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adopted the Mohouli Street Extension from Komohana to Waianuenue Avenue was not in existence. This additional roadway greatly increased the usability of the area. In addition to the senior complex the Fire Department has secured a 5 acre site mauka of the senior complex for a 911 call center, fire administration,training, and a fire • station. 7) Special Management Area(SMA): The subject property is not situated within the SMA boundary. C. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 1) Description of the subject property: The property is located on the northwest corner of Komohana Street and Mohouli Street at an elevation of approximately 300 feet above sea level. The 6.569 acre parcel is identified as tax map key no. (3)2-4- 001: 184, situated in Waiakea, South Hilo,Island of Hawaii. The Phase 3 project site is located makai of two projects currently under construction. These are the 30-unit Mohouli Phase 2 project providing one-bedroom rental units for low-income senior residents and the Hilo Adult Day Center project,which will provide adult day care services for approximately 80 clients. The Sunrise Ridge single-family residential subdivision is situated to the north, and single-family residential homes are situated to the east along Mohouli Street. Vacant property to the south is designated for use by the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Other land uses within a%Z mile radius of the subject property include medical offices,the University Park,which houses a number of research and technical support facilities for the astronomical observatories on Mauna Kea as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center. 2) Lava Hazard Zone: The volcanic hazard as assessed by the United States Geological Survey for the project area is "3" on a scale of ascending risks—9 to 1 (Heliker 1990). Zone "3" includes the lower slopes of Mauna Loa which are "gradationally less hazardous than Zone 2 because of greater distance from recently. active vents and/or because the topography makes it less likely that flows will cover these areas." It should be noted that the entire city of Hilo is situated within Zone 3. 3) Distance from the coastline: The coastline is situated approximately 1.5 miles east of the subject property. 4) Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii(ALISH) designation: The subject property has not been included in ALISH system. 5) U.S.D.A.Natural Resources Conservation Services Soil Service Report soil type: The soils of the project area are classified as Keaukaha extremely rocky muck with 6 to 20 percent slopes(rKFD)and Pahoehoe lava flows(rLW)by the U.S Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service Soil Survey. The Keaukaha soil series consists of well drained thin organic soils overlying pahoehoe lava bedrock. The Agricultural Capability Subclass rating of this soil is VIIs, which includes soils 7