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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman -
and Members of the County Council
County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Dear Chairman Arakaki and Members:
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Change of Zone Ordinance No. 97 79 (REZ 858)
Applicant: Kamehameha Investment Corporation
(formerly Kamehameha School/Bishop Estate)
Request: Extension of Time to Condition B (Submit SMA
Use Permit Application)
Tax Map Key: 7-8-10:94 (formerly 7-8-10:portion of 2)
Change of Zone Application (REZ 00-006)
Applicant: James C. Clay
Request: RM-1 to CV-10
Tax Map Key: 7-5-18:15
State Land Use Boundary Amendment Application (SLU 00-004)
Request: Agricultural to Urban
Change of Zone Application (REZ 00-005)
Request: A-5a and A-la to RS-10
Applicant: Central Kona Land, LLC
Tax Map Kai 8-1-3:Portions of 34 & 50
As required by Chapter 4, Sec. 5-4.3(C), Hawaii County Charter, transmitted herewith for the County
Council's consideration and action are the Planning Commission's letters and enclosures regarding the
above-referenced requests.
Sincerely,
Payor K. Y Shiro
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PLANNING COMMISSION
25 Aupuni Street Room 109 • Hilo, Hawaii 967204252
(808) 961-8288 • Pax (808) 961-%15
AUG 2 2 2006
Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Dear Chairman Arakaki and Members:
State Land Use Boundary Amendment Application (SLU 00-004)
Request: Agricultural to Urban
Change of Zone Application (REZ 00-005)
Request: A-5a and A-la to RS-10
Applicant: Central Kona Land, LLC
Tax Map Key: 8-1-3:Portions of 34 & 50
The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on August 4, 2000, voted to
recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bills to change the State Land Use
district from the Agricultural to Urban District and a Change of Zone changing the district
classification from Agricultural (A-5a and A-la) to Single Family Residential (RS-10) for
approximately 2.77 acres of land. The property is located in the Hale Ke`eke`e Subdivision
approximately 400 feet west (makai) of Mamalahoa Highway across from Kamigaki Market
and south of the Kishi Subdivision in Kealakekua, Keekee 2nd, South Kona, Hawaii
The Commission concurs with the following findings as recommended by the Planning
Director:
State Land Use Boundary Amendment
The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the
Urban District will not be violative of Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, nor will it be inconsistent with the Land Use Commission Rules, the Hawaii
County General Plan and the Hawaii State Plan. According to the Land Use
Commission Rules, one of the standards for considering an area for Urban
reclassification states that "Land contiguous with existing urban areas shall be given
more consideration than non-contiguous land, and particularly when indicated for
future urban use on state or county general plans." The subject property conforms to
this standard as it is situated adjacent to existing urban designated lands. These lands
Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
Page 2
include the existing adjacent Hale Ke'eke'e, Kona Scenic, Keekee and Kishi
Subdivisions.
The proposed Urban District and residential development would be consistent
with the following goals, objectives and policies for the population, economy, social-
economic advancement-housing of the State Plan.
* A strong, viable economy, characterized by stability, diversity, and growth that
enables the fulfillment of the needs and expectations for Hawaii's present and
future generations.
* Physical, social, and economic well-being, for individuals and families in
Hawaii, that nourishes a sense of community responsibility, of caring, and of
participation in community life.
* Promote increased opportunities for Hawaii's people to pursue their
socio-economic aspirations throughout the islands.
* Greater opportunities for Hawaii's people to secure reasonably priced, safe,
sanitary, livable homes located in suitable environments that satisfactorily
accommodate the needs and desires of families and individuals.
* Effectively accommodate the housing needs of Hawaii's people.
* Stimulate and promote feasible approaches that increase housing choices for
low-income, moderate-income, and gap-group households.
* Increase homeownership and rental opportunities and choices in terms of
quality, location, cost, densities, style, and size of housing.
The Urban reclassification would be consistent with the Economic, Housing,
Land Use and Residential goals and policies of the Hawaii County General Plan by
creating housing and providing additional commercial opportunities. The goals,
policies, standards and courses of action state the following:
Economic Element
* Provide residents with opportunities to improve their quality of life.
* Economic development and improvement shall be in balance with the physical
and social environments of the island of Hawaii.
Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
Page 3
* The County of Hawaii shall strive for diversity and stability in its economic
system.
Housing
* Attain safe, sanitary, and livable housing for the residents of the County of
Hawaii.
* Attain a diversity of socio-economic housing mix throughout the different parts
of the County.
* Maintain a housing supply which allows a variety of choice.
* Develop better places to live in Hawaii County by creating viable communities
with decent housing and suitable living environments for our people.
* Ensure that housing is available to all persons regardless of age, sex, marital
status, ethnic background and income.
Land Use Element
* Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in
keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County.
* Zone urban- and rural-types of uses in areas with ease of access to community
services and employment centers and with adequate public utilities and
facilities.
* Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or
projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County.
* The County shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities
meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social
environment.
* Zoning request shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation,
district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with
adjacent zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access and
public need.
Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
Page 4
Single-Family Residential
* To maximize choices of single-family residential lots and/or housing for
residents of the County.
* To ensure compatible uses within and adjacent to single-family residential zoned
areas.
* To provide single-family residential areas conveniently located to public and
private services, shopping, other community activities and convenient access to
employment centers.
* The County shall designate and allocate single-family residential zoned lands at
varying densities for future use in accordance with the needs of the communities
and the stated goals, policies, and standards.
* Areas shall have basic improvements and amenities necessary for immediate
use.
* Areas shall be limited to low-density and medium density residential uses.
The Urban boundary request also conforms to the General Plan Land Use
Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map which designates this area Low Density Urban
uses. Low Density Urban refers to single family residential in character, ancillary
community and public uses and convenience type commercial uses. The LUPAG Map
component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals, policies,
standards and courses of action. It is also a graphic depiction of the physical
relationship between the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic
urban and non-urban form for areas within the County. The area under consideration
is consistent with the urban form established for this section of the South Kona District
as depicted on the LUPAG Map.
The Kona Regional Plan, adopted by the Planning Commission in 1984,
recommends the area for residential expansion. The applicant's proposal is a single
family residential subdivision. It is adjacent to the Hale Ke'eke'e, Kona Scenic,
Keekee and Kishi Subdivisions. The proposed reclassification is for a similar urban
land use designation. Thus, the requested boundary amendment would be in the
direction of fulfilling the long-range goals for residential expansion, in this particular
case.
Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
Page 5
The property is situated within close proximity to the employment center of
Kainaliu and Kealakekua. The subject reclassification is for land located approximately
1 mile from the urban/retail/employment center of Kainaliu and within walking
distance to commercial and financial institutions of Kealakekua, and 3 miles from the
urban/retail/employment center of Captain Cook. The subject reclassification conforms
with the Land Use Commission Rules which encourages urban developments in close
proximity to existing developments and in close proximity to existing services and
facilities.
The property is or will be provided with all utilities and services which are
essential to accommodate urban development. Water service is available to the
property. Wastewater disposal system will meet with requirements of the Department
of Health. The applicant has secured a water commitment to accommodate the
development. Access to the property would be via subdivision roadway from the
adjacent Hale Ke'eke'e Subdivision. This roadway will be open to public traffic.
Electrical service is available to the property from Hawaii Electric Light Co. Inc., and
telephone service is available from GTE Hawaiian Tel.
The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be
properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The Federal Emergency
Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property as Zone
X, areas determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. Any improvements to the
property must comply with Chapter 27 of the County Code relating to Flood Hazard
Control. Thus, the reclassification does meet with the standard which states that the lands
included within the Urban District shall be those with satisfactory topography and
drainage and reasonably free from the danger of floods, tsunami and unstable soil
conditions and other adverse environmental effects."
While the subject property is within the State Land Use Agricultural and County's
Agriculture (A-5a and A-1a) zoned districts, it is not currently being used for active
agricultural purposes. The State of Hawaii ALISH Map does not classify the property.
The Land Study Bureau District Classification dated November 1965 identifies the
mauka portion of the property as Honuaulu soils, class "B" or "Good" for the majority of
the project site. On the southeast comer of the project are soils classified as "E" or "Very
Poor." The applicant's environmental report includes a letter dated November 17, 1994
from Dr. Gavenda, a Certified Professional Soil Scientist, who conducted a field
reconnaissance of the area. The report states that the Class "E" or "Very Poor" soils are
located on the majority of the property rather than "B" or "Good " soils.
Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
Page 6
The General Plan policy is to protect and maintain important agricultural lands
from urban encroachment, these lands have not been used for the production of
agricultural products within the last 25 years and the ground surface is very rocky and
poorly suited for agricultural productivity. This proposed request would be consistent
with the Land Use Element policy guidelines which is to allocate appropriate requested
zoning in accordance with the existing or projected needs of surrounding neighborhood
and community.
