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drainage requirements, appropriate drywell and/or similar means to capture runoff from any improvements will be built, if necessary, in conjunction with the appropriate permitting process. 2. Volcanic, Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards According to the United States Geological Survey maps, the project site is located within Lava Flow Hazard Zone 8, on a scale of ascending risks 9 to 1. The majority of the Hamakua area falls in the Zone 8 category. The Building Code designates the entire island of Hawai'i Earthquake Zone "D" and contains certain structural requirements to address the relative seismic hazard. All structures would have to comply with this standard. 3. Tsunami Hazard As the site is located 0.75 miles from the ocean and sits at the 830 foot +/- elevation, it is located outside of the Civil Defense's Tsunami Evacuation Zone. D. Flora/Fauna Although there were no professional surveys conducted of the floral or fauna resources of the site, the applicant does not believe that rare or endangered floral or fauna resources are likely to be found within the subject site. The site was cleared and used for cane sugarproduction for many years in the past, and currently the site's vegetation is mostly dominated by guinea grass typically called "cane grass." Thus, floral impacts should be minimal. The site is not known to be a habitat for any rare or endangered animal life. Given its elevation, however, it would be possible to find the Hawaiian Hawk (/'o) and the Hawaiian Owl (Pueo). That being said, the rural nature of the surrounding areas would make it less likely to find other protected or endangered animal life in this area. E. Historic/Cultural/Archaeological Resources As the site was formerly bulldozed and cleared, no commissioned archaeological survey of the site was made. However, if needed, an 8