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Stacy Higa, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 As the project site was previously improved with a dwelling, no professional surveys were conducted of the site. The applicant has stated that "the subject property does not have any archaeological, cultural, or historic sites on the National Register or Hawaii Register." No professional flora or fauna surveys were conducted of the site. The applicant does not believe that rare or endangered floral or faunal resources are on the site. The property is located in an urban setting in close proximity to the airport and aviation related uses and was previously cleared and used as a dwelling 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 project site is located less than one mile from the shoreline and will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There is no record of a designated public access to the shoreline or mountain areas 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. Therefore, no action is necessary to protect these rights. In view of the recent 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 kamaaina accounts of the area, historical survey of documentary records, botanical and/or fauna study was submitted. The valuable cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the rezoning area: As the site was formerly used as a dwelling site, an archaeological inventory survey of the site was not conducted. A condition will be included to require the applicant to cease any work and contact the Planning Department should any unanticipated archaeological features or sites be discovered during the course of improving the site. Possible adverse effect or impairment of valued resources: Native plants could be destroyed by construction and ground alteration. The property does not abut the shoreline, therefore Hawaiian gathering and fishing rights is not an issue.