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become private. Chr. Chang then asked about a map in the application dated 1891 and noted that the date was important in evaluating whether the State could claim the Ala Loa as a government road. Ms. Keeney stated that one map in the application was dated 1891 and another appeared to be from 1859. Chr. Chang stated that it would be helpful to see full copies of any maps dated 1892 or earlier rather than excerpts. Ms. Keeney agreed to provide better copies. She added that, even if Ala Loa access rights were reestablished, access to the beach itself would still require crossing private property. She explained that the nomination was also focused on protecting the large growing area at the bottom of the stream and the resources there. In response to Cmr. Rosam’s question about what had happened with a prior 2015 nomination, Ms. Keeney stated that she did not know. She said she had been told there had been an earlier nomination and an access issue, but she had been unable to locate documentation showing exactly which parcel had been nominated or what the issue had been. Cmr. Markoff asked whether direct lineal descendants and cultural descendants of the area had been identified. Ms. Keeney stated that they had not yet been identified. She explained that she was trying to work through a nonprofit group and community members to identify those descendants, but had encountered difficulty, in part because the land had been Crown land and the historical ties were less clear in the records she had reviewed. Cmr. Markoff commented that, as noted by the Chair and Vice Chair, applications are stronger when key partnerships are identified and observed that there were still several months remaining to gather that information. Cmr. Brandt asked about testimony cited in the nomination and whether it came from Boundary Commission testimony or kuleana testimony. Ms. Keeney responded that it came from Boundary Commission testimony. Cmr. Brandt noted that, even on Crown lands, there may still be descendants connected through kuleana claims and suggested that those records could be a useful starting point. Chr. Chang asked how the property would be accessed from the house area to the beach and valley. Ms. Keeney explained that access was by way of the old Ala Loa route, or former sugar road, that is currently overgrown but walkable. She stated that entry would be through the driveway to the house and then through a gate into the valley. V. Chr. Britt asked about a rectangular strip shown on the map extending from the highway to the property and asked whether it was an access easement. Ms. Keeney explained that it appeared to be land associated with an old oil pipe or utility line serving the pump at the bottom of the valley, and that it was owned rather than merely an easement. V. Chr. Britt asked about dotted yellow lines shown on the map, and Ms. Keeney explained that they marked the division involving the house and pool area, which was part of a CPR. Ms. Keeney confirmed that this portion was included in the overall purchase price. Chr. Chang asked whether the properties could be purchased separately. Ms. Keeney DRAFT v.1 BS - Minutes of March 9, 2026 Page 8