoreline areas with recreational value for public use as part of discretionary approvals or permits by the land use commission, board of land natural resources, and county authorities; and crediting such dedication against the requirements of section 46-6. Discussion: The Property is located in an area with high cliffs or pali and is not a prime fishing area. Historic Resources Objective: 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. Policies: (A) Identify and analyze significant archaeological resources; (B) Maximize information retention through preservation of remains and artifacts or salvage operations; and (C) Support state goals for protection, restoration, interpretation, and display of historic resources. Discussion: 8