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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 According to the Department of Water Supply, water can be made available to the property via an existing 6 -inch waterline within Alaloa Road. The applicant will be required to construct necessary water system improvements, including but not limited to, (a) the extension of approximately 650 feet of 6 -inch water main along the proposed Road Lot 2 -E, capable of providing water at adequate volume and pressure under peak - flow and fire -flow conditions, (b) service laterals that will accommodate a 5/8 -inch meter fronting each additional lots, and (c) installation of at least one fire hydrant along proposed Road 2 -E and within 300 feet of proposed Lots 2 -B, 2 -C and 2 -D. Conditions of approval will be added requiring the applicant to comply with the additional water improvements meeting with the requirements of the Department of Water Supply. As there is no municipal sewer system in the area, wastewater will be disposed of into septic tank systems meeting the standards and requirements of the State Department of Health. Solid waste will be disposed of by commercial haulers or individual homeowners into an approved landfill. Electrical and telephone services are available to the site. Police services are located about 4 miles away in downtown Hilo and fire services area located within 2 miles of the property on Kawailani Street. Medical services are available in Hilo. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statues, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The subject property is located over four miles from the shoreline and is not in the Special Management Area. Thus, the property will not be affected by coastal hazards and beach erosion. There are no identified recreational resources, public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, marine resources or other natural and environmental resources on the subject property. In view of the Hawai`i State Supreme Court's "PASH" and "Ka Pa'akai 0 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 kama`aina accounts of the area, historical survey of documentary records, or botanical study was included in the application. • The valued cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the rezoning area: The property has been cleared and used for the cultivation of sugarcane and cattle grazing in the past and is currently used for residential purposes. As such, it is anticipated that no historic properties will be affected. In a letter dated August 19,