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' Mr. Wallace Tirrell Page 3 adverse impact to the region's environment or the ecology of the area's coastal waters. The proposed development will not have an adverse impact to cultural or historical resources within the area. An intensive archaeological inventory survey of the project site was conducted in May and April 1991 by International Archaeological Research Institute, Inc. Four new archaeological sites and one known archaeological site were discovered within and adjacent to the project site. The one known site is an old, abandoned railroad bzrm which runs outside and in a north-south direction along the entire eastern (mauka) boundary of the project site. This railroad berm, which is part of a large berm which runs for several miles to the south of the project site, was constructed in the early 1920's by the West Hawaii Railroad and is considered to be historically and ,culturally significant and is recommended to be preserved. Two of the newly identified sites, which consist of walls, terraces, mounds and enclosures, appear to have been used for agricultural purposes. The third site is associated with past cattle ranching activities. The two agriculturally-related and one ranching-related sites are considered significant solely for their information content. Further data collection is recommended by the applicant for the two agriculturally-related sites consisting of walls, terraces, mounds and enclosures, No further data collection is recommended for the one site associated with cattle ranching. The last of the newly discovered sites is a lava tube within which two burials were found. The applicant will comply with the recommendation of the Hawaiian Island Burial Council to cover the burials with cloth with the lava tube containing the burials to be collapsed. The ground surface above the collapsed lava tube will then be left in a natural state and protected by means of ar. ensement. A Historic Preservation Mitigation Plan containing the mitigative measures discussed above has been prepared by the applicant and is currently being reviewed by the Department of Land and Natural Resources-Historic Preservation Division (DLNR-HPD) This favorable recommendation is subject to the acceptance and proper implementation of an archaeological mitigation plan by the DLNR-HPD prior to the issuance of Final Subdivision Approval or the commencement of any land alteration activities within the project site. Due to the location of the project site approximately 3,500 feet from the shoreline and down gradient of the Kuakini Highway, coastal viewplanes within the area will not be significantly affected by the proposed development. With a maximum permitted building height of 35 feet within the Single Family Residential-zoned district, the development of this new subdivision is not expected to interfere with existing viewplanes from the Kuakini Highway. The proposed development