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overgrown with trees, grass and weedy vegetation, the property was previously used for <br />growing sugar cane. <br />14. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: Surrounding properties are zoned A -20a, CN -20 and <br />RS -15, and used for agricultural, commercial and residential uses. The Takata Store is <br />located west of the project site. Kohala Elementary and High School is located <br />approximately .2 miles to the west. <br />15. ALISH: Prime Agricultural Land for the majority of the parcel; Unclassified for a small <br />"flag" portion of the site. <br />16. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: `B" or "Very Good". <br />17. U.S. Soil Survey: Kohala silty clay (Kha). These soils are used for sugarcane <br />cultivation; runoff is slow and permeability is moderately rapid. <br />18. FEMA: Zone "Y', areas determined to be outside the 500 -year flood plain. <br />19. Flora/Fauna, Archaeological/Cultural Resources: A study titled "Archaeological <br />Assessment, Cultural Impact Assessment and Botanical Survey for a 3.8 -acre Parcel at <br />Honomakau, Pueuehu Ahupuaa, North Kohala, Hawaii Island (TMK. 5-4-8: 2) was <br />conducted by Cultural Surveys Hawaii, Inc. in September 2006 (Appendix B, Final <br />Environmental Assessment, October 2007). No archaeological, historical, or cultural <br />sites were identified on the site. The study concluded that "the development of this <br />Honomakau project area will have no adverse impact on archaeological, historical or <br />botanical resources or on any on-going cultural practices." In a letter dated May 7, 2008, <br />the DLNR-HPD stated that no historic properties will be affected because intensive <br />cultivation and previous grubbing/grading has altered the land, and the Historic <br />Preservation Division has reviewed this project during the HPDES assessment phase and <br />a determination was made at that time that no historic properties would be affected by the <br />proposal. <br />20. Public Access: None that traverses the property. <br />21. Traffic: The applicant states that "based on trip generation calculations, traffic to and <br />from the library during morning and afternoon peak hours is not considered significant. <br />People are attracted to the area because of Takata Store and the library would be a second <br />attraction. Traffic flow on Akoni Pule Highway is relatively light, sight distance in both <br />-3- <br />