PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SPP-2022-000024)

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f. Provide infrastructure and essential facilities consistent with growth. The basic infrastructure, like access and water, to support the B&B already exits. g. Encourage a diverse and vibrant economy emphasizing agriculture and sustainable economies. The Land Shady Bureau Overall Master Productivity, Rating for the subject site appears to have two (2) classifications —"C" (C-55) or fair and "D" (D-267) or poor. The "C" classification suggests that the site is fair for productivity capacity for agricultural crops, while the "M suggests poor or limited productivity capacity. The "C" classification denotes soils of the Honuaulu and Pahoehoe series, with shallow, moderately fine soil material. The color is dark brown, and the parent material is volcanic ash, with outcrops of Pahoehoe. This type of soil is well drained and very poorly suited for machine tillability. The "D" classified soils are of the A'a with Honoaulu and Moaula series. This type of soil series has limited soil material, whose parent material is of A'a and volcanic ash. They are very well drained and very poorly suited for machine tillability. The State of Hawaii's Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) maps classify this site as being either "unclassified" or"Other Agricultural Land". Notwithstanding these designations, the Applicants intend have already planted fruit trees that would be served to guests and hence, should generate agriculturally-related interests among their guests. g. Promote effective governance. This principle is not applicable. The CDP also discusses strategies for the "enhancement" of the agricultural industry in Kona. The requested use would be consistent with two of these strategies. One is the protection of agricultural lands, as no subdivision is being proposed and the potential of agricultural activity on the site would be maintained. The other relates 7