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Rambutan orchard and developing a 600-square foot greenhouse for vegetable <br /> cultivation. Existing fauna on the property consists of native and introduces species <br /> including feral pigs and rodents,native rice, mynah, and mejiro birds. None of the floral <br /> or faunal species are listed or endangered. <br /> 18. Archaeological Resources: No formal archaeological survey was conducted as the <br /> entire property has been previously cleared and used for sugar cane cultivation and the <br /> special permit area has been developed for residential purposes. Finally, a request for <br /> comments was submitted to the SHPD by the Planning Department,however we have yet <br /> to receive a response at the date of this writing. <br /> 19. Valued Cultural Resources: According to the applicants, there are no known traditional <br /> and customary Hawaiian rights exercised on the property. <br /> 20. Public Access: There is no known public access to the mountains or the shoreline that <br /> runs through the property. <br /> PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES <br /> 21. Access/Traffic: Access to the subject parcel and permit area is provided via a driveway <br /> from Old Mamalahoa Highway, which is a County-owned and maintained roadway <br /> consisting of varied pavement width of 12-20 feet within a 40-foot-wide right-of-way. <br /> The approximately 10-foot-wide, paved, asphalt driveway crosses two intervening <br /> parcels makai of the subject parcel, across which the applicant has legal access via an <br /> easement. Traffic along Old Mamalahoa Highway in the vicinity of the subject parcel is <br /> minimal given its remote location and low-density development. The facilities currently <br /> generate about 18 cars (generating 36 vehicle trips) throughout any given day. The <br /> applicant anticipates that traffic will stay at the existing level if the Special Permit is <br /> granted. <br /> 22. Water: County water is not available to the subject property. According to the <br /> application, there is an existing 17,000-gallon, closed potable water tank that is filled <br /> with trucked, potable water for facility use. In addition, there are currently three 5,000- <br /> gallon rainwater catchment tanks for fire suppression and the applicant is proposing to <br /> install an additional catchment tank to meet water reserve requirements of the Fire Code. <br /> 4 <br />