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1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> REGIONAL LOCATION <br /> The project area is located at Hakalau Nui, South Hilo, between Hakalau Gulch and Chin Chuck <br /> Road and comprises a portion of TMK 2-9-2:23, which is owned in fee by the applicant, Mauna Kea <br /> Agribusiness Company, Inc. (1~IICA). The approximately 130 acre site extends to the top edge of <br /> <br /> Hakalau Stream Gulch on its northern boundary and abuts Mamalahoa Highway to the east. Lands <br /> south and west of the project area aze abandoned sugar cane fields owned by the applicant. The <br /> location and regional context of the project area are shown within the attached Preliminary <br /> <br /> Development Plan for the project azea. <br /> CITE A A TCTI S <br /> <br /> The property has a general slope of about seven percent with some steeper slopes associated with <br /> <br /> gulches that border the site. Site elevations range from about 220 feet msl to 610 msl. Most of the <br /> <br /> project azea is covered by sugar cane plantings, which were abandoned by MKA when their sugar <br /> <br /> cane cultivation operations ceased in 1994. <br /> CHANGE OF ZONE REQUEST <br /> <br /> The project site is currently zoned Agricultural (A-20a). MKA seeks to change the zoning to A-5 <br /> <br /> to allow for subdivision of the land into 22 lots of approximately five acres in size. <br /> DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE <br /> After zoning approval, MKA seeks to subdivide the project area into 22 agricultural lots of <br /> approximately 5 acres each. The lots will be supported by infrastructure appropriate for diversified <br /> agricultural activities. The proposed agricultural lots are part of an overall preliminary development <br /> plan for the area (attached) and provide an affordable alternative to the larger lot ownership <br /> opportunities in the region. <br /> t <br /> <br />