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6,500-ft (914.4- and 1,981.2-m) elevation and is most dense at about 5,000 ft (1,524 m). Fog interception contributes moisture equivalent to an average of about 30% of the rainfall in the Kona area (Juvik and Ekern 1978). " The study concludes that the "assignment of the land in the high-moisture zone to conservation is essential to guaranteeing a groundwater supply having a reliable sustainable yield of potable water" and recommends that all of the high rainfall and fog area mauka of the 2,000-foot elevation along the entire North and South Kona Districts be redesignated into the Conservation District. 13. The Kona and North Kohala Watersheds encompasses approximately 135,612 acres of land located within the North Kohala (22,500 acres) and North & South Kona (113,112 acres) Districts between the elevations of 1,900 and 6,000-foot elevations as designated by the Office of State Planning during its Five-Year State Land Use District Boundary Review for reclassification into the Conservation District. These lands were later classified into areas of "critical concern" due to landowners' concern regarding the reclassification of these lands into the Conservation District. These areas of "critical concern" are areas which require attention and alternate methods of regulation or management to protect the resources which are present. The Kona Watershed includes those lands located within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision and situated above the 1,900-foot elevation, which includes the subject property. 14. Services: All essential utilities and services are available to the subject property. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS 15. Subject Property: The subject property is an irregular shaped lot. 16. Soil Conservation Service Soil Survey Report: The Soil Survey Report classifies soils within the project site as Kiloa Extremely Stony Muck (rKXD), 6 to 20 percent slopes. This soil consists of well-drained, thin, extremely stony organic soils over fragmental A'a lava. The surface layer is very dark brown, extremely stony muck about 10 inches thick. Permeability is rapid, runoff is very slow and the erosion hazard is slight. This soil is used for woodland and pasture. 17. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: Soils within the subject property are classified as "E270" (Very Poor) for agricultural productivity by the -3-