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Dru Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 5 intersection. The current fair share fund balance for this intersection is $600,469.05. A condition of approval will be included to continue to require fair share fees be contributed to improvement of this intersection for the additional lot the applicant is proposing to create. The property is currently served by two 5/8-inch County water meters limited to an average of 800 gallons per day total. The proposed subdivision will not require additional water. The applicants will continue to use the existing State Department of Health(DOH) individual wastewater systems that were installed with construction of the existing residences. No additional residences will be constructed beyond the existing residences, therefore no additional sewage disposal systems would be required following the rezoning and subdivision of the property. Solid waste will be taken to the Kealakehe transfer station by the individual lot owners or a private hauling service. All other essential utilities and services are available to the site. The subject request is not contrary to Chapter 205A,Hawaii Revised Statues, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The subject property is located over 7 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,historic resources,public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, or marine resources on the subject property. The property does contain significant natural resources in that it is heavily forested with native species that provide a food source to several native and endangered bird species. 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: The subject parcel is located in the upper elevations of the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision, in a forested area between the 4,360 and 4,600 foot elevation and nearly all of the ground surface of the property consist of portions of the 1800-1801 Ka`upulehu `a`a lava flow. There is no record of historic sites on this property in either the National or State Register. The property was the subject of a reconnaissance survey and test excavations in 1970 and 1971 by Hu'ehu`e Ranch, the