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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The project site is essentially flat with a <br /> grade of less than three per cent (A). It is approximately <br /> 850 feet inland or mauka from the shoreline, and its elevation <br /> is 15 feet above mean sea level. <br /> <br /> The United States Department of Agriculture <br /> Soil Conservation Service Soil Survey Report classifies the <br /> soils on the project site as being in the Keaukaha series <br /> (rKFD). The Keaukaha series consists of well-drained, thin <br /> organic soils overlying pahoehoe lava bedrock. The rKFD type, <br /> in a representative profile, contains a surface layer of dark <br /> brown muck about eight (8) inches thick, underlain by pahoehoe <br /> lava bedrock. <br /> The soil in this area above the lava is <br /> rapidly permeable. The pahoehoe lava is very slowly permeable, <br /> but water moves rapidly through the cracks. Runoff is medium, <br /> and the erosion hazard is slight. <br /> The area in the vicinity of the project site <br /> receives an average of 137 inches of rainfall annually, with <br /> precipitation occurring 280 days out of the year. Average <br /> temperatures range between 65 and 81 degrees Fahrenheit. <br /> (2) Flooding and Tsunami Inundation. The Flood <br /> Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of <br /> Engineers designates the property as being in a coastal high <br /> hazard area, more commonly known as a tsunami inundation area, <br /> with a base flood elevation of 14 feet (VE-14). Under this <br /> designation, the minimum elevation above sea level for human <br /> occupancy is 14 feet. Since the project site is 15 feet above <br /> mean sea level, the present Ice House building is one (1) foot <br /> above the minimum elevation required by the FIRM. <br /> Since 1949, when the Ice House was <br /> constructed, the building has withstood the impact of three (3) <br /> tsunamis in 1952, 1957 and 1960. <br /> (3) Flora and Fauna. The project site is an <br /> improved, landscaped parcel. The vegetation on the site <br /> includes Hilo grass, Wainaku grass, ti leaves, palms, and an <br /> ironwood tree. Known mammals in the area include the mongoose, <br /> rat and house mouse. Also, stray domestic dogs and cats are <br /> known to roam the area. Birds found in the area are common <br /> exotic birds. <br /> (4) Historical/Archaeological Resources. The <br /> Ice House, constructed in 1949, is historical in the sense that <br /> it survived the 1960 tsunami which struck the Waiakea Peninsula <br /> with devastating force. However, the building has not been <br /> <br /> -6- <br />