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APPLICANT'S STATEMENT 7. In support of this application, the applicant has submitted the following: (See attached statement. ) STATE AND COUNTY PLANNING 8. The present State Land Use designation is Agricultural. The adjoining property is a mix of Agricultural and Urban. The property immediately to the west of the project site was changed to the Urban District in 1988. 9. The General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map designates the property as Extensive Agriculture overlain with Alternate Urban Expansion. As such, this request would not be contrary to the General Plan LUPAG map. 10. The subject property is located within the County Agricultural 10 acre (A-l0a) zone. The property adjoining the site to the west was zoned RS-15 in 1988 for the "Kupulau Meadows" subdivision. 11. The property is not within the Special Management Area of the County of Hawaii. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 12. The property is a 10.230 acre-parcel located at the intersection of Kupulau Road and Koaniani Street. 13. This site is presently unused and is overgrown with native vegetation such as guava, "Hilo" grass and other miscellaneous grasses and shrubs. There aze no significant trees or other vegetative features on the property. 14. Since the site was previously used for the grazing of cattle, it is expected that no archaeological features exist on the property or that it provides a habitat for endangered plants or animal species. 15. There is no evidence of historical or cultural features on the pazcel, nor did the records at the County Planning Department uncover any significant Endings attributable to the ' area or subject property.