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The Honorable Chairman Holeka Goro Inaba and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii December 24, 2024 Page 5 gallons per day (gpd) and the required fire flow as 2,000 gallons per minute (gpm), with a fire hydrant spacing of 300 feet along the roadway. DWS water system standards do not give a factor for estimating agriculturally zoned properties, therefore the project assumes 1,000 gpd per acre for the remaining portion of the property, for a total of 16,495 gpd. By letter dated June 4, 2024, DWS granted a water commitment time extension for the proposed development in the amount of 23,600 gpd, or 59 additional units of water at an average of 400 gpd, until May 31, 2025, with conditions requiring construction of water system improvements. The applicant has maintained valid water commitments with DWS and proposes installation of a water meter and backflow preventer to provide potable water to the site, as well as a 785-foot-long fire line with a detector check meter and two fire hydrants, to provide water for fire protection purposes. In addition, to address agricultural water needs, the applicant notes that they intend to develop alternative sources for non -potable, agricultural water needs, such as rainwater catchment systems and an agricultural well, to decrease the project's demand on the County water supply. The Planning Director is recommending amending Conditions B and C to specify that the applicant is responsible for maintaining valid water commitments and to address necessary water system improvements as noted by DWS. There is no County sewer in the immediate area, thus the applicant is proposing the use of multiple individual wastewater systems (IWS), meeting with the approval of the Department of Health (DOH) to handle wastewater related to the project. The preceding will be added as a condition of approval. There are no municipal solid waste collection services in the County. Solid waste will be disposed of at an authorized landfill by commercial haulers. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The project site is located approximately 0.6 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: