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14. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: "E" or"Very Poor". <br /> 15. Flood Zone: Zone "X", an area determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. <br /> 16. Flora/Fauna Resources: The application did not include a professional flora/fauna <br /> survey. The property is heavily forested with a relatively closed canopy of`6hi`a and a <br /> dense understory of hapu`u ferns and other native and non-native trees and shrubs. <br /> According to the applicants, significant alien weed species present in the forest include <br /> banana poka, tibouchina, ginger, Philippine fig, trumpet tree and silk oak. The site has <br /> been degraded by the widespread invasion of plant species and by disturbance of feral <br /> pigs. Other wildlife known to the area consists mongoose, turkey, and other common <br /> introduced birds. Common native Hawaiian birds inhabiting the property include the <br /> `amakihi, `apapane and `elepaio. The site is not known to be a habitat for any rare or <br /> endangered animal life. Given its elevation, however, it would be possible to find the <br /> Hawaiian Hawk(I`o), Hawaiian Owl (Pueo) and the Hawaiian Hoary Bat (`ope`ape`a). <br /> 17. Archaeological/Historical Resources: No archaeological survey of the site was <br /> conducted as part of the application. The property is located within the boundaries of a <br /> pre-contact age upland agricultural system known as the Kona Field System, which is <br /> listed in the State Inventory of Historic Places. The area was the subject of a <br /> reconnaissance survey and test excavations in 1970 and 1971 by Hu`ehu`e Ranch, the <br /> developers of the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision. In addition, the National Park Service <br /> published a report in 1991 entitled, "An Ahupua`a Study: The 1971 Archaeological Work <br /> at Kaloko Ahupua`a, North Kona." This study also identified remains of an agricultural <br /> field system up to the 3,500-foot elevation at certain locations. A copy of the application <br /> was sent to the State Historic Preservation Division with a request for comments,but no <br /> comments have been received as of the date of this writing. <br /> 18. Cultural Resources: According to the applicants, it is not known whether the subject <br /> property was used in the past for the gathering of plants by Native Hawaiians. The <br /> property does not contain any features of cultural importance and there is not history of <br /> traditional gathering associated with the property. The proposed rezone and subsequent <br /> subdivision would not affect the exercise of traditional or customary Native Hawaiian <br /> rights in the area. <br /> -3- <br />