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John A. Wagner and Charle&Ltboshi tipplication for Change of Zone <br /> 9.3 Topography, Slope and Soils <br /> The topography of the Property is relatively flat nearest Kino'ole Street with a mild upward <br /> slope in the mauka direction. <br /> 10. Lava Hazard Zone <br /> The United States Geologic Survey("USGS") classifies the Property as Lava Flow Hazard Zone <br /> 3 on a scale of descending risk, 9 being the lowest risk and I being the highest. <br /> 11. Distance from Coastline <br /> The Property is approximately 1.5 miles from the n=est coastline situated at I filo Bayfront <br /> Park. <br /> 12. Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii("ALISH") Designation <br /> The subject Property is not classified as ALISH, Prime or Unique Agricultural Land. <br /> 13. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services Soil Service Report soil type <br /> The Soil Survey Report classifies the Property's soil as: 50 percent Panaewa and similar soils; 40 <br /> percent urban land; and 10 percent minor components. Panaewa soils are classified as ash fields on <br /> pahoehoe lava flows with a parent material of basic volcanic ash. The typical profile consists of very <br /> cobbly hydrous loam (0 to 4 inches), extremely stony hydrous loam (4 to 16 inches) and bedrock(16 to <br /> 26 inches). The properties and qualities of this type of soil include: moderately well drained; zero <br /> frequency of flooding; occasional frequency of ponding; and very low available water capacity(about <br /> 2.8 inches). <br /> 14. Land Study Bureau("LSB") Soil Rating <br /> The Property is classified as productivity rating D or E, which is the lowest productivity rating, <br /> according to the Land Study Bureau of the University of Hawaii. <br /> 15. Flood Insurance Rate Map ("FIRM") Designation <br /> The FIRM Designation of the Site is Zone X, meaning areas determined to be outside the 0.2% <br /> annual chance floodplain. The FEMA FIRM Panel Number is 1551660904E and the FIRM Index and <br /> Effective Date is 9/29/2017. The Panel is not printed. See FHAR, attached hereto as Exhibit "C". The <br /> Property is not within a tsunami or a dam evacuation zone.Id There is no Letter of Map Change <br /> (LOMC)for this FIRM Panel. <br /> 16. Existing Drainageways or Improvements <br /> There are no known drainageways or other similar improvements crossing the Property. The <br /> Waiakea Stream flood control channel, located mauka(west) and north of the Property, about one mile <br /> from the Property at its closest point where the Stream crosses Kapiolani Street above Kamana Street <br />