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Environmental Quality — Goals (a) Maintain and, if feasible. improve the existing environmental quality Of the island. (b) Control pollution. Environmental Quality — Policies (a) "fake positive action to further maintain the quality of the environment. (b) Work with the appropriate agencies to adopt appropriate measures and provide incentives to control point and nonpoint sources of pollution. Environmental Quality — Standards (a) Pollution shall be prevented, abated, and controlled at levels that will protect and preserve the public health and well being, through the enforcement of'appropriate Federal, State and County standards. (b) Federal and State environmental regulations shall be adhered to. Discussion: The project would help to achieve the goals of the Environmental Quality chapter of the General Plan by maintaining the existing environmental quality of the island and controlling pollution through mitigation of potential air and water quality impacts. Flooding and Other Natural Hazards — Goals (a) Protect human life. (b) Prevent damage to man -made improvements. (c) Control pollution. (d) Prevent damage from inundation. (e) Reduce surface water and sediment runoff. (1) Maximize soil and water conservation. Flooding and Other Natural Hazards — Policies (a) Development- generated runoff shall be disposed of in a manner acceptable to the Department of Public Works and in compliance with all State and Federal laws. Flooding and Other Natural Hazards — Standards (a) "Storm Drainage Standards," County of Hawaii, October, 1970, and as revised. (b) Applicable standards and regulations of Chapter 27, "Flood Control," of the Hawai `i County Code. (c) Applicable standards and regulations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (d) Applicable standards and regulations of Chapter 10, "Erosion and Sedimentation Control," of the Hawaii County Code. (e) Applicable standards and regulations of the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Discussion: The project site is not located in a flood zone and would conform with applicable standards and regulations pertaining to drainage and erosion and sediment control. Therefore the project will conform to and abide by applicable goals, policies and standards of the Flooding and Other Natural Hazards chapter of the General Plan. Historic Sites — Goals (a) Protect, restore and enhance the sites, buildings, and objects of significant historical and cultural importance to Hawaii.