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13. U.S. Soil Survey: rKXD, Kiloa Extremely stony muck. This soil consists of well drained, thin, extremely stony organic soils over fragmental A'a lava and is used primarily for woodland and pasture. 14. FIRM: Zone "X", area determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. 15. Flora/Fauna Resources: According to the applicant, the site is presently heavily forested with native trees and shrubs such as ohia, tree fern, other native trees and shrubs, and non native vegetation. Wildlife at the property consists of turkeys, hawks, Chinese pheasants, and other forest birds. Vegetative cover is a mixture of native and non-native species. 16. 'Alala Recovery Plan: The 'Alala Recovery Plan dated October 28, 1982, prepared and approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in cooperation with the 'Alala Recovery Team, recommends that certain selected essential habitats be preserved and properly managed to provide for the continued existence and growth of the population of the 'Alala, an endangered bird whose population has reached an extremely critical state. The Central Kona area along the north and west slopes of Hualalai is considered to be the center of concentration for breeding 'Alala. The Plan recommends that portion of the lands of Kaloko above approximately the 3,200 to 3,400-foot elevation, including all parcels in Blocks 8 through 13 of Kaloko Mauka Subdivision, be designated as an essential habitat for the 'Alala. The subject property is located within Block 10, at approximately the 4,200-foot elevation. Once such a habitat is established, a specific management plan for each habitat needs to be developed which would address the improvement of food supplies, protection from grazing, predators and wildfires, and other management and monitoring activities to provide for a stable and secure environment for the recovery of the 'Alala. 17. Archaeological/Historical Resources: According to the applicant, the parcel is located at the 4,200-foot elevation within the boundaries of a precontact age upland agricultural system that was the subject of a reconnaissance survey and test excavations in 1970 and 1971 by Huehue Ranch, the developers of the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision. In addition, the National Park Service published a report in 1991 entitled, "An Ahupuaa Study: The 1971 Archaeological Work at Kaloko Ahupuaa, North Kona." This study also identified remains of an agricultural field system up to the 3,500-foot elevation at certain locations. -3-