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2.Background <br /> T . + "' <br /> a`: 14 l t• w w e <br /> sa <br /> A . <br /> 122 <br /> n„"d,.# d..-. " 1211 <br /> i.. <br /> "`N,, <br /> m <br /> . <br /> fit ' ✓ <br /> 1.•, .IAS <br /> QProject arra I20•Punaluu highly 122,Punaluu-Lava flows I <br /> decomposed plant material. complex.10-20%slopes <br /> 2-IO°fo slopes Proieel area HIS <br /> Proposed Roadway <br /> 0 0.1 0.2 �- Hawa, <br /> Kilometers <br /> ASM r, rs,l.HERE Garmlo.EAo <br /> Sol S P y SIrfl.V 1 1 1 N INV( 1. A1100 S, I Mp3 t 11,I -1N II Su,l SI NOp0.USGS,EPR.E . <br /> ,V,..f„.3ff S p..',,'y ., In GGpliA.(SSE.PAR./FE/got-law:w:iWEA:ouh .. <br /> n:n hp.:...hndarAA..,,. :w <br /> Igo, OK II-:[r:i USGS <br /> Figure 6. Soils mapped in the project area. <br /> Prior Mechanical Disturbance,Vegetation, and Access <br /> Large portions of parcel 121 have been mechanically altered through prior permitted land clearing that occurred ca. <br /> 2018. This has left much of the parcel devoid of its natural topographic features and vegetation,which today consist <br /> mainly of ekoa(Leucaena leucocephala),kiawe(Prosopis pallida),opiuma(Pithecellobium dulce),lantana(Lantana <br /> camara),air plants(Bryophyllum pinnatum),and grasses and vines.Access to Parcel 121 is from Naniloa Drive.There <br /> is currently no vehicular access to Parcel 001,however,pedestrian access can be made from Alii Drive. <br /> 2. BACKGROUND <br /> As specified in the OEQC Guidelines for Assessing Cultural Impacts (1997:1), "...the geographical extent of the <br /> inquiry should, in most instances,be greater than the area over which the proposed action will take place. This is to <br /> ensure that cultural practices which may not occur within the boundaries of the project area,but which may nonetheless <br /> be affected,are included in the assessment.”For this CIA,the ahupua'a of Kapala`alaea 2nd is considered the `study <br /> area',while the location of the proposed development activities is referred to as the `project area'. <br /> To generate a set of expectations regarding the nature of cultural resources and customary practices that might be <br /> encountered within the current project area and to establish a context within which to assess the significance of such <br /> resources, the background section begins with a general culture-historical context. This is followed by culture- <br /> historical background information concerning the history of Kapala`alaaea 2. Limited background information for <br /> North Kona,the broader regional designation in which Kapalaa`alaea 2 is situated, also falls within the parameters of <br /> the OEQC guidelines and ensures that a broader set of cultural practices and histories are considered.Following this <br /> background section is a discussion of relevant prior archaeological and cultural studies that have been conducted <br /> within and in the immediate vicinity of the project area. <br /> CIA for the Ld'Ipala Makai Planned Unit Development,Kapala`alaea 2,North Kona,Hawaii 7 <br />