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The Honorable Chairman Holeka Goro Inaba and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii December 24, 2024 Page 7 and reasonably free fi°om the danger of floods, tsunami and unstable soil conditions and other adverse environmental effects. " The subject property is located within the State Land Use Agricultural District and the County's Agricultural I -Acre (A -la) zoned district; however, it is not considered prime or important agricultural land by the State. The subject property has been cleared in the past and historically used for cattle grazing but is currently vacant of any agricultural uses. The State of Hawaii Agricultural Lands of Imporatance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) Map classifies the subject property as "Unclassified" land. The Land Study Bureau (LSB) classifies the project site and much of the larger parcel as "E" or "Very Poor" soils. The U.S.D.A. Soil Survey classifies the soils within the subject property as Pu`u Pa extremely stony very fine sandy loam, 6 to 20 % slopes (PVD). Permeability is rapid, runoff is medium, and the erosion hazard is moderate. Roots penetrate to the fragmental A`a lava. This soil type is used for pasture. Based on the preceding, the the reclassification of this 14.321 acres of land from the Agricultural to the Urban State Land Use district will not be detrimental to the reduction of this area from the agricultural land inventory in the County of Hawaii. The Hawaii Right to Farm Act, HRS Chapter 165, was enacted to protect farming operations on land in the State Land Use Agricultural District when adjacent land is reclassified out of the Agricultural District. A condition of approval will require the applicants to notify prospective purchasers, tenants, or lessees of the Hawaii Right to Farm. Act. The request will not have a significant adverse impact to traditional and customary Hawaiian Rights. In view of the Hawaii State Supreme Court's "PASH" and "Ka Pa `akai O Ka Aina" 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: An Archaeological Inventory Survey (AIS) entitled, "Archaeological Inventory Survey of TMK: (3) 6-2-001: 075 portion, Ouli Auhupua'a, South Kohala District, Island of Hawaii" was produced by Ogden Environmental and Energy Services, Co., Inc. in 1990, revised in 1993 and approved by SHPD in 1994. The AIS was originally created for the evaluation of the Waikoloa Maneuver Area, a 91,000-acre area used for military training exercises during World War II, which includes the proposed project area.