Therefore, the reclassification of this 2.77-acre area from the Agricultural to the
Urban designation will not be detrimental to the reduction of this area from the
agricultural land inventory in the County of Hawaii. From a land use perspective, it is a
more feasible alternative to infill urban development within this particular area of South
Kona. In doing so, it would tend to alleviate the conversion of more productive
agricultural lands in more appropriate locations within the South Kona area for Urban
type uses.
Furthermore, an Urban classification would complement the existing and future
residential land use patterns of the surrounding properties in view of the adjacent
residential subdivisions.
Finally, it should also be noted that the reclassification action would conform to
the following goals, objectives and/or policies articulated in the Hawaii State Plan:
a. Achieve a strong, viable economy, characterized by stability, diversity
and growth that enables the fulfillment of the needs and expectations of
Hawaii's present and future generations.
b. Encourage urban developments in close proximity to existing services
and facilities.
Based on the above, the approval of the State Land Use Boundary Amendment to the Urban
District complements the State Land Use District Regulations and is supportive of the State of
Hawaii Plan.
Change of Zone
In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable
goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is
only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and
decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth
determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of
Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
Page 7
these evaluations and decisions must be also considered as they may have an impact on
similar areas in the County.
The proposed request from an Agricultural (A-5a and A-la) to a Single Family
Residential (RS-10) zoned district will conform to the following goals, policies and
standards of the Land Use Element of the General Plan.
LAND USE
* Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in
keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County.
* Zone urban- and rural-types of uses in areas with ease of access to community
services and employment centers and with adequate public utilities and
facilities.
* Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or
projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County.
* The county shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities
meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social
environment.
* Zoning requests shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation,
district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with
adjacent zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access, and
public need.
The proposed change of zone will conform to the following goals, policies and
standards of the Single Family Residential and Housing Element of the General Plan.
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
* To maximize choices of single-family residential lots and/or housing for
residents of the County.
* To ensure compatible uses within and adjacent to single-family residential zoned
areas.
Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
Page 8
* To provide single-family residential areas conveniently located to public and
private services, shopping, other community activities and convenient access to
employment centers.
* The County shall designate and allocate single-family residential zoned lands at
varying densities for future use in accordance with the needs of the communities
and the stated goals, policies and standards.
* Areas shall have basic improvements and amenities necessary for immediate
use.
* Areas shall be limited to low-density and medium density residential uses.
The proposed request would also complement the following Housing Element
goals and policies by creating a mix of residential housing opportunities, maintaining a
housing supply that allows a variety of choice and by providing housing units geared
toward the middle income bracket.
HOUSING
* Attain safe, sanitary, and livable housing for the residents of the County of
Hawaii.
* Attain a diversity of socio-economic housing mix throughout the different parts
of the County.
* Maintain a housing supply which allows a variety of choice.
* Develop better places to live in Hawaii County by creating viable communities
with decent housing and suitable living environments for our people.
* Improve and maintain the quality and affordability of the existing housing stock.
* Seek sufficient production of new affordable rental and fee-simple housing in
the County in a variety of sizes to satisfactorily accommodate the needs and
desires of families and individuals.
* Ensure that housing is available to all persons regardless of age, sex, marital
status, ethnic background and income.
Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
Page 9
The proposed use would also conform to the following goals and policies of the
Economic Element:
* Provide residents with opportunities to improve their quality of life.
* Economic development and improvement shall be in balance with the physical
and social environments of the island of Hawaii.
* The County of Hawaii shall strive for diversification of its economy by
strengthening existing industries and attracting new endeavors.
The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the
General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the
coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of
the physical relationship among the various land uses. The requested zone change from
Agricultural (A-5a and A-la) to a Single Family Residential (RS-10) zoned district
conforms to the LUPAG Map, which designates the property for Low Density Urban
uses. This designation allows uses which are single family residential in character,
ancillary community and public uses and convenience type commercial uses. The
proposed single family residential development will provide the framework for a
concentration of single family residential subdivisions occurring in an orderly manner
commensurate with the provision of necessary infrastructure. Therefore, it is
determined that the request is consistent with the urban form depicted on the LUPAG
Map for this area of South Kona. In addition, the requested change of zone is
consistent with Kona Regional Plan Land Use Concept Map which designates this area
for residential expansion.
The applicant intends to develop an 8-lot single family residential subdivision.
Access to the property will be provided by a proposed roadway, which will have a
50-foot wide right-of-way and 32-foot wide pavement. This roadway will be dedicated
to the County of Hawaii upon completion of construction. The project is located
within close proximity to many existing public services and facilities such as food
stores, schools, restaurants, financial institutions and medical services. The proposed
development is located within close proximity to all necessary urban services and
facilities, and will compliment the urban core for that area of Kealakekua, and the
existing subdivisions such as Hale Ke'eke'e Estates, Keekee Subdivision and Kona
Scenic Subdivision. The development of the property will add to the inventory of
existing Single Family Residential zoned lands in the West Hawaii region. The
applicant will also complete its proposed project in compliance with all of the codes
and standards referenced above. Therefore, the requested rezoning and proposed
development will complement the land usage within the surrounding community.
Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
Page 10
The applicant has secured water commitments from the Department of Water
Supply adequate to support the needs of the proposed development. The proposed
project abides by the above-stated General Plan policy encouraging "the clustering of
developments in order to reduce the cost of providing utilities." Wastewater disposal
system will meet with requirements of the Department of Health. Additionally, the
applicant will abide by all applicable State and County air quality and noise level
control standards during the pre-construction and construction phases of the project.
Therefore, the proposed single family residential development will be developed in an
area that is or can be adequately served by water, utilities, sewers and transportation
systems.
The Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) indicate that the property is located in
Zone "X", areas determined to be outside of the 500-year flood plain. There are no
significant drainageways within the project area. While there are no indications of
surface water flow on-site, the applicant will abide by all applicable County guidelines
for run-off generated by the development.
According to the applicant's Environmental Report, the plant species found
within the project site are common, mostly alien, species: (1) trees such as African
tulip, mango, avocado and autograph; (2) shrubs such as Christmas berry, lantana,
guava, guinea, tea leaf and honohono grass. None of the species are officially listed as
endangered or threatened; nor are any species proposed or candidate for such status.
According to the applicant's environmental report, there are no endangered
species of plants or animals within the project site.
An archaeological inventory survey conducted by Comstock Cultural Resource
Management Inc., in November and December 1993, indicated that all of the features
found were documented and sufficient data recovered to determine that all features are
no longer significant. The survey identified two sites consisting of a historic road on
Parcel 50 and a historic residential area. The historic residential area consists of
terraces, platforms and a rock lined lava tube. Data from these sites were collected and
no further work was recommended. In addition, the survey indicated that there was no
evidence of the major Kona Field System features having been re-used for coffee
production, as was the case on nearby parcels. It appears that the ground in this
particular area was to rocky, and the number of bedrock outcrops too great, to allow
the aboriginal cultivators to practice agriculture by their usual methods. The State
Department of Land and Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division approved
the reports dated June 30, 1994 and July 20, 1994 and stated that the proposed action
will have no effect on significant historic sites.
Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
Page 11
Impacts associated with this single family residential development such as
historical, traffic and drainage concerns have been assessed and will be mitigated
through conditions of approval. For example, if there is a concern regarding possible
flood within the project area, a drainage study may be required by the Department of
Public Works, Engineering Division. In addition, the condition relating to a restrictive
covenants in the deed to prohibit the construction of a second dwelling unit on each lot
would alleviate the concerns of the members of the Central Kona Union Church and
adjacent property owners relating to increased density on the project site and the
volume of traffic to be created. Therefore, the request would not unreasonably burden
the public agencies to provide roads and streets, water, drainage, school improvements,
police and fire protection. The proposed single family residential development to fit
into the locale with minimal intrusion while providing the desired housing
development, as well as incorporating appropriate infrastructure and design concerns of
the development.
While the property is within the County's Agricultural-5 acre and Agricultural-1
acre zoned districts, it is not currently being used for any active agricultural purposes.
The property is unclassified by the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of
Hawaii (ALISH) classification system. The soils are classified as Kona extremely
rocky muck (rKYD) and (HVD) series. The Kona extremely rocky muck (rKYD) soil
is described as well drained, thin organic soils over pahoehoe lava bedrock. These are
gently sloping to moderately steep soils on uplands. They are at an elevation ranging
from 1,000 to 3,500 feet and receive from 60 to 90 inches of rainfall annually. Kona
soils are used mostly for pasture and watershed. Small areas are used for coffee and
macadamia nuts. The Honuaulu extremely stony silty clay loam (HVD) soil is
described as very stony silty clay loam, 6 to 20 percent slopes, except that stones cover
from 3 to 15 percent of the surface. This soil is used mostly for coffee and pasture.
