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J Yoshimoto, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 4 waterlines in the vicinity are not adequate to provide the required 2,000-gallons per minute of fire flow for commercial zoning. According to the applicants, a fire flow test conducted for the nearby physical therapy office determined that the existing water system was sufficient to provide fire protection to that property. The Fire Department concurred with the results of the test for the nearby property. The applicants will work with the Fire Department and Department of Water Supply in order to provide adequate fire protection for the development of commercial uses on the subject property. Additionally, there is a fire hydrant within 150 feet of the subject property, which is a requirement of commercial zoning. The property is not currently serviced by the County sewer system and therefore the applicants will install a septic system meeting the requirements of the Department of Health to handle wastewater disposal for the development. In the event the County sewer system is extended along Ponahawai Street fronting the property, the applicants are amenable to connecting to the sewer line. Only a small portion of the southwest corner of the property is in Flood Zone"A", the remainder of the property is located in Zone "X," which is an area determined by FEMA to be outside of the 500-year flood plain. Electrical and telephone services are available to the property. Police and fire services are available less than one mile from the site. Medical services are available nearby in Hilo. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The property is not located in the Special Management Area. The project site is not proximate to the shoreline and therefore will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There is no record of a designated public access that traverses the property. According to the applicants, 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. 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: