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macadamia nut farm, as well as a dwelling site. The property is not known to be a habitat for any rare or endangered animal life. 14. Archaeological Resources: Since the property was and used as a coffee and macadamia nut farm in the past, no commissioned archaeological survey was conducted. However, it is expected that no archaeological or historic features exist on the property. By letter dated May 24, 2004, the applicant has requested a "no effect" letter from the State Department of Land and Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division. In a memo dated June 22, 2004, the State Department of Land and Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division indicated that "our records show that no azchaeological work has been done on the subject parcel in the past. However, the current owners have farmed the property for the past 50 years with macadamia and coffee trees covering the majority of the land. Therefore, we believe that a finding of'no historic properties affected' is appropriate." 15. Cultural or Native Gathering Rights: According to the landowner, there is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the property, nor existence of any known valued cultural, historical or native resources in the area. 16. Public Access: There is no record of a designated public access to the shoreline or mountain areas that traverses the property. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SERVICES 17. Access: Access to the proposed subdivision is from the Mamalahoa Highway, a County roadway with an approximately 18 to 20-foot wide pavement within a variable right-of- way (approximately 50-feet in this azea). According to the Department of Public Works (DPW), it is substandard based on width, alignment and roadside hazazd cleazance. The DPW recommends that the Mamalahoa Highway right-of--way be widened to one half the difference between the existing width and 80 feet and convey (at no cost to the County) a future road widening setback easement area as a condition of final subdivision approval. The DPW also recommends that vehicular access to Mamalahoa Highway be limited to one common driveway approach 18. Water: According to the Department of Water Supply, water can be made available from an existing 8-inch waterline fronting the Mamalahoa Highway. -3-