Small areas are used for macadamia nuts, bananas, citrus fruits, and avocados.
The Land Study Bureau District Classification dated November 1965 identifies
the mauka portion of the property as Honuaulu soils, class "B" or "Good." Honuaulu
soils are poorly suited for machine tillability. In the southeast corner of the project site
the soils are classified as "E" or "Very Poor." The applicant's environmental report
includes a letter dated November 17, 1994 from Dr. Gavenda, a Certified Professional
Soil Scientist, who conducted a field reconnaissance of the area. The report states that
the Class "E" or "Very Poor" soils are located on the majority of the property rather
than "B" or "Good" soils.
Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
Page 12
The General Plan policy is to protect and maintain important agricultural lands
from urban encroachment. These lands have not been used for the production of
agricultural products within the last 25 years. The project site consists of soils
classified as "E" or "Very Poor" for agricultural productivity.
The soils classification and study conducted by the applicant supports the
proposed application and the General Plan goal to designate and allocate land uses in
appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural, and physical
environments of the County.
The U.S. Geological Survey has categorized the island into nine zones of
comparative hazard rates from lava flows, with Zone 1 being the highest and Zone 9,
the lowest in severity of hazard. The project site is within Zone 3 of the lava flow
hazard zones. Zone 3 includes areas of Mauna Loa were the frequency of eruptions is
gradually lower than the rift zones of Mauna Loa. During the past 750 yeas the lava
flows have covered about 15 to 20 percent of the area within Zone 3.
Therefore, the reclassification of this 2.77 acres from a Agricultural (A-5a and
A-la) to Single Family Residential (RS-10) zoned district will not be detrimental to the
reduction of this area from the agricultural land inventory in the County of Hawaii.
From a land use perspective, it is more feasible to infill urban development within this
particular area of South Kona. In doing so, it would tend to alleviate the conversion of
more productive agricultural lands in more appropriate locations within the South Kona
area for Urban type uses.
Based on the above findings, this request to reclassify the subject property from an
Agricultural (A-5a) and Agricultural (A-1a) to Single Family Residential (RS-10) zoned district
would result in an appropriate land use pattern and further the public convenience, necessity
and general welfare.
For your favorable consideration, amendments to the SLU Boundaries Map H-8 for the
County of Hawaii and Section 25-8-4 (South Kona Zone Map), of the County Zoning Code are
transmitted.
Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
Page 13
We are enclosing copies of the applications and a copy of the staff background for your
information.
Sincerely,
Richard B. Baker, Jr., Chairman
Planning Commission
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Enclosures
cc: Mr. Gary E. Ashikawa
Department of Water Supply
Department of Public Works
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State Land Use Commission
West Hawaii Office
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COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT
BACKGROUND REPORT
CENTRAL KONA LAND, LLC
STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT APPLICATION (SLU 00-004)
CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 00-005)
CENTRAL KONA LAND LLC., has submitted an application for a State Land Use
Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban District and a Change of Zone by changing
the district classification from Agricultural (A-5a and A-la) to Single Family Residential (RS-
10) for approximately 2.32 acres of land. The property is located in the Hale Ke'eke'e
Subdivision approximately 400 feet west (makai) of Mamalahoa Highway across from
Kamigaki Market and south of the Kishi Subdivision in Kealakekua, Keekee 2nd, South Kona,
Hawaii, TMK: 8-1-3 Portions of 34 & 50.
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Ownership: Central Kona Land, LLC., is the owner of the subject property.
RELATED INFORMATION
2. February 3, 1963: Subdivision No. 4901 was approved by the Planning Director for a
consolidation/resubdivision of Tax Map Key: 8-1-3: 11 and Portion of 33, into 3 lots.
3. December 30, 1994: Ordinance No. 95-1 was approved by the County Council which
changed the district classification from Agricultural-5 acre (A-5a) to Agricultural-1 acre
(A-la) for approximately 8.94 acres of land. Proposed Lots 26-A, 26-F and 26-G,
which are the subject of this change of zone, were covered under Ordinance No. 96-1.
4. June 5, 2000: Subdivision No. 7275 was approved by the Planning Director for a 7-lot
subdivision. This portion of the parcel is zoned Single Family Residential (RS-10).
5. June 5, 2000: Subdivision No. 7276 was approved by the Planning Director for 6-lots
in average size of 1.022 acres to 2.647 acres.
APPLICANT'S REQUEST
6. Request: The applicant is requesting a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from an
Agricultural to Urban District and a Change of Zone by changing the district
classification from Agricultural (A-5a and A-la) to Single Family Residential (RS-10)
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for approximately 2.32 acres of land.
REASONS FOR REQUEST
7. Objectives: The applicant provided the following:
"The applicant, Central Kona LLC, is requesting a State Land Use Boundary
Amendment from Agricultural to Urban and a Change of Zone from Agricultural 5-acre
and 1-acre to Single Family Residential RS-10 for the subject property which
encompasses a total area of approximately 2.32 acres. The subject property is located
approximately 400 feet makai (west) of Mamalahoa Highway and along proposed Road
A in Kealakekua Town, Keekee 2ned, South Kona, Hawaii, across the street from
Kamigaki Market, and is identified as TMK: 3(8-103: portions of 34 and 50 (being Lots
26-A, 26-F and 26-G), as delineated on the Location Map on Exhibit A. The Applicant
proposes to subdivide Lot 26-A and Lot 26-F into eight (8) RS-10 lots, as schematically
delineated on Exhibit A, and will become part of the proposed Hale Ke'eke'e
Subdivision. The applicant further proposes to eliminate Lot 26-G (a narrow strip of
land) by consolidating Lot 26-G with adjacent Lots 1,2, 3 and 19."
8. Supportive Information: The applicant has submitted the following in support of the
request: (See Exhibit A - Change of Zone and State Land Use Boundary
Amendment Applications dated May 8, 2000).
STATE AND COUNTY PLANS
9. SLU: Agricultural.
10. General Plan LUPAG Map: The General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide
(LUPAG) Map designates the area for Low Density Urban uses. This designation
allows for uses that are single family residential in character, ancillary community and
public uses and convenience type commercial uses.
11. General Plan Consistency: Economic, Environmental Quality, Flood Control and
Drainage, Public Utilities, Transportation, Land Use and Residential elements' goals,
policies and courses of action for South Kona.
12. Hawaii State Plan Consistency: Economy, Population, Physical Environment, Land
and Air Quality, Water, Facility Systems for Solid and Liquid Wastes, Transportation,
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objectives and policies.
13. Kona Regional Plan: The Kona Regional Plan Land Use Concept Map identifies the
area for Residential Expansion.
14. County Zoning: The subject properties are zoned Agricultural-5 acres (A-5a) and
Agricultural-1 acre.
15. SMA: The subject properties are not situated within the Special Management Area.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA
16. Subject Properties: The project site is a rectangular-shaped in shape and
approximately 2.32 acres in size. The property has gentle slopes. There are no
structures located on the properties. The project site was formerly used for coffee
farming. According to the applicant, the coffee farming operation was abandoned more
than 25 years ago and the owners have no plans for agricultural activity on the
property.
17. Flora: According to the applicant's Environmental Report, the plant species found
within the project site are common, mostly alien, species: (1) trees such as African
tulip, mango, avocado and autograph; (2) shrubs such as Christmas berry, lantana,
guava, guinea, tea leaf and honohono grass. None of the species found are officially
listed as endangered or threatened; nor are any species proposed or candidate for such
status.
18. Fauna: According to the applicant there are no endangered species within the project
site.
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19. Archaeological: An archaeological inventory survey conducted by Comstock Cultural
Resource Management Inc., in November and December 1993, indicated that all of the
features found within the project site were documented and sufficient data recovered to
determine that all features are no longer significant. The survey identified two sites
consisting of a historic road on Parcel 50, which abuts Lot 26-A and a historic
residential area. The historic residential area consists of terraces, platforms and a rock
lined lava tube. Data from these sites were collected and no further work was
recommended. In addition the survey indicated that there was no evidence of major
Kona Field System features having been re-used for coffee production, as was the case
on nearby parcels. It appears that the ground in this particular area was to rocky, and
the number of bedrock outcrops too great, to allow the aboriginal cultivators to practice
agriculture by their usual methods. The State Department of Land and Natural
Resources Historic Preservation Division approved the reports dated June 30, 1994 and
July 20, 1994 and stated that the proposed action will have no effect on significant
historic sites.
