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17. ALISH: The project area is not classified as having any agricultural importance on the <br />State Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of <br />Hawaii (ALISH) Map. <br />18. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: Soils within the subject <br />property are classified as "E" (Very Poor) for agricultural productivity by the Land Study <br />Bureau. <br />19. Fauna: A faunal survey of the subject property was not conducted. The applicant <br />believes that rare or endangered faunal species are not likely to be found within the <br />project site or its immediate area. The applicant makes reference to a 1998 survey <br />conducted by Philip Bruner on a parcel located approximately 600 feet to the south of the <br />project site. The faunal study of this site concluded that fauna consisted largely of <br />introduced bird species. Other mammals observed included the Indian mongoose, cats, <br />dogs, rats and pigs. The study found no evidence of any endemic or endangered species <br />of fauna within the studied site. The endangered Pueo and 'Io may occasionally forage or <br />roost on the studied site. <br />20. Flora: No floral study was conducted on the subject property. The applicant makes <br />reference to a 1998 botanical survey on a property located approximately 600 feet to the <br />south of the project site. According to this survey, floral resources within the studied site <br />consisted of guinea grass with stands of koa haole and scattered kiawe trees. He also <br />identified a total of 70 plant species, of which six (6) were native. Two of these were <br />considered possibly indigenous and the remaining four (4) found to be indigenous. <br />According to Figure 13 of the applicant's archaeological inventory survey, the majority of <br />the subject property is either landscaped or previously bulldozed. Given the substantially <br />improved nature of the project site, the presence of endangered floral species is unlikely. <br />21. Archaeological Resources: An archaeological inventory survey of the subject property <br />was conducted by Haun and Associates on February 2, 2001. The survey identified three <br />(3) sites; a historic wall, petroglyph and a complex of 26 agricultural features possibly <br />associated within the Kona Field System. The study assessed all three sites as solely <br />significant for its ability to yield information important for research on prehistory and <br />