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The Honorable Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii February 16, 2026 Page 3 with residential activities and may be characterized by farm estates, small -acreage farms, or subsistence lots. The FA district is intended for areas within the State Land Use Agricultural District where public services and infrastructure are appropriate to support very -low -density rural residential needs; where a substantial number of parcels are less than five (5) acres in size; and where a mix of uses will not conflict with, or be detrimental to, existing agricultural uses in the surrounding area. The FA district is also intended to be primarily composed of agricultural lands less than five (5) acres in area that are not classified as A or B lands under the Land Study Bureau's Master Productivity Rating, nor classified as prime, unique, or other important agricultural lands; however, the district may include lands with these classifications when situated within an urban expansion or other urban designation on the LUPAG Map. While the proposed FA-1a zoning district is an agricultural designation, it will allow for a higher density than is currently permitted by the A-20a zoning and will further allow a compatible mix of residential and agricultural uses consistent with the LDU and UE land use pattern designations for the subject property. The subject property consists of approximately 5.79 acres and is generally trapezoid in shape. The parcel is developed with one existing single-family dwelling constructed in 1991. The remainder of the site is predominantly undeveloped and includes previously cleared areas that are now overgrown, as well as areas planted with fruit trees by the landowners. No additional structures or site improvements are present. Topography across the site is relatively level, with a maximum slope of approximately 3.5 percent. The surrounding area includes a mix of A-20a and RS-20 zoning, with primarily single-family residential, community facility, and school uses. RS-20 parcels to the south and east are generally 1 to 4.5 acres in size (except the 5- acre `Kurtistown Village' parcel, divided into ten CPR units of about 16,000 to 37,000 square feet). The A-20a zoned parcels to the west and north range from about 2 acres to the 302-acre Kamehameha Schools campus. The proposed FA- 1 a zoning and family -agricultural subdivision would be generally consistent with the area's mix of agricultural and residential development. Soils on the property are designated as Pana'ewa very cobbly hydrous loam, 2 to 10 percent slopes. The soil is moderately well drained, runoff is high, and permeability is low to moderately low. The Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawai'i (ALISH) map identifies the property as Prime Agricultural Land and the Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System largely identifies soils on the property as "C" (Fair Soils) and "D" (Poor Soils) for agricultural