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Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 5 The proposed request will not burden public agencies to provide utilities and services to the subject property. Access to the subject parcel will be provided via two entrances from Akoni Pule Highway to the subject parcel. Considered cumulatively there will be a negligible effect on average daily traffic on Akoni Pule Highway,but a slightly more substantial effect with the interaction of left turns at the main entrance of Kohala Ranch. This will be mitigated by the proposed projects intersection improvements, which includes a northbound to westbound left-turn pocket and a southbound deceleration lane. As there is no municipal wastewater system in this area,wastewater will be disposed of by an individual wastewater system,meeting the requirements of the Department of Health.This will be done by the respective landowner in conjunction with the construction of a dwelling. The project will be served with underground water,electrical and telephone service from exiting lines located within a utility easement along Akoni Pule Highway. The majority of the subject parcel is located within an area designated as Flood Zone"X", or an "Area of Minimal Flood Hazard", with the remainder, or coastal portion located within Flood Zone "VE" or"Coastal areas with a I% or greater chance of flooding and an additional hazard associated with storm waves". As a condition of this recommended ordinance, all development generated runoff shall be disposed of onsite and not be directed toward any adjacent properties, or into the ocean. Moreover, all earthwork and grading shall comply with Hawaii County Code(HCC)Chapter 10,Erosion and Sediment Control and all development shall comply with HCC Chapter 27,Floodplain Management. All other essential utilities and services are or can be made available to the site. The subject request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statues, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The property is located entirely within the County's Special Management Area(SMA)and an SMA Use Permit is being pursued for the proposed use. In view of the Hawaii i State Supreme Court's "PASH" and "Ka Pa'akai 0 Ka'A ina" 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: As a result of the archeological studies conducted within the project area, forty (40) historic sites were identified. These include five (5) sites with burials evaluated as significant under criteria d and e,two(2)multi-feature trail sites as evaluated as significant under Criteria d and e,one(1)habitation/ceremonial site evaluated as significant under Criteria c, d, and e;two (2)habitation sites evaluated as