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ecosystems, marine resources, economic uses, coastal hazards, managing development, public participation, and beach protection. .Special Management Area (SMA) The Special Management Area (SMA) is a part of the Coastal Zone Management Program that is regulated by the County, established to promote the State's policy to preserve, protect, and where possible, to restore the natural resources of the coastal zone of Hawaii. Therefore, special controls on development within the area along the shoreline are necessary to avoid permanent loss of valuable resources and the foreclosure of management options, and to ensure that adequate public access is provided to public-owned or used beaches, recreation areas, and natural reserves, by dedication or other means. The subject property is not situated within the SMA and is located at least 4.75 miles from the nearest SMA boundary defined by the Queen Kaahumanu Highway and about 5 miles from the nearest shoreline. D. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 14. Subiect Property The 5.848-acre property is rectangular in shape and fully improved with two existing single-family dwellings and related structures along with extensive landscaping, yards, orchards and structures related to its residential and agricultural uses. The subject property is bordered along the north by Kawaihae Road and along the east by the privately-maintained Ouli Street. Properties that are part of the Kanehoa Subdivision lie to the west and south. The subject property has a gentle and gradual slope in the north-to-south direction of about 5 percent. There are no topographical constraints that affects the subject property, which is currently cultivated with more than 200 fruit trees consisting of mango, citrus, avocado, lychee, dragon fruit, finger limes, coffee and flowering trees. 15. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses As previously mentioned,the subject property is a part of Kanehoa Subdivision, approved in 1985, which consisted of 30 lots of at least 5 acres in size. Over the past couple of decades, individual lots within this subdivision have witnessed land use district 9 