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The Honorable .l Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 requirements of Chapter 27, Floodplatn Management, of the Hawm'i County Code for construction within the "AE" flood zone and buffer zone which specifies, among other things, mununum building elevation requirements. County water is available from existing 8-inch and 6 -inch waterlines fronting the property along Ponahawai Street. However, these waterlines are not capable of providing the required 2.000 gallons per minute of water flow for frrc protection for commercial land uses. The Department of Water Supply recommends that the applicant install an additional waterline within Ponahawai Street or implement an alternative method acceptable to the Fire Department in order to meet the minimum water flow requirement for lire protection. The proposed request would also require the installation of a reduced pressure type backflow prevention assembly within five feet of the existing water meter or any additional water meters. Conditions of approval will be included to address the Department of Water Supply's requirements. The property is currently not serviced by the County sewer system. The applicant proposes to dispose of wastewater by a septic system meeting the requirements of the Department of Health until a public sewer line is extended to the properties frontage along Ponahawai Street. Solid waste will he disposed of by private contractor to the Hilo Landfill or other site designated by the Department of Environmental Management. Electrical and telephone services are available to the property. Police, fire and medical services are available less than two smiles from the property. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to the Coastal Zone Management Area. The subject property is located over one mile from the shoreline at an elevation of about 240 feet above sea level and is not in the Special Management Arca. Theretbre. the property will not be impacted by coastal hazards or affect beach erosion, coastal recreational resources, coastal ecosystems and marine resources. In view of the Hawaii State Supreme Court's "PASH" and "Ka Pa'akar 0 Ka 'Al na "decisions, the issue of native I lawaiian gathering and fishing rights must he 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 kama aina accounts of the area. historical survey of documentary records. or botanical study was included in the application.