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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA <br /> 12. Property: The project site consists of a total of 10.13 acre and is identified by Tax <br /> <br /> Map Keys 5-4-6: 21 and 36. The site is located on the mauka (south) side of Akoni <br /> Pule Highway approximately 200 feet west of Kynnersley Road at Hanaula, North <br /> <br /> Kohala. <br /> 13. U.S.D.A. Soil Type: The soils within the project area are classified by the U.S. <br /> <br /> Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, of the Kohala Series (KhC). <br /> The Kohala series consists of well-drained silty clays that formed in material from basic <br /> <br /> igneous rock influenced by volcanic ash. In a representative profile the surface layer is <br /> very dark grayish-brown and dark-brown silty clay about 14 inches thick. The subsoil <br /> <br /> is about 25 inches thick and consists of dark-brown to dark yellowish-brown silty clay <br /> loam and silty clay. Runoff is slow to medium, with 0 to 3 percent slopes. The <br /> <br /> erosion hazard is slight to moderate. This soil is used mostly for irrigated sugarcane. <br /> Small areas are used for pasture, orchards, and truck crops. <br /> <br /> 14. ALISH System: The property is classified as within the existing urban development <br /> <br /> on the State Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State <br /> of Hawaii (ALISH) Map. <br /> <br /> 15. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: Soils within the subject <br /> property are classified as "B" (Good) for agricultural productivity by the Land Study <br /> <br /> Bureau. <br /> 16. Fauna and Flora Resources: According to the applicant's Environmental Report, <br /> <br /> "Due to the extensive alteration of the project site by previous bulldozing activities, <br /> significant historical sites or features and the presence of endangered species of plants <br /> <br /> or animals are not anticipated to be located within the subject property." <br /> 17. Archaeological Resources: William Barrera, Jr., was contracted to perform an <br /> <br /> archaeological walk through. No historic sites were present on the parcel. The <br /> <br /> proposed action will not have any effect on significant historic sites. Nevertheless, a <br /> condition will be included to require the notification of the Planning Department should <br /> <br /> archaeological sites be encountered during the course of development. <br /> -3- <br />