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<br /> Housing Elements of the General Plan, and conforms to the General Plan Land Use <br /> <br /> Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map for this area. <br /> The requested change of zone is also generally consistent with the community <br /> planning document for this portion of North Kohala. Adopted on November 3, 1986 <br /> <br /> by Hawaii County Council Resolution No. 291 86, the North Kohala Community <br /> Development Plan designates the area for small scale agricultural uses and existing <br /> residential uses. The proposed request for the new urban development project will be <br /> centered around Hawi Town and will be creating housing choices and short-term <br /> construction employment choices for North Kohala residents. Although the plan is <br /> outdated, the request conforms to the following community land use objectives of the <br /> plan: <br /> • New urban development in North Kohala should be focused around Hawi <br /> and Kapaau in order to retain the existing rural chazacter of Halaula, <br /> Halawa, Makapala and Niulii. <br /> • Promote and encourage development which provides both short-term and <br /> long term improvements to the District's economic base through <br /> employment choices, housing choices and provision of goods and <br /> services. <br /> The requested change of zone will not create a significant adverse impact <br /> upon the natural resources of the area. The State of Hawaii's Agricultural Lands of <br /> Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) Map classifies a majority of the project site <br /> as "Prime Agricultural Lands" with the remainder of the site being unclassified. The <br /> Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for the soil is "B" or Good. <br /> Soils within the project site consist of Kohala silty clay, 3 to 12 percent slopes (KhC). <br /> While the project site is situated within the County's Agricultural-20a (A-20a) zoned <br /> district and is identified as prime agricultural land with good soil, it is not currently being <br /> used for active or intensive agricultural purposes other than pasture activities. Thousands <br /> of acres of the former Kohala Sugaz Company lands were previously utilized for sugar <br /> cane cultivation between 1862 and 1973 and were designated as prime agricultural land. <br /> 5 <br /> <br />