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Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 8 The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The entire State of Hawai`i lies within the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) area. The intent of the Coastal Zone Management Program is to guide and regulate public and private uses in the CZM area with respect to recreational resources, historic resources, public access to shoreline, scenic and open space resources, coastal ecosystems, marine resources, economic uses, coastal hazards, managing development, public participation and beach protection. Both subject properties, at about the 1,100-foot elevation, are not situated within the County's Special Management Area(SMA) and are located over four (4) miles from the nearest coastline. The proposed change of zone and the subsequent subdivision are not anticipated to change the visual attributes of the existing views of the ocean from North Wilder Road or from Akolea Road. The views of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa from Kaumana Drive will not be affected. The property is not listed as a distinctive and identifiable landmark as identified in the Hawai`i County General Plan. Thus, the proposed request and use of the property will not adversely impact those resources. Due to previous grading, grubbing and cattle grazing activity, the applicants. indicated that it is unlikely that any threatened or endangered floral or faunal species are present on the property. At the time of this writing, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) had not commented on the proposed project. However, in other nearby projects, the USFWS stated that the endangered Hawaiian Hawk and Hawaiian Hoary Bat have been observed in the vicinity of the proposed project area. In addition, the endangered Hawaiian Petrel, the threatened Newell's shearwater and the band-rumped storm petrel may transit the project area. According to USFWS, "potential impacts to seabirds can be minimized by: 1) shielding outdoor lights associated with the project, particularly when used during each year's peak fledging period (September 15 through December 15); 2) avoiding night-time construction; and 3) providing all project staff with information regarding seabird fallout. Conditions will be included to address the USFWS concerns regarding the endangered Hawaiian Hawk (Buteo solitarius), Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus), Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis), Newell's shearwater(Puffinus auricularis newelli) and the band-rumped storm petrel (Oceanodroma Castro). Presently, the applicant states that there is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the site, nor existence of known valued cultural, historical or native resources in the area. The DLNR-SHPD has