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DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA <br /> 12 Subject Property: The subject property is an irregular-shaped lot cons~stmg of <br /> approxunately 22 421 acres It was previously used for sugar cane cultrvat~on, and <br /> presently used intermittently for cattle grazing The property is vacant of any <br /> structures The property slopes in a mauka to makai direction with grade less than 10 <br /> percent The elevation of the site ranges between 500 to 520 feet above mean sea <br /> level <br /> 13 U.S.D.A. Soil Type: The property is classified as Kohala (KhA) series, 0 to 3 percent <br /> slopes, which consists of well-drained silty clays that formed m material from bask <br /> igneous rock influenced by volcanic ash In a representative profile, the surface layer <br /> is very dark grayish-brown and dark-brown silty clay about 14 inches thick The <br /> subsoil ~s 25 inches thick and consists of dark-brown to dark yellowish-brown silty clay <br /> loam and silty clay The substratum is weathered basic igneous rock Permeability is <br /> moderately rapid, runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard rs slight The available water <br /> capacity ~s about 1 7 inches per foot of soil This soil is used for ~rr~gated sugarcane <br /> 14 ALISH Map: Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawa~t (ALISH) has <br /> classified the property as Prime Agricultural Land <br /> 15 Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: Sods w~thm the <br /> property is classified as "B" or Good for agricultural productivity <br /> 16 FIRM: The property is located within Zone "X," areas determined to be outside the <br /> 500-year flood plain <br /> 17 Flora/Fauna Resources: According to the applicant's Environmental Report, no <br /> professional surveys of the floral or faunal resources were conducted on the site The <br /> property had been cleared by bulldozers in the past for sugar cane cultivation, and has <br /> been and intermittently continues to be used for cattle grazing Therefore, the <br /> applicant believes that it is unlikely that any rare or endangered floral or faunal <br /> resources would be found within the property The site has undergrowth of grass, <br /> fallow sugar cane, lantana, and Christmas Berry <br /> <br /> 18 Archaeological Resources: According to the applicant's Environmental Report, no <br /> -3- <br /> <br />