20. U.S.D.A. Soil Type: Soils within the project site are classified as a mix of Kona
extremely rocky muck (rKYD) and Honuaulu extremely stony silty clay loam (HVD)
series. The Kona extremely rocky muck (rKYD) soil is described as well drained, thin
organic soils over pahoehoe lava bedrock. These are gently sloping to moderately steep
soils on uplands. They are at an elevation ranging from 1,000 to 3,500 feet and receive
from 60 to 90 inches of rainfall annually. Kona soils are used mostly for pasture and
watershed. Small areas are used for coffee and macadamia nuts.
The Honuaulu extremely stony silty clay loam (HVD) soil is described as very stony
silty clay loam, 6 to 20 percent slopes, except that stones cover from 3 to 15 percent of
the surface. This soil is used mostly for coffee and pasture. Small areas are used for
macadamia nuts, bananas, citrus fruits, and avocados.
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21. Land Study Bureau: The Land Study Bureau District Classification dated November
1965 identifies a majority of the property as Honuaulu soils, class "B" or "Good".
Honuaulu soils are poorly suited for machine tillability. In the southeast corner of the
project site the soils are classified as "E" or "Very Poor".
22. The applicant's environmental report includes a letter dated November 17, 1994 from
Dr. Gavenda, a Certified Professional Soil Scientist, who conducted a field
reconnaissance of the area. The report states that the Class "E" or "Very Poor" soils
are located on the majority of the property rather than "B" or "Good " soils.
23. ALISH Map: Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) have
not classified the subject property.
24. FIRM: Zone "X", areas determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain.
25. Lava Flow Hazard: The U.S. Geological Survey has categorized the island into nine
zones of comparative hazard rates from lava flows, with Zone 1 being the highest and
Zone 9, the lowest in severity of hazard. The project site is within Zone 3 of the lava
flow hazard zones. Zone 3 includes areas of Mauna Loa were the frequency of
eruptions is gradually lower than the rift zones of Mauna Loa. During the past 750
yeas the lava flows have covered about 15 to 20 percent of the area within Zone 3.
26. Air and Noise Quality: There are no air quality monitoring stations in the West
Hawaii Region. The existing noise generated in the area is coming from the noise from
Mamalahoa traffic. The principal source of short-term air quality impacts associated
with the construction of the proposed improvements, is expected during construction.
Given the limited nature of the improvements, no long term air and noise quality
impacts are anticipated.
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27. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: Located to adjacent to Hale Ke'eke'e Subdivision
zoned (RS-10). To the east is the Central Kona Union Church zoned Village
Commercial (CV-10). Located to the north is the Keekee, Kishi and Kona Scenic
subdivisions on land zoned RS-10 and Keekee Estates zoned (RS-15). Lands to the
south and west (makai) are predominantly larger parcels which are zoned Agricultural-5
acres (A-5a) and which are maintained as scattered single family residential home sites,
agricultural lands and vacant parcels.
PUBLIC FACILITIES AND UTILITIES
28. Access: Access to the property will be from Road A, which will intersect Mamalahoa
Highway. Road A will have a 50-feet wide right-of-way with 32-foot wide pavement
and will be dedicated to the County upon completion of construction.
29. Water: Water is available to the project site.
30. Wastewater: There is no existing or planned County wastewater systems for this area.
Wastewater disposal system will meet with requirements of the Department of Health.
31. Electrical/Telephone: Electrical service is available to the property from Hawaii
Electric Light Co. Inc., and telephone service is available from GTE Hawaiian Tel.
32. Police/Fire/Medical: Police services are provided by the County of Hawaii from its
Kealakehe, Kailua-Kona and Captain Cook stations. Fire protection is from the Captain
Cook fire station located 2-miles to the south and the Keauhou-Kona Fire Station
located at the corner of Kuakini Highway and Puuloa Road. Emergency medical and
paramedical services are also provided by the Hawaii County Fire Department. Kona
Hospital is located at Kealakekua approximately 1-mile from the project site.
33. Other essential utilities and services are or will be made available to the property.
AGENCIES' COMMENTS
34. Department of Public Works (June 29,2000):
"We have reviewed the subject application and our comments are as follows:
"We prefer minimal development taking access at this location on Mamalahoa
Highway. Traffic movements will be delayed during peak hours. The traffic analysis
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by M & E Pacific addressing the concerns of the Central Kona Church may not be
including possibility of more than one dwelling per lot in their trip generation figures.
Dwelling density was not mentioned in the application."
35. Police Department (July 10, 2000 Memo):
"Staff has reviewed the above-referenced application and has no comments or
objections to offer at this time."
36. Fire Department (July 10, 2000 Memo):
"We have no comments regarding the above-referenced State Land Use Boundary
Amendment and Change of Zone Applications."
37. Department of Transportation (January 20, 2000 Memo):
"Not applicable."
38. Department of Land and Natural Resources- Historic Preservation Division: (See
Exhibit B - June 26, 2000 Memo)
39. Land Use Commission: (See Exhibit C - June 30, 2000 Letter)
Applicant's Response: (See Exhibit D - July 20, 2000 Letter)
AGENCIES - NO RESPONSE
40. Department of Land and Natural Resources - Land Division, Department of Water
Supply, Parks and Recreation, Natural Resources Conservation Service,
Department of Water Supply, Tax Office, Department of Health and Department
of Agriculture.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
41. The Department has not received any objections from the general public or adjacent
landowners on the subject requests.
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CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION
COUNTY OF HAWAII
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
(Type or legibly print the requested information) -
APPLICANT: Central Kona Land, LLC
APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE: OA f M?i ~6. DATE:-5&/09
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 789
Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750
LIST APPLICANT'S INTEREST IF NOT OWNER: Owner
LIST PRINCIPAL(S) INCLUDING NAMES OF MAIN OFFICERS: Kona Scenic Land Inc.
Gary E. Ashikawa, Amy A. Hata
PHONE:(Bus.) (808) 322-4000 (Res.) (Fax) (808) 324-7710
LANDOWNER(S): Central Kona Land. LLC
LANDOWNER SIGNATURE(S): / r , L' r "Kew ~L aa~ DATE: E f O
(Maybe by letter)
LANDOWNER(S) ADDRESS: P.O. Box 789 - Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750
REQUEST: Agriculture A-la & A-5a TO Single Family Residential RS-10
(Existing zoning) (Proposed Zoning)
TAX MAP KEY: (3) 8-1-03: Portions 34 & 50 (Lots 26A, 26F, 26G )
STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY:
SIZE OF PROPERTY OR AFFECTED AREA(S) TO BE REZONED: 2.3 Acres
AGENT: Central Kona Land, LLC (Atten: Gary Ashikawa)
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 789
Kealakekua Hawaii 96750
TELEPHONE:(Bus.) (808) 322-4000 (Res.) (Fax) (808) 324-7710
Please indicate to whom original correspondence and copies should be sent.
ORIGINAL: Central Kona Land, LLC COPIES: Central Kona Land,LLC
EXHIBIT
,
(See Instructio on Reverse Side)
ATTA-- HME;NT
Re--ioential Rezoning
PLANNING DEPAP'7 '-ENT
COUNTY OF HA •:,iI
APPLICATION FOR CHAN_= OF ZONE
1. If your request is approved, do you intend to suodivioe
the subject land in accordance with the approver cnang
of zone? yes
If yes, please answer the rest of question 1 anc then to
question 3.
a. How many acres of the requester area do you inteno to
suodiviae? 2.3
b. Into what lot sizes? 10,000 sq. ft.
C. If your request is approved, approximately now long
after the date of approval do you expect to submit
your subdivision plans to the Planning Department
for preliminary approval? 4 weeks
d. Do you inteno to build houses on the newly created
lots? possibly
If yes, please answer the following questions:
on how many of those lots? do not know at present time
At what approximate price range? House $120,000.00
Lots 80,000.00
Total $200,000.00
Approximately now long, after approval of
the subdivision, would the first house be
available for occupancy? 8-months
If you intend to suodiviae, please submit a
preliminary schematic subdivision plan together
with your change of zone application form.
2. If you have no firm plans of suodivieing the suuject area,
Co you intend to: N/A
a. Sell or lease the land to someone wno nas firm
plans?
b. Sell or lease the land to someone wno nas tentative
plans?
C. Sell or lease the land to someone wno nas no ?ians:
d. Keep it?
e. Otner (please state)
f. If you inteno to do either a, b, or c, please eiaoerate
on the kino of plans the other party nas, please, aiso,
include in your answer approximately now soon after
approval of your rezoning do you expect to transfer =ne
subject land to another party.
3. Do you think that your request and your further plans
for the land will alleviate the local nousing situation? yes
How?
4. Are there any buildings on the suuject area? yes
If so, what kind? 2-11coffee shacks"
What do you intend to do with those buildings if your
request is approved?
