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roadway frontage. Parcel 80 contains access easements to Kukuau Street granted in favor of parcels 59 and 132. 18. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: Surrounding properties in the general area are zoned RS -7.5, RD -3.75, and RM -1. Land uses within the vicinity include the Hawaii Vision Specialists medical office directly adjacent to the east, the County Police Department Headquarters complex located immediately east of Kapi`olani Street, St. Joseph's School to the southeast and single-family and multiple family residences such as Hualalai Subdivision to the southwest and Sunset Villas Condominiums to the north. 19. FIRM: Zone "X", an area of minimal flood hazard. Major depression ponding occurs east of parcel 48 along Kapi`olani Street and on parcel 53. 20. Floral/Faunal Resources: A Botanical Survey, Mohouli Drainage Area was conducted by Geometrician Associates, LLC and a Survey of Avian and Terrestrial Mammalian Species, Kukuau Street to Kapi `olani Road Mohouli Drainage Improvement Project was conducted by Rana Productions, Ltd in September 2006 for the County Department of Public Works' project to acquire existing drainage way lands. The subject properties were included in these surveys. The current vegetation on the site which consists of a dense forest of large alien trees,,groundcover and alien vines has been heavily modified by human use. According to these surveys, no listed, threatened, or endangered plant, mammalian or avian species were found on the properties. 21. Historical/Archaeological/Cultural Resources: An Archaeological Inventory Survey and Limited Cultural Assessment for the Proposed Acquisition of Drainageway Lands Project was conducted by Rechtman Consulting, LLC in August 2006 which included the subject properties. The survey identified a single archaeological site on parcel 48 identified as SHPD Site 25547 and determined the site is probably historic in origin and considered significant for the information it has yielded regarding early twentieth century use. The survey concluded that the site was recorded in detail and has virtually no excavation potential, thus requires no further work or preservation. Additionally, the survey concluded that the properties do not contain valued cultural or natural resources and no traditional or customary native Hawaiian rights are being practiced on the site. As only a portion of Parcel 80 was covered under the AIS referenced above, the applicant commissioned an Archaeological Field Inspection (AFI) for the entirety of Parcel 80, -6-