PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SMA-2023-000034)

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B. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT Parcel Characteristics Located within the SMA,the lot is entered on the mauka/northwestern corner at an elevation of—220 feet above sea level from a private portion of the Old Mamalahoa Highway. Proceeding easterly—100 yards, the lot drops down to an elevation of—190 feet above sea level. At that point,the lot has a gentle slope downwards to the edge of the shoreline Pali, —180 feet above sea level. Starting from the northeastern corner of the lot, the shoreline Pali is a vertical cliff that extends for—400 feet meandering to the south, where it transitions to a slope that forms the Hakalau gulch Pali at the northern edge of Hakalau Bay as shown on the recent survey, attached as Exhibit 1. The parcel is bordered by a private road to the west, directly adjacent to, parallel and abutting the Hawaii Belt Highway. The property is bordered to the north by a residence on a two-acre parcel. The eastern side of the lot abuts the Pacific Ocean, bordered by a vertical sea Pali. The southern side of the lot abuts Hakalau Bay, buffered with a steep slope that is part of the Hakalau Gulch. The Conservation portion of the lot commences where the vertical shoreline Pali transitions to the slope of the Hakalua gulch down to the shoreline, forming a portion of Hakalau Bay.This Conservation area is located on the southern portion of the parcel. The majority of the lot is relatively flat and lies within the Agricultural District. There will be no development in the Conservation District. The boundary determination provided by the State of Hawaii Office of Coastal and Conservation Lands is shown in Exhibit 2. The property is entirely located within Flood Zone X, areas determined to be outside of the 0.2% annual chance floodplain (FEMA FIRM panel 1551660450F).The property is not located within the tsunami evacuation zone. Observations of the site did not reveal any areas of channelized flow, hydric soils or plants, or areas where water ponds or collects, suggesting that stormwater runoff is infiltrated effectively into the site's soils under normal conditions, implying that only during very heavy rainfall events may stormwater runoff leave the subject property. Although the parcel is zoned A-20a, it is located in a subdivision that appears to have been platted in 2002. This parcel is lot 16 in the subdivision plat, shown in Exhibit 3. Planned Development: 1) 'Ulu Orchard development. We are proposing the establishment of an'Ulu orchard in the Agricultural District, projected to contain 263 trees, planted on 30 'centers. The soil in the area is ideal for growing'Ulu. The fruit does well in a diversified range of soil types including sandy coastal conditions, sandy clay loam soil and in younger lava-rock soil. Geological sampling at the site to depths 9 to 9.5 feet below the existing grade revealed topsoil to 18 inches, underlain by Brown sandy(Cinder) silt (Pohala Ash -Geotechnical Investigation Report dated 6/11/2023— Construction Engineering Labs Inc.). 2