Demolish the 2-"coffee shack"
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5. Is the subject land currently being usec for any
acricuitural activitity? NO
If so, please list tie Kinds of products grown ano on
how many square feet or acres of lano per product.
6. To your knowledge, has there been any flooding ano/or
drainage problem on the subject area? NO
If so, please describe the problem.
7. Do you think that the roads leading to the subject area
needs improvement? NO
If so, what kind?
Is the road adequate for the proposed traffic volume
or load? YES
8. What sort of governmental assistance and/or improvements
do you feel will be needed in the subject area wnen
developed?
Yes No
a. Schools existing
b. Roads XX
C. Sewer XX
d. Drainage XX
e. Police Protection existing
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Yes No
f. Fire Protection Existing
g. Recreational Facilities Existing
In. Public Utilities Existing
i. Other XX
For those checked "yes," please elaborate what type or Kinds of
improvements and/or assistance are needed.
The existing govermental infrastructure and services
should be capable of accommodating the increases
in the number of people,structures and improvements
that result from the proposed 6-additional single-
family residential lots.
Central Kona Land LLC
Signature:
Address: P.O. BOx 789
Kealakekua, Hawaii 9 750
Telephone: (808) 322-4000
Date:
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COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT
APPLICATION FOR STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT
(15 ACRES OR LESS)
APPLICANT: Central Kona Land,nLLC
APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE: ~Qcg~C~~ /~Py ~ti, ~Yna~G?
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 789
Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750
TELEPHONE: (BUS) (808) 322-4000 (HOME)
LANDOWNER: Central Kona Land,LLrC
LANDOWNER'S SIGNATURE; ~lfvy ( 4L t Alll,,,,,lep. ~ {v
TAX MAP KEY: (3) 8-1-033 portions 34 & 90 (Tnts 26A, 26F 29n)
LAND AREA: 2.3 acres
CURRENT STATE LAND USE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION: Agricultural (A)
REQUESTED STATE LAND USE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION: Urban (U)
THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:
A. Non-refundable filing and processing fee of two hundred dollars.
B. Original and fifteen copies of:
1. Application form.
2. Location map.
3. Preliminary site plan, drawn to scale, with all existing
and proposed structures and improvements shown thereon.
4. Reasons for the requested change and written description of
the property and proposed development, including but not
limited to:
a. The extent to which the proposed reclassification
conforms to the applicable goals, policies, standards,
and courses of action of the General Plan and
implementing ordinances, plans and documents; and
b. The extent to which the proposed reclassification
conforms to the applicable district standards.
C. A minimum 2-foot by 3-foot presentation map requested under B.3,
above.
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BACKGROUND
and
COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT
ATTACHMENT TO STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT
and
CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION
Subject Property - Tax Map Key:(3)8-1-03: portions 34 and 50
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A. SUBJECT REQUEST
1. Details of Proposed Use/Development:
a. Project Description: The applicant, Central Kona Land LLC, is requesting a State
Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban and a Change of Zone from
Agricultural 5-acre and 1-acre to Single Family Residential RS-10 for the subject property
which encompasses a total area of approximately 2.32 acres. The subject property is located
approximately 400 feet makai (west) of Mamalahoa Highway and along proposed Road A in
Kealakekua Town, Keekee 2nd, South Kona, Hawaii, across the street from Kamigaki Market,
and is identified as TMK: (3)8-1-03: portions of 34 and 50 (being Lots 26-A, 26-F and 26-G),
as delineated on the Location Map on Exhibit A. The Applicant proposes to subdivide Lot
26-A and Lot 26-F into eight (8) RS-10 lots, as schematically delineated on Exhibit A, and
will become part of the proposed Hale Ke'eke'e Subdivision. The applicant further proposes
to Pliminate Lot 26-G (a narrow strip of land) by consolidating Lot 26-G with adjacent Lots
1,z,3and19.
b. Statement of Objectives and Reasons for Request: The subject property is
situated in an area designated for Low Density on the Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map
of THE GENERAL PLAN HAWAII COUNTY and with the Kishi Subdivision (zoned RS-10)
to the north and the proposed Hale Ke'eke'e subdivision under Subdivision No. 87-96 (zoned
RS-10) to the east, the proposed RS-10 zoning of the subject property would provide a logical
extension of the existing, adjacent RS-10 zoned subdivisions and the other single-family
subdivisions in the area. The proposed subdivision would also offer prospective buyers with
a larger number of residential lots to select from in this area where there are only a few lots
on the market.
c. Number of Acres: Approximately 2.32 acres.
d. Proposed Units/Lots/Floor Area of Proposed Building Envelope: The Applicant
proposes to subdivide Lot 26-A, located on the south side of the Proposed Road A, into four
(4) RS-10 lots and Lot 26-F, located on the north side of Proposed Road A, also into four (4)
RS-10 lots, as schematically delineated on Exhibit A. The applicant further proposes to
eliminate Lot 26-G (a narrow strip of land) by consolidating Lot 26-G with adjacent RS-10
zoned Lots 1, 2, 3 and 19, resulting in larger sized Lots 1, 2, 3 and 19. The proposed building
envelope for each lot will be based on the minimum yard setback for RS-10 zoning designation
for the County of Hawaii Zoning Ordinance. The Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and
Restrictions for Hale Ke'eke'e will require each house to have a minimum enclosed living area
of 1,100 square feet.
e. Timeframe and Cost: The Applicant anticipates subdividing the subject property,
constructing the required infrastructure improvements and marketing vacant lots and/or
house/lots within six (6) to nine (9) months of receiving State Land Use Boundary Amendment
and a Change of Zone approval.
f. Membership Size/ Number of Employees and Clientele: This section is not
applicable to the subject application.
g. Parking Arrangement: This section is not applicable to the subject application.
h. Traffic Impacts: Refer to the attached traffic impact analysis letter Report prepared
by M & E Pacific Inc., dated April 30, 1999, for the Central Kona Union Church, as related
to Hale Ke'eke'e Subdivision (Exhibit B). The report assumed a master planned 18-lot
subdivision, including the six additional lots from the subject application, all with access from
proposed Road A. Based on the results of an unsignalized intersection level of service
analysis, the Report recommended against left and right turn lanes at the proposed Road
A/Mamalahoa Highway Intersection and the level of service also indicated that traffic signals
are not needed.
i. Other Related Information: None
j. Proposed On-site and Off-site Infrastructure: All of the necessary infrastructure
improvements for the proposed subdivision, including the roadway system, drainage system,
water system and power/communication systems will be installed by the Applicant, in
accordance with all applicable Federal, State and County of Hawaii standards and regulations.
1. Roads. Access to the proposed subdivision will be from Road A, a proposed
50 foot wide County dedicable road (cul-de-sac) which will begin at an intersection with
Mamalahoa Highway, adjacent and to the south of the Central Kona Union Church, and be
constructed over parcels TMK: (3)8-1-03:32, 33 and 34, as part of Subdivision Nos. 87-96 and
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96-06, as shown on Exhibit A. The cul-de-sac will be a paved road with curb, gutter and
sidewalks, within the 50-foot wide right-of-way, all in accordance with the dedicable standards
of the County of Hawaii. Parcels TMK:(3)8-1-03:32, 33 and 34 are owned by the Applicant.
With the addition of the proposed eight (8) RS-10 lots, the proposed Road A would serve a
total of 18 lots.
2. Drainage System. A drainage system consisting of swales, catch basins and
drywell/catch basins has been designed to handle the 50-year design storm surface runoff.
Based on a site reconnaissance and analyzing 10 foot contour interval maps of the existing
ground in the area, there appears to be minimal offsite storm runoff onto the property.
Therefore, the drainage system for the proposed subdivision was designed to primarily
accommodate onsite storm runoff.
The drainage improvements were designed within the Road A right-of-way and hydrology
calculations were made to check and assure that the projected total storm surface runoff
generated after the subdivision development is equal to or less than before the subdivision
development.
3. Water System & Water Commitments. The source of water for the proposed
subdivision will be from the Department of Water Supply system. The Applicant proposes
to connect to the existing 8-inch water main along Mamalahoa Highway and service the
proposed subdivision through a new 8-inch/6-inch water line, including fire hydrants for fire
protection, to be constructed along and in conjunction with the proposed Road A, all in
accordance with the requirements of Subdivision Nos. 87-96 and 96-06.
It should be noted that the Applicant has made water commitment deposits for five (5) water
units with the Department of Water Supply for the subject project until March 31, 2001.
Combined with the two (2) water units available to the two existing parcels (Lots 26-A, 26-F
and 26-G), the project has a total of seven (7) water units for the proposed eight (8) RS-10
zoned lots. In accordance with the Department of Water Supply policy, the Applicant is
requesting that the Department of Water Supply approves the subject land use boundary
amendment/change of zone application with the condition that the eighth lot cannot be created
until another water unit becomes available to the subdivision from the Department of Water
Supply.
