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Heather Kimball, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii. November 22, 2024 Page 7 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 formal archaeological reconnaissance survey, oral history of kama`aina accounts of the area, historical survey of documentary records, or botanical study was included in the application as the subject property was completely cleared, graded, and developed for residential use since 1935. ■ The valued cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the rezoning area: No archeological or historical features are known to exist on the subject property nor is the property listed as a historic site on the State or National Register of Historic Places. According to the applicants, it is not known whether the subject property or immediate surrounding area has been used in the recent past for the gathering of plants by Native Hawaiians. The site's vegetation consists of a grass lawn and some ornamental and fruit trees and animal species present are common birds such as dove, Japanese White -eye, house finch and myna, domestic cats and dogs, and feral species such. as rats and mongoose. Given the long-standing residential use of the subject property and surrounding urban development of the area, it is unlikely there are endangered species of plants or animals on the subject property. ■ Possible adverse effect or impairment of valued resources: Native plants and/or endangered species are unlikely to be impacted by the proposed development due to the already impacted property as mentioned above. • Feasible actions to protect native Hawaiian rights: As there is no evidence of any valued cultural, historical, archaeological resources, there is no action to be taken. A condition of approval will be added to address inadvertent archaeological finds (e.g., should any remains of historic sites, (e.g., rock walls, terraces, platforms, marine shell concentrations or human burials) be encountered. Lastly, this recommendation is made with the understanding that the applicants remain responsible for complying with all other applicable governmental requirements in connection with the proposed use, prior to its commencement or establishment upon the subject property. Additional governmental requirements may include the issuance of building permits, compliance with the Fire Code, installation of improvements required by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), among many others. Compliance with all applicable governmental requirements is a condition of this approval; failure to comply with such requirements will be considered a violation that may result in enforcement