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marine resources or other natural and environmental resources in the area. <br /> DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA <br /> 8. Subject Property: The property is an approximately 21.088-acre vacant parcel located <br /> on the southwest side of Kaloko Drive in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision at the 4,200- <br /> foot elevation. The site is heavily forested with slopes of 6-20%. <br /> <br /> 9. Surrounding Zoning(Land Uses: Surrounding lands are zoned A-20a and in low- <br /> density residential uses surrounded by pasture and forest land. There are some small <br /> pasture and nursery areas within the subdivision. The forest lands of Makaula-Ooma <br /> abut the subdivision to the north from the 2,100 to 3, 500-foot elevation. Bishop Estate <br /> lands of Kaupulehu surround the subdivision to the north at the 3,500 to 5,400-foot <br /> elevation. These lands are currently used by Hualalai Ranch. The Kaupulehu Forest <br /> Reserve is located mauka (east) of the subdivision. <br /> 10. ALISH: Other Important Agricultural Land and Unclassified. <br /> 11. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: "E" or "Very Poor". <br /> 12. U.S. Soil Survey: rKXD, Kiloa Extremely stony muck. This soil consists of well <br /> drained, thin, extremely stony organic soils over fragmental A'a lava and is used <br /> primarily for woodland and pasture. <br /> 13. FIRM: Zone "X", area determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. <br /> 14. Flora/Fauna Resources: According to the applicant, the site is presently heavily <br /> forested with native trees and shrubs such as ohia, tree fern, other native trees and shrubs, <br /> and non native vegetation. Wildlife at the property consists of turkeys, hawks, Chinese <br /> pheasants, and other forest birds. Vegetative cover is a mixture of native and non-native <br /> species. <br /> 15. 'Aisle Recovery Plan: The'Alala Recovery Plan dated October 28, 1982, prepared and <br /> approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in cooperation with the'Alala Recovery <br /> Team, recommends that certain selected essential habitats be preserved and properly <br /> managed to provide for the continued existence and growth of the population of the <br /> 'Alala, an endangered bird whose population has reached an extremely critical state. The <br /> Central Kona area along the north and west slopes of Hualalai is considered to be the <br /> center of concentration for breeding'Alala. The Plan recommends that portion of the <br /> lands of Kaloko above approximately the 3,200 to 3,400-foot elevation, including all <br /> -2- <br /> <br />