4. Sewage Disposal System. Since cesspools are still the allowable method of
sewage disposal for this area, each lot owner can construct a cesspool to handle sewage
generated from that lot. Each lot owner also has the option of installing other individual
wastewater systems. All cesspools, septic tank systems and other individual wastewater
systems shall be constructed in compliance with the State of Hawaii, Department of Health
rules and regulations.
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5. Power/Communication Systems. Overhead electric, telephone and cable TV
service to the proposed subdivision project is available by connecting to the electric, telephone
and cable TV systems along the proposed 50-foot wide Road A which will be constructed in
accordance with Subdivision Nos. 87-96 and 96-06.
B. CONFORMANCE WITH STATE/COUNTY PLANS
2. State Land Use Designation:
The State Land Use designation of the subject property is Agricultural (A) District.
3. Applicable Goals/Policies and Objectives of the General Plan:
a. Land Use Elements: The proposed State Land Use Boundary Amendment and
Change of Zone application for the subject property is generally consistent with the following
applicable Land Use goals, policies and standards of THE GENERAL PLAN HAWAII
COUNTY, November, 1989:
• Goal. Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in
keeping with the social, cultural, and physical environments of the County.
• Goal. Protect and encourage the intensive utilization of the County's important
agricultural lands.
• Goal. Protect and preserve forest, water, natural and scientific reserves and open
areas.
• Policy. Zone urban and rural types of uses in areas with ease of access to community
services and employment centers and with adequate public utilities and facilities.
• Policy. Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or
projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County.
• Standard. The designated land uses will be delineated on the General Plan Land Use
Pattern Allocation Guide Map.
• Standard. Zoning requests shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation,
district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent
zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access and public need.
Refer to Section B.3.d below for a detailed and specific discussion of the consistency of the
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subject application with THE GENERAL PLAN HAWAII COUNTY.
b. Agricultural Elements: The proposed State Land Use Boundary Amendment and
Change of Zone application for the subject property is generally consistent with the following
applicable Agricultural goals, policies and courses of action ofTHE GENERAL PLANHAWAII
COUNTY:
• Goal. Identify, protect and maintain important agriculture lands on the Island of
Hawaii.
• Policy. Zoning shall protect and maintain important agricultural lands from urban
encroachment. New approaches to preserve important agricultural land shall be
implemented by the County.
• Course of Action. The County shall protect important agricultural lands within the
Kona Coffee Belt.
Refer to Section B.3.d below for a detailed and specific discussion of the consistency of the
subject application with THE GENERAL PLAN HAWAII COUNTY.
c. Single-Family Residential Elements: The proposed State Land Use Boundary
Amendment and Change of Zone application for the subject property also is generally
consistent with the following applicable Single-Family Residential goals, policies, standards
and courses of action of THE GENERAL PLAN HAWAII COUNTY:
• Goal. To maximize choices of single-family residential lots and/or housing for
residents of the County.
• Goal. To ensure compatible uses within and adjacent to single-family residential zoned
areas.
• Goal. To provide single-family residential areas conveniently located to public and
private services, shopping, other community activities and convenient access to
employment centers.
• Policy. The County shall designate and allocate single-family residential zoned lands
at varying densities for future use in accordance with the needs of the communities and
the stated goals, policies, and standards.
• Standard. Areas shall have basic improvements and amenities necessary for immediate
use.
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• Standard. Areas shall be limited to low-density and medium density residential uses.
• Course of Action. Encourage the development of appropriately located and serviced
privately-held and State-owned lands for house lots.
• Course of Action. The County shall encourage the concentration of residential
structures to avoid strip residential development.
Refer to Section B.3.d below for a detailed and specific discussion of the consistency of the
subject application with THE GENERAL PLAN HAWAII COUNTY.
d. Discussion: The subject property is situated in an area designated for Low Density
on the Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map ofTHE GENERAL PLAN HAWAII COUNTY
and therefore would be consistent with the stated land use standard and single-family
residential standard. With the Kishi Subdivision (zoned RS-10) to the north and the proposed
Hale Ke'eke'e subdivision under Subdivision No. 87-96 (zoned RS-10) to the east, the
proposed RS-10 zoning of the subject property would provide a logical extension of the
existing, adjacent RS-10 zoned subdivisions.
The subject property has been an abandoned coffee farm for more than 25-years and the
owners have no plans for agricultural activity on the property. The subject property is NOT
located within the Prime, Unique or Other Important Agricultural lands as identified on the
Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii maps. Whereas the master soil
productivity rating of Lot 26-F is Class "B" (good for agricultural productivity) while Lots 26-
A and 26-G are generally Class "E" (very poor for agricultural productivity), as classified by
the Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System. However, since the ground
surface of the subject property is very rocky, the applicant asked Robert Gavenda, Phd, a
Certified Professional Soil Scientist with the United States Department of Agriculture, to
evaluate the soils on TMK:(3)8-1-03:34 and portion 50. Dr. Gavenda conducted a field
reconnaissance and stated that "the E302 map unit covers the majority of the property". The
E302 map unit is a Class E soil. Therefore, the soil in the subject property, which is located
in the upper portion of TMK: (3)8-1-03:34 and 50, should be entirely classified as Class E soil
and not Class B soil. The master productivity rating of Class E soil is very poor soil for
agriculture. Based on the foregoing, the subject application is indirectly consistent with the
agricultural elements of the THE GENERAL PLAN HAWAII COUNTY.
The subject property is NOT located in forest, water, natural and scientific reserves and open
areas.
There appears to be a public need for the proposed subdivision because while marketing the
nearby Keekee Estates residential subdivision (zoned RS-15), we discovered that there are
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people looking for 10,000 square foot (RS-10 zoned) lots. These are typically people who
desire to upgrade from a 7,500 square foot lot or desire a larger lot but are not able to
purchase a 15,000 square foot lot. Currently there are only a few 10,000 square foot size
vacant lots for sale within 5 miles of the subject property. The proposed subdivision would
offer prospective buyers with an alternate choice and more residential lots to select from in
this area.
The subject property is located within close proximity to many existing public services and
facilities, such as food stores, schools, restaurants, financial institutions and schools. Many
community services and public facilities are located in Kainaliu, Kealakekua and Captain
Cook, towns within 3-miles of the proposed subdivision. Services and facilities within this 3-
mile radius include the following: Police Station; Fire Station; Kona Community Hospital;
Konawaena Elementary, Intermediate and High Schools; State Department of Labor and
Industrial Relations Kona District Office; Department of Health; Third Circuit Court (Kona
Division); County Prosecuting Attorney; University of Hawaii Center at West Hawaii campus;
Kealakekua Post Office; Kealakekua Public Library; Kona Scenic Park, Greenwell Park and
Higashihara Park; Kealakekua Ranch Center; Central Kona Center; financial institutions (Bank
of Hawaii, First Hawaiian Bank, American Savings Bank, etc.); doctors, dentists, lawyers,
architects, realtors and other professional offices; retail stores and restaurants; and many
others.
Kealakekua Town, one of the main employment centers in Kona, is within walking distance
of the proposed subdivision while Kainaliu Village is about 1-mile north and Captain Cook
approximately 3-miles south of the proposed subdivision. Kailua Village, the primary
employment center in Kona is about 11-miles to the north and the Keauhou Resort area is
approximately 7-miles to the northwest.
With regard to cultural environment, an archaeological inventory survey of the project site was
conducted and completed in 1994. The survey recovered sufficient information and indicates
that all features identified are no longer significant.
As discussed in Section A.I .j above, the required public access and all of the required utilities
are located along Road A which fronts the subject property and are available to the proposed
subdivision.
4. General Plan Designation:
The General Plan designation of the subject property is Low Densitv.
5. Zoning:
The existing Zoning designation of the subject property is as follows:
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• TMK:(3)8-1-03: portion 34 (Lots 26-A & 26-F) - Agricultural 1-acre (A-Ia)
• TMK:(3)8-1-03: portion 50 (Lot 26-G) - Agricultural 5-acre (A-5a)
6. Community Development Plan:
The subject property is in conformance with the single family residential land use goals,
policies and standards of the Kona Regional Plan. The subject property is located in an area
designated for Residential Expansion on the Land Use Concept Map (plate 14) of theKona
Regional Plan. The subject property further complies with the residential Land Use Concept
Map recommendation of limited residential expansion where "Housing types in this area are
overwhelmingly single family residential and incremental expansion on small scale basis would
reinforce the rural village atmosphere. "
7. Special Management Area:
The subject property is NOT within the County of Hawaii's Special Management Area.
C. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING
OF THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA
Physical Characteristics/Environmental Setting:
8. Description of Subject Property, Location, Climate, Topography, Slope:
a. Description: The subject property consists of a total area of approximately 2.32
acres, as delineated on Exhibit A. The subject property was previously a coffee farm but the
existing coffee farm has been abandoned for more than twenty (20) years and there are no
other agricultural activities on the property at the present time.
b. Location: The subject property is located approximately 400 feet makai (west) of
Mamalahoa Highway in Kealakekua Village, Keekee, South Kona, Hawaii, across the street
from Kamigaki Market, and is identified as TMK:(3)8-1-03: portion of 34 and portion of 50
(Lots 26-A, 26-F and 26-G), as delineated on Exhibit A.
c. Climate: The average annual rainfall in the area is approximately 60 to 70 inches,
with the summer months being predominantly the rainy season.
d. Topography, Slope: The existing ground elevation of the subject property varies
from approximately 1490 to 1530 feet above mean sea level. The property generally slopes
uniformly in the east/west (mauka/makai) direction with an average natural ground slope of
approximately 13
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9. Lava Hazard Zone:
With reference to the Volcanic and Seismic Hazards on the Island of Hawaii by the U.S.
Geological Survey, the subject property lies in Zone 3 of the hazard zones for lava flows.
10. Distance from Coastline:
The subject property is approximately 2.0 miles east (mauka) of the Puu Ohau (Red Hill)
coastline area, at the North Kona/South Kona district boundary.
11. Agricultural Lands of Importance in the State of Hawaii:
The subject property is NOT located within the Prime, Unique or Other Important
Agricultural Lands designation, as identified on the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the
State of Hawaii (ALISH) maps.
12. U.S.D.A Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Service Report:
Based on the Soil Survey of Island of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, prepared by the United States
Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service, issued December 1973, the subject
property consists of the Kona (rKYD) and Honuaulu (HVD) soil series. The Kona series is
described as poor topsoil with pahoehoe lava at a depth of less than 10-inches and the
Honuaulu series as fair topsoil with stoniness, fragmental Aa lava to a depth of 1-1/2 to 3-1/2
feet.
13. Land Study Bureau Soil Rating:
The master soil productivity rating of Lot 26-F is Class "B" (good for agricultural
productivity) while Lots 26-A and 26-G are generally Class "E" (very poor for agricultural
productivity), as classified by the Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System.
However, since the ground surface of the subject property is predominantly very rocky, the
applicant asked Robert Gavenda, Phd, a Certified Professional Soil Scientist with the United
States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, to evaluate the
soils on TMK:(3)8-1-03:34 and portion 50. Dr. Gavenda conducted a field reconnaissance
and stated in his letter report dated November 17, 1994 (Exhibit E), that "the E302 map unit
( Class E soil) covers the majority of the property". Therefore, the subject property, which
is located in the upper portion of TMK:(3)8-1-03:34 and portion 50, consists entirely of Class
E soil instead of Class B and E soils.
14. Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Designation:
The subject property is located in an area designated as Zone X on the National Flood
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Insurance Program Flood Insurance Rate Map, County of Hawaii, Community Panel Number
155166 0943 C, revised September 16, 1988, where Zone X is defined as areas determined
to be outside of the 500-year flood plain.
15. Existing Drainage ways or Improvements:
The South Kona Flood Hazard Analyses prepared by the U. S. Soil Conserv ation Serv ice, July
1977, does not delineate any watercourses that have caused floodwater damage to the subject
property or to adjacent properties. In addition, NO physical evidence of erosion or flooding
was noted during a reconnaissance of the site.
16. Air/Noise/Water Quality:
Dust and noise will be generated during construction of the subject subdivision project.
Erosion/Temporary Dust Control notes and requirements are specified in the Construction
Drawings to minimize dust and erosion during construction. In order to minimize noise
impact, construction will be limited to 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on normal working days and
no work shall be done on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays.
Historic Resources:
17. Existing Archaeological, Cultural or Historic Sites on National Register or
Hawaii Register:
An Archaeological Inventory Survey of TMK:(3)8-1-03:14, 33, and portion 50 and of
TMK:(3)8-1-03:34 and portion 50 was conducted by William Barrera, Jr., dba. Comstock
Cultural Resource Management Inc. and accompanying reports prepared in July 1994 and June
1994, respectively, a copy of each being enclosed as Exhibits C and D. Both surveys
indicated that all of the features found were documented and sufficient data recovered to
determine that all features are no longer significant. The State Historic Preservation Division
of the Department of Land and Natural Resources approved the foregoing Archaeological
Inventory Survey reports on June 30, 1994 and July 20, 1994..
18. Existing Floral/Faunal Resources:
Approximately the middle portion of the subject property in the north/south direction was
cleared in 1998 to perform a topographic survey. Christmas berry trees and guinea grass have
grown back in this area. The virgin areas to the north and south consist of abandoned coffee
trees, dense patches of christmas berry trees, a few mango and avocado trees, african tulip
trees, autograph trees, guava trees, tea leaf, lantana bushes, and guinea and honohono grass.
There does not appear to be any endangered species of plants or animals on the subject
property.
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19. Scenic or Coastal Resources:
When the subject property is cleared, there will be a view of the Pacific Ocean from most of
the proposed subdivided lots.
Social-Economic Characteristics:
20. Social Settlement Pattern for the Area:
The population of the Kealakekua area is growing, primarily as a result of the expanding
visitor industry in West Hawaii and the revival of the coffee industry in Kona. Kealakekua
is also the second largest employment center in Kona. The Hokulia project by Oceanside 1250
Partners will have an impact in the area by adding approximately 730 "high end" single family
dwellings and by constructing a golf course and members only lodge just makai (west) of
Kealakekua Town over the next 20-years. Based on the foregoing, there will be an increased
demand for residential units and services in the Kealakekua area.
21. Economic Resources of the Area:
As discussed above, Kealakekua being the second largest employment center in Kona, the
expanding visitor industry, the revival of the coffee industry in Kona, and the Hokulia project
are all economic resources of the area.
22. Land Values:
State Department of Taxation and Hawaii Information Multiple Listing Service data indicate
that 10,000 square foot (RS-10 zoned) vacant lots are selling for approximately $ 70,000.00
to $ 90,000.00.
Surrounding Lands:
23. Land Use:
Located to the east, between the subject property and Mamalahoa Highway are the RS-10
zoned Hale Ke'eke'e subdivision (Subdivision No. 87-96) and the Central Kona Union Church
(zoned CV-10). Adjacent and to the west is the A-la zoned section of the Hale Ke'eke'e
subdivision (Subdivision No. 96-01) with the Keekee Subdivision (zoned RS-10) and Keekee
Estates (zoned RS-15) beyond. Adjacent and to the north is the Kishi Subdivision (zoned RS-
10) with the Central Kona Center (zoned CV-7.5) and Kona Scenic Subdivision (zoned RS-10)
beyond. Adjacent and to the south is an abandoned coffee farm (zoned A-5a) with other active
and abandoned coffee farms with farm dwellings (zoned A-5a) beyond.
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The town of Kealakekua is located immediately to the east (mauka) and northeast along both
sides of Mamalahoa Highway where many existing public services and facilities, such as food
stores, schools, restaurants, health care offices, financial institutions, churches, and etc. are
located, as discussed in more detail in Section B.3.d above.
24. Zoning:
Refer to Section C.23 above for zoning of surrounding lands.
D. PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES
25. Description of Access:
Access to the subject property will be from Road A, which will intersect Mamalahoa Highway
adjacent and to the south of the Central Kona Union Church. Road A, a 50-feet wide right-
of-way road with a 32-feet wide pavement and concrete curb/gutter/sidewalks on both sides,
is scheduled for construction commencing July, 2000 and will be dedicated to the County of
Hawaii upon completion of construction.
26. Availability of Water:
The County Department of Water Supply's water system is able to support the subject
subdivision. The Applicant has made water commitment deposits for five (5) water units with
the Department of Water Supply for the subject project. Combined with the two (2) water
units available to the two existing parcels (Lots 26-A and 26-F), the project has a total of
seven (7) water units for the proposed eight (8) RS-10 zoned lots. The Applicant is requesting
that the Department of Water Supply approves the subject land use boundary
amendment/change of zone application with the condition that the eighth lot cannot be created
until another water unit becomes available to the subdivision from the Department of Water
Supply. Refer to Section A.l.j.3 above for more details.
27. Sewage Disposal:
Since there are no existing or planned public sewer system in the area, cesspools are still the
allowable method of sewage disposal for this area. Each lot owner will be responsible to
construct a cesspool or another type of individual wastewater system to handle sewage
generated from that lot. All cesspools, septic tank systems and other individual wastewater
systems shall be constructed in compliance with the State of Hawaii, Department of Health
rules and regulations.
