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Pahoa Village Road, Pahoa Kapoho Road, Pahoa Kalapana Road and Pahoa Bypass <br />Road,. The triangular-shaped property is flat with mostly grass and some shrubby <br />overgrowth. The perimeter is planted with palm trees and ti plants. There are no <br />structures on the parcel. <br />10. LAVA HAZARD ZONE <br />The United States Geological Survey classifies the Pahoa area, including the <br />subject parcel, as Lava Flow Hazard Zone 2, on a scale of ascending risk., 9-1, due to the <br />town's location down slope of Mauna Loa. <br />11. DISTANCE FROM COASTLINE <br />The parcel is approximately eight miles from the coastline. <br />12. AGRICULTURAL LANDS OF IMPORTANCE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII (ALISH) DESIGNATION <br />There is no ALISH designation for this parcel. <br />13. USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICES SOIL REPORT SOIL TYPE <br />Soils of the area are classified as Pahoehoe Lava Flows,,rLW,. 0 to 40% slopes. Depth to <br />restrictive feature is 0 inches to 11thic bedrock. Drainage class is "excessively drained". <br />Available water capacity is very low. The ground is highly permeable, and runoff and <br />soil erosion hazard is minimal. <br />14. LAND STUDY BUREAU SOIL RATING <br />The Land Study Bureau soil rating is "N". Not classified, as parcel is in the urban district. <br />is. FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) DESIGNATION <br />"XIO, Areas determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. <br />16. EXISTING DRAINAGE <br />There are no significant drainage ways that adversely affect the parcels. <br />17. AIR/NOISE/WATER QUALITY <br />In general, the ambient air quality of the subject parcel meets all federal and state <br />standards as evidenced by its designation as an '"attainment" area by the State <br />Department of Health, Clean Air Branch. The windward side of the Big Island is subject <br />to voggy conditions, due to the Kilauea eruption, during times of cessation of trade <br />winds. Existing noise levels are traffic noise. The property is supplied with water from <br />the Department of Water Supply. <br />Historic Resources <br />18. ARCHAEOLOGICAL., CULTURAL OR HISTORIC RESOURCES <br />A letter was submitted on September 5, 2012 to the State of Hawaii Department of Land <br />and Natural Resources State Historical Preservation, Division requesting evidence of <br />archaeological, cultural and historic resources on the subject parcel. No reply was <br />received. <br />