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Stacy Higa, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 • Illuminate the intersection at night • Channelize turning movements at the intersection • Other safety improvements The DOT has further stated that the intersection improvements should be made at no cost to the State and requests that plans for improvements within the State highway right-of-way be submitted to the Highways Division for review and approval. Similar comments have been received for other change of zone requests in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision. The Department of Transportation, Department of Public Works, and the applicant have all acknowledged the need for improvements to the Mamalahoa Highway-Kaloko Drive intersection. The roadway improvements are essential since similar changes of zone may occur throughout the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision and the creation of additional home sites would place an increased burden on traffic at the intersection. The Mamalahoa Highway-Kaloko Drive intersection is of a "T" configuration without channelization improvements. Conditions of approval will be included to address the Department of Transportation's concerns. The recordation of deed restrictions for individual lot owners to file a conservation plan with the Planning Director will encourage agricultural activities or the presentation of the lands within the proposed subdivision in a manner consistent with the Extensive Agriculture designation by the General Plan LUPAG Map. The proposed subdivision would be compatible with the rural character of lands located within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision. A condition will be included to incorporate covenants restricting the construction of second dwelling units on each subdivided lot. According to the applicant, with the exception of the area cleared for the existing single-family dwelling, the site is heavily forested with native trees and shrubs such as ohia, tree fern, other native trees and shrubs, and non native vegetation. Wildlife at the property consists of turkeys, hawks, Chinese pheasants, and other forest birds. Vegetative cover is a mixture of native and non-native species. The proposed development has the potential to alter the mixture of plant life, however, the low density of the proposed development and conditions applied to previous rezonings will assure the continuation of habitat for existing wildlife. The 'Alala Recovery Plan dated October 28, 1982, prepared and approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in cooperation with the'Alala Recovery Team, recommends that certain selected essential habitats be preserved and properly managed to provide for the continued existence and growth of the population of the 'Alala, an endangered bird whose population has reached an extremely critical state. The Central