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soil is considered well drained with a very high runoff class and the erosion hazard is <br /> undefined. The soil on site is not considered prime farmland. <br /> According to the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) <br /> classification system, the site is unclassified. <br /> As noted earlier, the topography of the site slopes in an east to west direction, with <br /> the lowest portion being at the southwest end. The slope of the land appears to be <br /> between 10 to 15 percent. <br /> C. Natural Hazards <br /> 1. Drainage <br /> The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Flood Insurance Rate <br /> map (FIRM) identifies the project area as Zone "Y' (areas outside of the 500- <br /> year flood) (Figure 3). There are no identified existing drainage ways on the <br /> site. The applicant has not observed any significant runoff or erosion in the <br /> recent past on the subject site. <br /> 2. Volcanic, Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards <br /> According to the United States Geological Survey maps, the project site is <br /> located within Lava Flow Hazard Zone 4, on a scale of ascending risks 9 to 1. <br /> All of Hualalai and the majority of the North Kona area falls in the Zone 4 <br /> category. The Building Code designates the entire Island of Hawaii <br /> Earthquake Zone "D" and contains certain structural requirements to address <br /> the relative seismic hazard. All structures would have to comply with this <br /> standard. <br /> 3. Tsunami Hazard <br /> As the site is located 4.5 miles from the coast and sits at 1,600 to 1,700-foot <br /> elevation, it is located outside of the Civil Defense's Tsunami Evacuation <br /> Zone. <br /> D. Flora/Fauna <br /> Although there were no professional surveys conducted of the floral or faunal <br /> resources of the site, the applicant does not believe that rare or endangered floral or <br /> faunal resources are likely to be found within the subject site. <br /> Further, the suburban nature of the surrounding areas would make it less likely to <br /> find endangered animal life in this area. It would be possible to find the Island-wide <br /> ranging Hawaiian Hawk(`Io), Hawaiian Owl (Pueo), Hawaiian Goose (Nene), and <br /> 12 <br />