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16. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: "C" or "Fair" and"E" or <br /> "Very Poor" along the northern portion of the property bordering Hanapueo Stream. <br /> 17. USDA Soil Type: Hilo hydrous silty clay loam 0 - 10% slopes. The Hilo series consists <br /> of well-drained silty clay loams. Runoff is medium and the erosion hazard is slight to <br /> moderate. <br /> 18. Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH): Classified as <br /> "1", or"Prime Agricultural Land". <br /> 19. Flood Zone: According to previous comments from DLNR-Engineering Division, the <br /> project site is located in an area of"minimal tsunami inundation". The National Flood <br /> Insurance Program does not have any regulations for developments in this area. <br /> 20. Archaeological/Historic/Cultural Resources: By memo dated January 10, 2015, the <br /> State Department of Land and Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division has <br /> issued a"no-effect" determination. According to the applicant, there is no evidence of <br /> valued cultural, historical or native resources nor evidence of any traditional and <br /> customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the property. <br /> 21. Flora/Fauna Resources: The property consists of former sugarcane land that was <br /> intensively cultivated in sugarcane. According to the applicant, the flora on the property <br /> prior to purchase by World Garden consisted of sugarcane, invasive grasses and noxious <br /> weeds. The applicant has controlled weeds and grasses and planted approximately 500 <br /> botanical specimens of plants and trees on the property. The applicant plans to plant <br /> 30,000 botanical specimens. The Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of <br /> Forestry and Wildlife has previously recommended that the applicant follow the weed <br /> risk assessment contained in their website. Common species of birds in the area include <br /> the Northern Mockingbird(Mimus polyglottos), Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis <br /> cardinalis), Common Myna(Acridotheres tristis), House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus), <br /> House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Spotted Dove (Streptopella chinesis), Zebra Dove <br /> (Geopelia striata), and the Rock dove (Colunba livia). The I`o is very rarely seen soaring <br /> overhead in the area. <br /> 22. Public Access: There is no record of a designated public access to the shoreline or <br /> mountain areas traversing the property. <br /> 4 <br />