2026-01-05 PL-BOA-2026-000127 Petition

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species (e.g.,Albizia sp.). The subject property fronts a biologically diverse marine environment, including ancestral fishing grounds and limu(seaweed) grounds, including several rare endemic limu species. The site of a former Native Hawaiian village, the subject property and abutting shoreline are a wahi pana(storied place)where Native Hawaiian families have continued to exercise traditional and customary access and gathering practices for cultural, subsistence, and religious purposes. These practices include but are not limited to: `aukai/pikai (ritual cleansing, rinsing); fishing; gathering plants, seaweeds, and other natural resources; and weaving. A trail through the subject property from Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road to the shoreline has been used by several generations of Native Hawaiian families so that they may access and exercise their traditional and customary practices on or near the shoreline. Four(4) historic sites have been identified and registered on the property through archaeological surveys: SIHP 50-10-63-18525 and SIHP 50-10-63-18526 (agricultural and habitation mounds); SIHP 50-10-62-18527 (a historic boundary wall), and SIHP 50-10-63-18526 (a modified lava tube). Immediately upland of the subject property is Kaipu'uelelu Cemetery (SIHP 50-10-63-02547), which contains about 8,000 burial mounds, including burials of ancestors of the members of Appellant the `Ghana. Kumaka`ula Heiau and the Star of Sea Church (SIHP 50-10-63-07380) are within one (1) kilometer of the subject property. The Kaimu Cove Project The Director's Decision approves the construction of a new single-family residence and related improvements. The Applicant proposes to construct a two-story dwelling with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The first level is planned to have a 384-square foot living area and a 320-square foot porch with a two-care garage. The second level is planned to have a 768- 4