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PC- 7 3 Page 2 August 5, 1997 Access to the subject property is off of Hao Street via Kaloko Drive, a County roadway and which is the subdivision's primary roadway with an 80-foot right-of--way with 20-foot wide pavement and 8-foot wide grass shoulders. Hao Street is also a County roadway which has a 60-foot right-of--way with a 20-foot wide pavement and 8-foot wide grass shoulders. Soils within the subject property, which is rectangulaz in shape, have been classified as "E" or Very Poor for agricultural productivity by the Land Study Bureau's Detail Land Classification System and the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) system classifies the soils within the subject property as "Unique Agricultural Lands." With past zonings within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision, the Department of Transportation and Department of Public Works have expressed the need for improvements to the Mamalahoa Highway-Kaloko Drive intersection. Similar change of zone may occur throughout the Kaloko Subdivision creating additional homesites and traffic burdens to the intersection. Water for the proposed subdivision will be provided by an existing 4-inch waterline along Hao Street. Wastewater generated by the proposed development will be disposed of utilizing an individual wastewater disposal system for each lot meeting with the requirements of the Department of Health. The subject property is heavily vegetated and is forested with ohia, tree fern, other native trees and shrubs, and non-native vegetation. Wildlife seen at the property consists of turkeys, hawks (I'o), Chinese peasants, and other forest birds. Though the azea above the 3,200 feet in Kaloko has been considered an important habitat for the Alala, recent discussions with John Giffin of DLNR indicate that there have been no sightings in Kaloko during this decade. An archaeological investigation of the Kaloko ahuapua'a, conducted by Huehue Ranch (the developer of the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision), found remains of an agricultural field system extending up to the 3,500 foot elevation. According to the application, archaeological sites may be located within the subject property. Your Committee concurs with the following reasons by the Planning Commission and the Planning Director for recommending a favorable consideration for the change of zone request: (1) The requested zone change conforms to the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map which designates the area for Extensive Agricultural uses. (2) The zone change conforms to the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan. PC REPORT NO. 7 3