PD Recommendation Report (SMA 21-000078)

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protect, and where possible, to restore the natural resources of the coastal zone areas. Therefore, special controls on development within an area along the shoreline are necessary to avoid permanent loss of valuable resources and the foreclosure of management options. The objectives and policies of Chapter 205A, HRS include, but are not limited to, the protection of coastal recreational resources, historic resources, scenic and open space resources, coastal ecosystems, marine resources, beaches, and controlling development in coastal hazard areas. Coastal Recreational Resources: The proposed project will support public coastal recreational opportunities through maintenance of land adjacent to an established public shoreline access. Further, this project represents an opportunity to increase stewardship of an unused and overgrown property in an area dominated by residential and vacation-type development. The proposed project would not restrict any shoreline uses such as fishing, surfing, and other water-dependent activities. Parking for the shoreline public access will continue to be along Ali'i Drive and will retain its current level during construction and the continued use of the parcel. Historic Resources: The proposed project parcel has no indication of any historic sites other than remnant stone walls that have been realigned, moved, and destroyed during the area's long history of development, including Ali'i Drive. An Archeological Field Inspection (AFI) of the project site was completed in 2021 by TesArch. The AM concluded that the project site does include rock walls that are likely older than 50 years and therefore must be considered a"historic property"pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Ch. 6E-2. However, the observed walls lack integrity as the stones have been recycled for other purposes or moved to accommodate development on adjacent lots. The walls are disassociated from their original context and function, and do not represent an important Ahupua`a boundary and appear to be the cumulative result of multiple construction projects such as the development of Ali'i Drive and defining modern property boundaries. No other structural features were associated within these walls, nor was any evidence or additional historic artifacts found. The only valued cultural resource located -5-