2025-06-21 PL-INT-2025-010805 Law Offices of Sherry P. Broder - Category PL.7

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RE : Statement of Qualification and Expression of Interest of Sherry P. Broder, June 21, 2025 In 2015-2016, I represented the County of Kauai Planning Department in matters involving Transient Vacation Rental Non- Conforming Use Certificates . I handled many cases where the Kauai Planning Department had denied non-conforming use certificates for transient vacation rentals . This is a matter that is of great importance to the people of Kauai . I have represented clients in land use matters before the Board of Land & Natural Resources, the Land Use Commission, and Planning & Permitting for the City and County of Honolulu. I have been involved in several matters where land use /planning were at issue . I have handled over 50 matters involving land use issues . Among other representations, I represented the Keana'aina family in a contested case before BLNR relating to grave sites and locations found at the Wal-Mart construction site at Kalia, Makiki Ahupua'a, Honolulu {TMK: 2-3-16; 9 & 19) . Earlier proceedings in which I represented the client were before the Oahu Island Burial Council . I represented Na Lei Ali ' i Kawananakoa in federal court litigation pursuant to the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act regarding Native Hawaiian Forbes Cave artifacts that were taken from the Bishop Museum and reburied on the Hawaii Island. This case also involved input to the Hawaii Island Burial Council . I have been involved in other cases involving the NAGPRA, and its statutes and rules, including litigation involving the recovery of the Ki ' i Laau from a museum in Rhode Island: I represented the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in this case . During 2004-2005, I represented Orangutan Foundation International in its efforts to obtain permits for the construction of an orangutan habitat for Rusti, the orangutan, who currently resides at the Honolulu Zoo. Initial efforts were made to obtain the necessary permits for Kualoa Ranch but a member of the public filed a lawsuit opposing housing Rusti at the ranch. Later, the decision was made to pursue a home for Rusti at the Honolulu Zoo. Those efforts involved primarily working with the City Council for the City and County of Honolulu. I have represented the Office of Hawaiian Affairs before the BLNR in its efforts to obtain fair compensation for the use of the ceded lands at the Hilton Waikaloa on the Big Island. I represented 6