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Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i Page 5 approval will be added requiring the applicant to comply with these recommendations. Additionally, all development generated stoim run-off shall be disposed of on-site and not allowed onto adjacent properties or roadways. The subject 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 subject property is located more than three miles from the shoreline and will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There is no record of a designated public access to the shoreline or mountain areas that traverses the property. According to the applicant, no valued cultural, historical or natural resources exist on the properties 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. Therefore, no action is necessary to protect these rights. In view of the recent Hawaii 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 Inventory Survey(AIS) was conducted of the site in 2015. No professional flora or fauna surveys were conducted of the site. The property has been previously cleared and is overgrown with non-native plants and other invasive species. The property is located in an urban setting in an area dominated by single-family residential uses. The applicant does not believe that rare or endangered floral or faunal resources are on the site. The site and general area are not known to be a habitat for any rare or endangered animals. Given its elevation, it could be possible to find the Hawaiian Hawk (I`o) and the Hawaiian Owl (Pueo). The valuable cultural, historical, and natural resources found in the rezoning area: : The site has been previously cleared. By letter dated January 11, 2018 responding to a request for a grading permit application, the DLNR-SHPD determined that no historic properties would be affected. Additionally, the applicant has stated that should any inadvertent discoveries be made during any land disturbance activity relating to this project, work will cease and the applicant will immediately notify the Planning Department and the State DLNR-SHPD and secure their clearance before proceeding