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SUPPORTING iNFORMATiON AND DOCUMENTS DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY The subject is an 85.4 acre parcel located mauka of Mamalahoa Highway between .the 1700 foot and 2300 foot elevations. The land is vacant except for fences, stone walls, and a water tank. Approximately half the parcel has been grubbed and planted to pasture grass in recent years. The balance of the property is overgrown with primarily non-native trees and underbrush. SURROUNDING LANDS Ownership The subject abuts Palani Ranch and the Mary Foglesong Trust on the north, Palani ranch and the State of Hawaii on the east (mauka), the State of Hawaii and Robert Henriques, Jr. on the South, and Kelly Greenwell and Lou Lambert on the West (makai). The Honokohau Reservoir and well site, located at the southwest comer of the subject, is still owned by the applicant but will be transfered to the Department ofWater Supply. Current Uses • The Palani Ranch lands of Honokohau have historically been grazed. • The Mary Foglesong parcel is overgrown with primarily non-native trees and underbrush. • The State lands of Kealakehe Mauka have historically been leased for grazing purposes but have recently been returned to State control. • The Robert Henriques parcel is overgrown with primarily non-native trees and underbrush. • The Kelly Greenwell parcel has recently been grubbed. The subject parcel and the surrounding lands have been used primarily for grazing purposes over the years. The proposed change of zone will not alter the historic uses of the subject and is compatible with surrounding land uses. EXISTING ZONING The subject property is zoned A-20a, as'are the surrounding lands. The nearest higher density zoning (A-la) is approximately 1200 feet west (makai) of the subject. (see Existing Zoning Map, Page 7.) 5•