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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 7 confirmed that the applicant has obtained a water commitment for 79 units. The applicant will be required to complete the necessary transmission and storage facilities. The DWS is currently reviewing construction plans for the installation of a 16-inch waterline to be placed within a private waterline easement within the subject parcel. Water will be made available from the new 16-inch waterline after all.water system improvements have been completed in accordance with the agreement. The project will connect to the County sewerline after the approval of a Sewer Extension application by the Department of Environmental Management. All essential utilities are available to the property. The subject request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The property is located mauka of the Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway and not within the Special Management Area. As such, the project site will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There are no identified recreational resources, public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, designated scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, marine resources or other natural and environmental resources in the immediate project area. Thus, the proposed request and use of the property will not adversely impact those resources. An Archaeological Inventory Survey was prepared by Rechtman Consulting, LLC ' and submitted to the DLNR-HPD on November 30, 2005. The survey was approved by the DLNR-HPD on October 4, 2006. In a letter dated June 15, 2009, the DLNR-HPD stated that no historic properties will be affected because "SHPD previously reviewed this project and mitigation has been completed." In view of the 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. These 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: An Archaeological Inventory Survey was prepared by Rechtman Consulting, LLC and submitted to the DLNR-HPD on November 30, 2005. The survey was approved by the DLNR-HPD on October 4, 2006. In a letter dated June 15, 2009, the DLNR-HPD stated that no historic properties will be affected because "SHPD previously reviewed this project and mitigation has been completed." The valuable cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the area: The archaeological/cultural surveys conducted on the project site revealed no endangered