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Heather Kimball, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii October 22, 2024 Page 4 applicant provided comments noting that the water calculations and required improvements, if necessary, will be done in conjunction with the plan approval and building permitting process. To facilitate DWS review of the required water usage calculations, the Planning Director is recommending amending Condition D to specify that updated water calculations shall be submitted within 1.80 days of the effective date of amended ordinance and to address potential improvements as noted by DWS. There is no municipal sewer system in the area, thus an individual wastewater system meeting with the approval of the State Department of Health will be utilized. There are no municipal solid waste collection services in the County. Solid waste will be disposed of at an authorized landfill by commercial haulers or by the landowner. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The project site is located approximately 5.5 miles from the nearest shoreline and is not situated within the SMA. Thus, the property will not be affected by coastal hazards and beach erosion. There are no identified recreational resources, historic 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: No professional archaeological and cultural study was conducted as the subject property has been cleared and impacted by residential development. According to comments from the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD), the project area has been impacted by ground -disturbing activities, no archaeological inventory survey has been conducted and no historic properties have been identified previously in the project area, therefore the determination is "no historic properties affected." The valued cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the rezoning area: As mentioned above, SHPD determined that no historic properties would be affected and the property has been cleared and impacted by residential development.