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a <br /> County Council on November 5, 2008. Relevant "key planning implications" of the <br /> NKCDP include protecting Kohala's pristine coastline and abundance of marine life from <br /> 3 <br /> development and ensuring consistent mauka-makai shoreline access for residents. It <br /> should be noted that both "Access" and "Affordable Housing" were considered priority <br /> issues and goals for the NKCDP, and that "consideration of the cultural and <br /> environmental sensitivity of North Kohala shall be given to all proposed projects in the <br /> SAM areas, including single-family residences and all subdivisions". Coastal land <br /> preservation is also a priority management action for the North Kohala District as is <br /> preserving the view planes along the Akom-Pule Highway which runs adjacent to the <br /> subject project parcel. As part of the community recommended access trails noted in the <br /> NKCDP, Kahua I and Kahua 2 are "undesignated" (not formally recognized) trails <br /> located on/across the subject parcel which provide vehicular access on an existing jeep <br /> road to Big Bay. <br /> 17. Special Management Area (SMA): The entire project parcel is located along the <br /> shoreline and within the Special Management Area. The SMA are lands extending mauka <br /> from the shoreline as delineated on the maps filed with the Planning Commission as of <br /> June 8, 1977, or as amended pursuant to Section 9-23 of the Planning Commission Rules. <br /> In conjunction with this proposed rezoning, the applicant has submitted a Special <br /> Management Area Use Permit application for the proposed six-lot subdivision and <br /> associated development. <br /> DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA <br /> 18. Subject Property: The property is a 37.88-acre rectangular parcel located approximately <br /> three (3) miles north of Kawaihae Harbor. The property reaches from the shoreline to <br /> approximately 160 feet above sea level (asl), mak-bi of the State-owned Akom Pule <br /> Highway. The surface consists of a lava flow deposited more than 120,000 years B.P. <br /> with soils of the Kawaihae series dominating the landscape; these soils include very fine <br /> sandy loam with stony loam lenses. The substratum is weakly developed volcanic ash <br /> underlain by pahoehoe lava. It should be noted that the erosion potential for these soils is <br /> considered high. The land surface of the project area has been partially disturbed <br /> 5 <br />