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The SMA use permit assessment application did not qualify for processing <br />as a SMA minor permit under the definition of "SMA minor permit" in HRS <br />§205A-22 Definitions and the criteria for assessing potential effects and <br />significance of each specific circumstance of the use, activity or operation, according <br />to the criteria of significant adverse effect established by Planning Commission <br />Rules of Practice and Procedure ("PC Rules"), Rule 9-10(c) and (h) Criteria of <br />Significant Adverse Effect: <br />"Special management area minor permit" means an action by <br />the authority authorizing development the valuation of which is <br />not in excess of $500,000 and which has no substantial <br />adverse environmental or ecological effect, taking into <br />account potential cumulative effects. (emphasis added in <br />bold) <br />PC Rule 9-10 Assessment: <br />(c) The Director shall assess the proposed use, activity or operation <br />upon the applicant's compliance with Section 9-10B (sic) based on the <br />following criteria: <br />(1) The valuation of the proposed use, activity or operation. <br />(2) The potential effects and significance of each specific <br />circumstance of the use, activity or operation, according to the <br />criteria of significant adverse effect established by Section 9-10H <br />(sic). <br />(h) Criteria of Significant Adverse Effect <br />In considering the significance of potential environmental <br />effects, the Director shall consider the sum of those effects <br />that adversely affect the quality of the environment and <br />shall evaluate the overall and cumulative effects of the <br />action. <br />A 'significant adverse effect' is determined by the specific <br />circumstances of the proposed use, activity or operation. In <br />determining whether a proposal may have a significant adverse <br />2 <br />APPELLANT EXHIBIT 4, pg. 2 of 5 <br />