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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 14 including telephone and electrical services, are available to the site. The closest police and fire station is located in Naalehu, approximately twelve (12) miles from the property. The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property as Zone "X ", areas outside the 500 - year flood plain. The property is located approximately 6 miles mauka of the shoreline. All project generated runoff will be disposed of on -site. The property has is relatively flat and has previously been bulldozed. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statues, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The property is not located in the Special Management Area. The site is located mauka of the Hawai`i Belt Road, is not an oceanfront property, and will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There is no record of a designated public access that traverses the property. No valued cultural, historical or natural resources exist on the property and there is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the site. Thus, it is not anticipated that the proposed request will have any adverse impact on cultural or historical resources in the area. The request will not have a significant adverse impact to traditional and customary Hawaiian Rights. 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: An archaeological field inspection of the property was conducted by Scientific Consultant Services, Inc. in September of 2005. No formal flora or fauna surveys were submitted with the application. The valuable cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the permit area: The field inspection of the property concluded that no significant historic sites were identified within the project area. In letters dated March 18, 2008 and November 5, 2009 from the Department of Land and Natural Resources - Historic Preservation Division (DLNR - SHPD), they believe no historic properties will be affected by this undertaking based on the results of the field inspection. Possible adverse effect or impairment of valued resources: Established standards and controls to manage potential negative effects should effectively limit and mitigate