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Pete Hoffmann, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 6 The valuable cultural historical and natural resources found in the rezoning area: The property is improved with a 56-year old single-family dwelling. The property has been extensively landscaped with a lawn and ornamental species. The applicants state that there is no habitat that would appear valuable for native terrestrial or aquatic species. 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. Feasible actions to protect native Hawaiian rights: Conditions of approval will be included to require the applicants to notify the DLNR-SHPD should any unidentified sites or remains be encountered, and proceed only upon an archaeological clearance from the DLNR-SHPD. There is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiians rights being practiced on the site, nor existence of any known valued cultural, historical or native resources in the area. Thus, it is believed that the project would have no adverse impact relative to the cultural and historical resources of the area. To the extent to which traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights are exercised, the proposed action will not affect traditional Hawaiian rights and no action is necessary to protect these rights. Based on the above findings, approval of this change of zone request from a Single-Family Residential - 15,000 square feet (RS-15) to a Single-Family Residential 10,000 - square feet (RS-10) zoned district would result in an appropriate land use pattern that will further benefit the general public. For your favorable consideration, an amendment to Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo Zone Map), of the County Zoning Code is transmitted.