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2. SMA Application Clarifications <br /> a. Archaeological, Historic and Cultural Resources: The SMA Application states "The subject property has <br /> apparently been used for sugarcane cultivation during the 20th century."We do not believe that to be <br /> accurate. We verified how this land was used with a senior sugar cane manager who also previously owned <br /> this land. This parcel was hand cultivated by a single family for many years, raising vegetables and fruits. <br /> The plot was too small and makai of the sugar cane railroad tracks—making it impractical for commercial <br /> sugarcane cultivation. The proposed site was never used for growing sugar cane. It was hand cultivated for <br /> subsistence farming not commercial agriculture. <br /> b. Coastal Hazards: The SMA Application states that the average gradient from the top of the pali to the <br /> shoreline is "about 50%".We believe this to be very misleading. Averaging in Haiku Point gradient is <br /> inappropriate when building next to a cliff. More than half of the applicant's ocean front property is sheer <br /> cliff. Drone imagery shows undercutting by wave action in the area closest to the proposed development. <br /> The gradient is closer to 95%along the portion of the cliff where most of the development will take place. <br /> See Figures 6 & 7 below. <br /> v e <br /> Figure 6-Cliff Undercut <br /> s <br /> JS' <br /> i <br /> Figure 7—Evidence of Coastal Erosion <br />