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DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 8. Subject Property: The property is an approximately 20.913-acre parcel located on the west side of IIaleamau Street in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision at the 3,600-foot elevation. There is an approximately 24-year old single-family dwelling on the property. The remainder of the property is heavily forested with slopes of approximately 6-ZO%. 9. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: Surrounding lands are zoned A-20a and A-l0a and in low-density residential uses surrounded by pasture and forest land. There are some small pasture and nursery areas within the subdivision. The forest lands of Makaula-Ooma abut the subdivision to the north from the 2,100 to 3,500-foot elevation. Bishop Estate lands of Kaupulehu surround the subdivision to the north at the 3,500 to 5,400-foot elevation. These lands are currently used by Hualalai Ranch. The Kaupulehu Forest Reserve is located mauka (east) of the subdivision. 10. ALISH: Other Important Agricultural Land. 11. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: "E" or "Very Poor". 12. 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. 13. FIItM: Zone "X", area determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. 14. 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. 15. '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 -2-