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the National Weather Service Office of the NOAA's annual rainfall data <br /> for 2014. Being on the windward side of the island, the wetter months <br /> tend to occur between October through April. The average daily <br /> temperature ranges from a minimum of 61 degrees to a maximum of <br /> 79 degrees Fahrenheit. Wind patterns are generally trade winds <br /> (easterly) during the day and westerly or mountain winds during the <br /> evenings. <br /> The PUD report also noted that "The overall slope of the Project Site <br /> ranges between 8 percent to over 13 percent, with the steepest <br /> portions adjacent to the Hawaii Belt Road and Lehua Street and an <br /> adjoining dry ditch located to the west." Thus, there are or should not <br /> be any perceptible topographic or geologic constraints. It is located at <br /> approximately the 1,200 to 1,300 foot elevation level. <br /> Being within an urbanized area, the Land Study Bureau Overall Master <br /> Productivity Rating does not have any classification for this site. <br /> Likewise, the site is classified Prime/Urban under the Agriculture Lands <br /> of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) classification system. <br /> Thus, the State's classification system recognizes the site, in spite of <br /> its agricultural resource potential, to be within the Urban area. <br /> The U. S. Soil Conservation Service, however, has designated the soil <br /> type in this are to be of the Kukaiau, Kaumoali, Kukuihaele series <br /> (C122). This soil type is described as being moderately deep, firm <br /> textured, well-drained, slight erosion hazard, and poorly suited for <br /> machine tillability. This soil type is typical of this area. <br /> C. Natural Hazards <br /> 1. Drainage <br /> The US Corps of Engineers' Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) <br /> designates most of the subject site to be in Zone X (areas outside <br /> of 500-year flood). The western boundary, however, has a shallow <br /> drainageway (Honoka'a Drainageway No. 2), and thus is <br /> designated AE, areas subject to 100-year frequency floods with <br /> depts of 1 to 3 feet (usually areas of ponding.) <br /> None of the major infrastructure (road/water) will occur within the <br /> AE designated area. Any use within that area will be subject to the <br /> requirements of the AE designation. <br /> As there will be an added level of impervious surface resulting from <br /> the road and related infrastructure, there may be an issue relating <br /> to potential increased run-off. As such, a drainage plan will be <br /> 18 <br />