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DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA <br /> 11. Subject Property: The property is 21.095 acres in size and sits between the 2,100 to <br /> 3,080 foot elevations. The property is heavily forested with slopes between 6 and 20%. <br /> There is currently one residence that was built in 1990, two sheds and a driveway on the <br /> property. <br /> 12. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: Surrounding lands are zoned A-20a,A-10a,A-7a and <br /> A-5a and are in low-density residential uses surrounded by natural forest. There are <br /> some small pasture and nursery areas within the subdivision. The forest lands of <br /> Maka`ula-`O`oma abut the subdivision to the north from the 2,100 to 3,500-foot <br /> elevation. Bishop Estate lands of Ka'upulehu surround the subdivision to the north at the <br /> 3,500 to 5,400-foot elevation. These lands are currently used by Hualalai Ranch. The <br /> Ka`upulehu Forest Reserve is located mauka(east) of the subdivision. <br /> 13. Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii(ALISH): Other Important <br /> Agricultural Land. <br /> 14. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: "E"or"Very Poor". <br /> 15. U.S. Soil Survey: rKXD, Kiloa Extremely stony muck. This soil consists of well <br /> drained,thin, extremely stony organic soils over fragmental A`a lava and is used <br /> primarily for woodland and pasture. <br /> 16. Flood Zone: Zone"X", an area determined by FEMA to be outside the 500-year flood <br /> plain. <br /> 17. Flora/Fauna Resources: The property is heavily forested with a relatively closed <br /> canopy of`ohi`a and a dense understory of hapu`u ferns and other native and non-native <br /> trees and shrubs. Wildlife on the property consists of feral cats,pigs,mongoose,turkey, <br /> and other common introduced birds. Common native Hawaiian birds inhabiting the <br /> property include the `amakihi, `apapane and `elepaio. The federally endangered <br /> Hawaiian Hawk inhabits the general Kaloko mauka area. The federally endangered <br /> Hawaiian Crow disappeared from the area in the 1970-1980's, although the area remains <br /> to be potential habitat for future species recovery efforts. The Hawaiian Forest Bird <br /> Recovery Plan(1983)identified the upper slopes of Hualalai, above the 3,000 foot <br /> elevation, as "essential habitat" for the endangered `akepa and Hawaiian creeper. These <br /> bird species feed from `ohi`a lehua and koa. <br /> -3- <br />