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16. FEMA: Zone "X", which is determined to be an "Area of Minimal Flood Hazard." 17. Flora/Fauna Resources: According to the applicant, the project site has been cleared of the scraggly remnants of sugar cane agriculture that was the prominent historical land use on the property. There is currently a patch of bamboo grove at the lower end of the Parcel 26, above of the Clem Akina Park. Prior to the clearing, there were also some introduced forest species such as African tulip, Chinese banyan and California grass. None of the plants on the property are considered threatened or endangered, nor are there any candidates for such status. A faunal survey was conducted in conjunction with the aforementioned State Land Use Boundary Amendment application in 1990. The survey noted that there were sightings of mongoose, mice, and feral cats. Because of its prior agricultural use, the survey noted no special or unique habitat for birds, however, the survey noted that the Hawaiian Hawk is fairly common in this area. The flora/fauna surveys submitted along with the previous SLU Boundary Amendment concluded that the original and denser 800 -unit project would not have any adverse impact on the floral or faunal resources of the property. That same conclusion could be assumed for this less dense and less expansive project. 18. Archaeological, Historic, Cultural Resources: A draft Archaeological Inventory Survey (AIS) of the project site was completed by Scientific Consultant Services, Inc in July 2016 as part of an after -the -fact Grubbing Permit Application required of the applicant in response to a County grubbing violation (Planning Department Exhibit 4 — Grubbing Violation Letter to the.applicants from the Department of Public Works dated March 22, 2016). The draft AIS identified only one archaeological site (Site #50-10-35-30572), which consisted of an historic era cemetery used from the late 1800s through the 1940s. The AIS found 11 possible headstones in the cemetery indicating that people of Hawaiian, Asian, and other ancestry are interred there. The site was assessed as significant under criterion "d" as it is likely to yield information important to history and criterion "e" as it has important value to Hawaiian people and people ,of other ethnic backgrounds in the State. The AIS indicated that the cemetery be "recommended for preservation in place with preservation treatments outlined in a burial treatment plan (BTP) to be prepared for and approved by the Hawaii Island Burial Council (HIBC) and the Hawaii State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD)." A -5-