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project would fulfill the following pertinent objectives and policies of the Hamakua <br /> Community Development Plan: <br /> 1) Objective 5—Direct future settlement patterns that are sustainable and connected. <br /> 2) Objective 8 — Promote, preserve, and enhance a diverse, sustainable, local <br /> economy. <br /> 3) Objective 9 — Encourage the increase and diversity of employment and living <br /> options for residents that complement Hamakua's ecology, rural character, and <br /> cultural heritage. <br /> 4) Policy I — Future land use decisions in the Hamakua CDP planning area shall be <br /> consistent with the Land Use Guide Map. <br /> 5) Policy 17 — Development in the SMA, including subdivision, shall only be <br /> approved if it is first found that it will not have any substantial adverse <br /> environmental or ecological effect. <br /> The proposed single-family residence will be located within an area identified by both <br /> the General Plan and the HCDP Land Use Guide Maps as Low Density Urban and thus, <br /> the subject site is appropriate for the proposed development and would be consistent with <br /> surrounding land uses. In summary, the proposed project would be consistent with <br /> pertinent goals and policies of the Hawaii County General Plan and the Hamakua <br /> Community Development Plan (HCDP). While the HCDP does not list specific land uses <br /> for the subject parcel, the proposed residence does align with certain priorities of the <br /> natural and cultural resources, and community infrastructure sections, such as: protecting <br /> coastal areas from development, protecting, and preserving coastal view planes, <br /> preserving historic resources, ensuring appropriate public access is retained or bolstered, <br /> and concentrating future development in an existing subdivision. <br /> The development will to the extent feasible, reasonably protect native <br /> Hawaiian rights if they are found to exist. In view of the Hawaii State Supreme <br /> Court's "PASH" and "Ka Pa`akai O Ka Aina" decisions, the issue relative to native <br /> Hawaiian rights, such as gathering and fishing rights, must be addressed in terms of the <br /> cultural, historical, and natural resources and the associated traditional and customary <br /> practices of the site. <br /> -7- <br />