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■ Lands identified as "Intensive Agriculture" on the 1989 General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide maps. ■ Lands identified in the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawai'i (ALISH) classification system as "Prime" or "Unique". ■ Lands classified by the Land Study Bureau's Soil Survey Report as Class B "Good" soils. (There are no Class A lands on the island of Hawaii) ■ Lands classified as at least "fair" for two or more crops, on an irrigated basis, by the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service's study of suitability for various crops. ■ In North and South Kona, the "coffee belt", a continuous band defined by elevation, according to input from area farmers. ■ State agricultural parks. Because of the scale of the Land use Pattern Allocation Guide maps used to designate Important Agricultural Land, the location of these lands should be verified by more detailed mapping when considering specific land use decisions. Industrial Area (in the County of Hawai'i General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG)): These areas include uses such as manufacturing and processing, wholesaling, large storage and transportation facilities, light industrial and industrial -commercial uses. Infill: development of vacant land — or rehabilitation of existing structures — in already urbanized areas where infrastructure and services are in place Kahakai: coastal areas Kula: agricultural areas Low Density Urban (in the County of Hawai'i General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG)): Residential, with ancillary community and public uses, and neighborhood and convenience -type commercial uses; overall residential density may be up to six units per acre. LUC: Land Use Commission, Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, State of Hawai'i LUPAG (Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map): a broad, flexible design intended to guide the direction and quality of future developments in a coordinated and rational manner. As the land use policy map in the General Plan, it indicates the general location of various land uses in relation to each other. Makai: toward the ocean Mauka: toward the mountain Medium Density Urban (in the County of Hawai'i General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG)): Village and neighborhood commercial and single family and multiple family residential and related functions (multiple family residential -- up to 35 units per acre). NAR: Natural Area Reserve Ka'G Community Development Plan: April 2017 xi