COM 0696.000 2024-2026 - Part II

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L Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Chair and Members of the County Council December 22, 2025 Page 5 on an average daily usage of 400 gallons. DWS further noted that the existing water system facilities cannot accommodate serving more than two dwellings without extensive improvements to its system. Based on this limitation in County water, the applicant subsequently amended the request to a Residential Agricultural 2.5-acre (RA-2.5a) zoning designation to address DWS's concerns by eliminating the potential for a three -lot subdivision. The proposed lots will continue to utilize their own individual wastewater septic systems that were previously approved by the State Department of Health (DOH). Solid waste will be disposed of at the Waimea transfer station. The subject property is in area designated as Zone X, which is an area determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to be outside the 500-year flood plain. All earthwork activity, including grading and grubbing, shall conform to Chapter 10, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, of the Hawaii County Code. Police, fire, and emergency services are available nearby in Waimea, approximately six (6) miles east of the site. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The subject property is located over five miles from the nearest shoreline, is not situated within the Special Management Area and will not be impacted by coastal hazards and beach erosion. There are no identified recreational resources or public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, marine resources, or historic resources in the area. Thus, the proposed request and use of the property will not adversely impact those resources. The request will not have a significant adverse impact to traditional and customary Hawaiian Rights. 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: The area now supports mostly non-native plant species such as buffel and fountain grasses and haole koa. Located in a rural setting surrounded by single- family homes, the site is not expected to contain rare or endangered plant or