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Heather Kimball, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii September 09, 2024 Page 6 There are no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be properly rectified, or which would render the land unusable. According to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the property is mainly located within Flood Zone "X", which is an area outside of the 500-year flood plain. There is a portion of the property which is within Flood Zone "D", which is an unstudied area where flood hazards are undetermined, but possible. The subject property is situated over four (4) miles from the shoreline and thus not situated within the tsunami inundation area or evacuation area. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statues, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The property is not located in the Special Management Area. The site is located over 4 miles mauka of the shoreline and therefore will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There are no identified recreational resources, public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, or marine resources on the subject property. In view of the Hawaii State Supreme Court's "PASH" and "Ka Pa'akai O Ka Aina" decisions, the issue relative to native Hawaiian gathering and fishing rights must be addressed in terms of the cultural, historical, and natural resources and the associated traditional and customary practices of the site: Investigation of valued resources: According to the applicant, no archaeological survey of the site was conducted as part of the application. The property is not listed as a historic site on the State or National Register of Historic Places. The valued cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the rezoning area: The Department is not aware of any cultural or historic resources on the property. According to the applicant, there is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the property. By letter dated August 2, 2024, the Department of Land and Natura Resources -State Historic Preservation Division determined that there was insufficient information to determine the potential of the proposed project to impact on historic properties. SHPD requested that an archaeological field inspection to be completed of the subject property to determine if undocumented historic properties exist in the project area. Based on the preceding, a condition of approval has been added to require that the applicants complete an archaeological field inspection, including proposed mitigation measures will need to be submitted to SHPD prior to any ground disturbance.