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5 s , The Honorable Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii November 23, 2025 Page 7 As there is no municipal wastewater system in this area, a condition of approval will require wastewater to be disposed of by an individual wastewater system, meeting the requirements of the Department of Health. This will be done by the respective landowner in conjunction with the construction of a dwelling. The subject property is located within an area designated as Flood Zone "X", or an "Area of Minimal Flood Hazard." As conditions of this recommended ordinance, all development generated runoff shall be disposed of onsite and not be directed toward any adjacent properties. Moreover, all earthwork and grading shall comply with Hawaii County Code Chapter 10, Erosion and Sediment Control and all development shall comply with Hawaii County Code Chapter 27, Floodplain Management. Finally, the applicant will be required to comply with the State Department of Health water pollution control rules which may require the applicant to secure an NPDES permit. All other essential utilities and services are or can be made available to the site. The subject 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 approximately 3.5-miles from the nearest shoreline and therefore will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There is no record of designated public access that traverses the property. No valued cultural, historical or natural resources exist on the property and there is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the site. Thus, it is not anticipated that the proposed request will have any adverse impact on cultural or historical resources in the area. 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 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. ■ The valued cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the rezoning area: As the property was previously grubbed and cleared and has been partially used as a house site, it is anticipated that no historic properties will be affected. The area now supports mostly non-native and invasive plant species. Located in an