PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-018)

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study was conducted of the subject property. According to the applicant, the site has already been disturbed due to its past cultivation in sugarcane and its continuing use for agricultural purposes and no archeological or historical features are known to exist on the subject property. The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources- Historic Preservation Division concurred that no historic properties would be affected by the proposed rezone in a letter dated June 7, 2022. 18. Cultural Resources: According to the applicant, it is not known whether the subject property was used in the past for the gathering of plants by Native Hawaiians. The property does not contain any features of cultural importance and there is no history of traditional gathering associated with the property. 19. Flora/Faunal Resources: There were no professional surveys conducted of the floral or faunal resources of the subject property,however the applicant does not believe that any rare or endangered floral or faunal resources are likely to be found within the subject property due to the long developed residential use and the suburban nature of the surrounding area and the long-developed use of the subject property as a service yard for the neighboring `O`6kala Mill. According to the State Department of Land and Natural Resources—Division of Forestry and Wildlife the Hoary Bat or `Ope`ape`a, the Hawaiian Duck, Hawaiian Stilt, Hawaiian Coot, the Hawaiian Goose or Nene and the Hawaiian Hawk or `Io could potentially occur in the vicinty of the project area. 20. Public Access: There is no designated public access to the mountains or the shoreline that traverses the property. 21. Traffic: Given the small scale and scope of the project, a TIAR was not performed. According to the applicant,the proposed 7-lot subdivision is expected to generate about 7 peak hour trips which is well below the 50 peak hour trip benchmark. PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES 22. Access: The subject property is currently accessed via Old Mamalahoa Highway,which is a County owned and maintained roadway which has an approximate varying width of 20 feet within an existing 50-foot right-of-way. Old Mamalahoa Highway will provide direct access to one parcel which shares its frontage. The remaining six (6)parcels will be accessed via a 50-foot wide private agricultural-standard roadway which was previously -4-