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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Haaheo Elementary School and 850 feet mauka or west of the Mamalahoa Highway. The <br /> property fronts Kulana Kea Road and the east side of Kauhiula Road. Both roads are <br /> <br /> private. The site is vacant and was formerly cleared and planted in sugar cane. The <br /> property slopes slightly in a westerly direction at a gradual 8% slope. <br /> <br /> 15. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: Properties in the area of Haaheo School are zoned <br /> RS-7.5 and RS-10. Properties north and west of the site are zoned A-20a. <br /> <br /> 16. ALISH: Prime Agricultural Land, which has the soil quality, growing season, and <br /> moisture supply needed to produce sustained high yields of crops economically when <br /> <br /> treated and managed according to modem farming methods. <br /> 17. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: "C" or "Fair". <br /> <br /> 18. U.S. Soil Survey: Hilo silty clay loam, 0 to 10 percent slopes (HoC). In a representative <br /> profile, the surface layer is dark brown silty clay loam about 12 inches thick. This soil <br /> <br /> dehydrates irreversibly into fine gravel-size aggregates. Permeability is rapid, runoff is <br /> slow, and the erosion hazard is slight. <br /> 19. FIRM: Zone "V, area determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. <br /> <br /> 20. Flora/Fauna Resources: According to the applicant, the original botanical resources of <br /> the site were removed during the sugar plantation era. Fallow sugar cane, as well as <br /> <br /> weeds such as Wainaku grass, remain on the property. The applicant does not believe <br /> that rare or endangered floral or faunal resources are likely to be found on the site. The <br /> <br /> applicant states that given the property's elevation at approximately 300 feet, it may be <br /> possible to find the Hawaiian Hawk and Hawaiian Owl in the area. <br /> <br /> 21. Archaeological Resources: In a letter dated August 31, 2003, the State Department of <br /> Land and Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division (HPD) has determined that <br /> <br /> no historic properties will be affected. <br /> 22. Cultural or Native Gathering Rights: According to the applicant, there is no evidence <br /> <br /> of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the site. In <br /> the unlikely event that legitimate gathering claims are made by native Hawaiians, the <br /> <br /> applicant intends to respect and honor such claims and provide the needed access to the <br /> site. <br /> <br /> 23. Public Access: There is no record of a designated public access to the shoreline or <br /> mountain areas that traverses the property. <br /> <br /> -3- <br />