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28. Solid Waste:
The Keauhou Solid Waste Transfer Station is located approximately 3 miles north of the
subject property and the West Hawaii Landfill is in Puuanahulu. There are also several private
trash removal/garbage collection companies servicing the Kona area.
29. Police and Fire Protection:
Police protection for the area is available 24-hours a day through the Kealakehe Station that
serves the Kona District. Fire protection for the area is avaiable 24-hours a day through the
Captain Cook Fire Station, located approximately 2-miles to the south, and the Keauhou Fire
Station, located approximately 3.6-miles to the north along Mamalahoa Highway.
30. Schools:
The nearest public schools are the Konawaena Elementary, Intermediate and High Schools,
all located approximately 1-mile south of the subject property. The University of Hawaii
Center at West Hawaii is located in Kealakekua, less than 0.5-miles to the north. There are
also several private preschools nearby.
31. Parks:
The nearest public parks are the Kona Scenic Park, Greenwell Park and Higashihara Park, all
located within 3-miles of the subject property.
32. Other Utilities and Services:
Overhead electric, telephone and cable TV service are available to the subject property by
connecting to the electric, telephone and cable TV systems along the proposed 50-foot wide
Road A to be constructed in accordance with Subdivision Nos. 87-96 and 96-06.
E. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS
33. Relationship between Short Term Uses of Environment and Maintenance
and Enhancement of Long Term Productivity:
The major impact to the subject property and the surrounding area will occur during
construction of infrastructure improvements when there will be increased levels of dust and
noise and the temporary removal of vegetation from the property. Upon completion of
construction of improvements, dust and noise levels will be substantially reduced. The
subdivided lots will increase the value of the subject property and will therefore enhance the
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real property tax base of the County of Hawaii over the long term.
34. Mitigative Measures Proposed to Avoid, Minimize, Rectify or Reduce Impact:
Erosion/Temporary Dust Control notes and requirements are specified in the Construction
Drawings to minimize dust and erosion during construction. In order to minimize noise
impact, construction will be limited to 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on normal working days and
no work shall be done on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays.
In an effort to minimize erosion and/or flooding, the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions
for Hale Ke'eke'e specify that each lot owner shall be required to minimize surface storm
water runoff and sediment generated on the lot from discharging onto adjacent roadways and
lots. After the lots are landscaped, erosion will be further reduced and the natural aesthetics
of the area should be enhanced.
35. Alternatives to the Proposed Development:
An alternative to the proposed residential RS-10 subdivision is to leave the property as
agricultural I-acre zoned lots. However, the demand for residential RS-10 lots is greater than
I-acre lots in this area, thereby making the residential RS-10 lots the highest and best use of
the subject property.
36. Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments of Natural Resources that Would
be Involved if Proposed Action Implemented:
The construction of eight (8) additional residential units would result in the irreversible and
irretrievable commitment of the natural resources on the subject property. However, there
appears to only be a minimal amount of natural resources on the subject property.
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F. SUMMARY
The requested State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban and Change
of Zone application from agricultural 1 acre (A-la) to residential 10,000 square feet (RS-10)
for the subject 2.32 acre property would satisfy the need and demand for additional low
density residential units in the area with minimal impact to the natural resources and the
environment. Being adjacent to existing public access and utilities, and close to public
services, community services, employment centers, and adjacent to existing single family
residential subdivisions, the subject property is in a convenient and ideal location for a single
family residential subdivision. The requested change of zone designation would also be
compatible with the urban and agricultural character and ambiance of the Kealakekua area.
Based on the foregoing, the subject State Land Use Boundary Amendment and Change of
Zone request is consistent with the land use, agricultural and residential goals, policies,
standards and courses of action of the State Land Use Laws and The General Plan Hawaii
County.
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EXHIBITS
BACKGROUND and COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT
Subject Property - Tax Map Key:(3)8-1-03: portions 34 and 50
EXHIBIT A - Rezoning Exhibit, including Location Map
EXHIBIT B - Traffic Impact Analysis Report for proposed Subject Subdivision, prepared
by M & E Pacific, Inc., April 30, 1999
EXHIBIT C - Keekee, South Kona, Hawaii Island: Archaeological Inventory Survey of
Two Acres TMK:8-1-03:14, 33 & Por. 50, July 1994
EXHIBIT D - Keekee, South Kona, Hawaii Island: Archaeological Inventory Survey of
Nine Acres TMK:8-1-03: 34 & Por. 50, June 1994
EXHIBIT E - Soil Classification letter report for TMK:8-1-03:34 & por. 50, prepared by
United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service,
November 17, 1994
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M & E Pacific, Inc. Big Island Office
100 Pauahi St., Suite 212
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Telephone (808) 961-2776
Engineers & Architects Fax (808) 935-5934
April 30, 1999
° D
Mr. Gary Ashikawa
Kona Scenic Land, Inc.
P. O. Box 727
Kealakekua, HI 96750
Dear Gary:
Re: Central Kona Union Church Exchange Proposal
We met with the committee members of the Central Kona Union Church on
March 31, 1999, to discuss their concerns regarding the proposed adjacent
subdivision road. We left with a clearer understanding of their concerns and
have the following response.
Their main concern is the volume and speed of traffic on Mamalahoa Highway.
This concern is independent of and would exist without your proposed project.
The posted speed limit is 25 mph on school days and 30 mph on non-school
days. We recommend that the church work with other land owners in the area
and petition the County to make the speed limit 25 mph at all times. Even with
this speed limit change, church members will have to continue to exercise
vigilance whenever they cross the street since there would always be the
inevitable speeder. They may also need to seek police assistance if the problem
persists.
As you are aware, the County can require a developer of a new project to install
separate left or right turn lanes to facilitate traffic flow on a main highway.
However, we recommend that the County not make improvements that will
encourage higher speeds due to the numerous driveways, roadside parking,
turn-in/pull-out parking stalls and mid-block crosswalks along the highway.
Improvements such as separate right and/or left turn lanes should not be
considered as it would encourage higher speeds. Also, in our professional
opinion, a subdivision roadway serving only 18 lots intersecting a posted 25130
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April 30, 1999
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mph highway should not be required to have a separate right or left turn lane. A
separate left turn lane would also be difficult to install given the other driveways
in the proximity. Finally, a right turn lane in this particular location could
encourage some drivers to bypass cars caught in the left turn queue to Kamigaki
Market and create a greater hazard for church goers crossing the road. You and
the church should be prepared to argue against any County requirements for a
separate right or left turn lane.
Even with no right turn lane, parking should not be permitted in front of the
church when the new roadway is built to provide adequate sight distance fo;
traffic leaving the roadway and for pedestrians using the crosswalk. The new
County-dedicated subdivision road would provide additional parking opportunities
to make up for the lost parking. Church members expressed their desire to use
the new 2300 square feet section of church property as an off-street and
handicapped parking area. The distance of this area from the Mamalahoa
Highway is sufficient for the County to permit a driveway access. However,
extensive grading may be required to bring the property to the roadway grade
and a series of ramps may be needed for handicapped access to the church.
Also, on-street parking would be permitted on the 36 foot wide road. Individuals
using these two parking opportunities would not have to cross the main road to
get to the mauka parking areas.
The new project should not have a major noise impact. Based on standard trip
generation rates, an 18 lot subdivision can be expected to generate about 180
one way trips (both in and out) per weekday, with slightly less on weekends. On
Sunday mornings, about 17 vehicles trips per hour can be expected with about
equal numbers going in and out. The residents' vehicles are not expected to be
noisier than other cars and there should not be any noticeable increase in traffic
noise from the new street. There is a possibility that several of the proposed lots
could become family-run coffee fsrms. This wcuid out ca.---se, an noise levels since they would have the trip generation characteristics of single
family homes.
The members expressed their desire that the crosswalk remain in its existing
location. The crosswalk leads to a parking lot driveway so that those using
wheelchairs have an easier time getting to their vehicles. The crosswalk also
serves the public library next door. The County may require the crosswalk to be
relocated to the new intersection when the proposed roadway is built. However,
this location is not well suited for several reasons: 1) it is further away from the
library, 2) it leads to the stairway of the church office building and which creates
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Mr. Gary Ashikawa
April 30, 1999
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an awkward situation), 3) it could interfere with traffic flow from the Kamigaki
Market driveway, and 4) it could lead pedestrians to use the narrow shoulder
south of the proposed subdivision road.
There are two conflicting theories when designing curb radii in the absence of
right turn lanes. Larger curb radii will permit right turns to be made from the main
street without appreciable loss of speed and help maintain efficient traffic flow.
Traffic from the side street will also be able to make right turns onto the main
road more efficiently. However, the street widths would become larger and
islands may be required for pedestrian safety. Small radii corners force vehicles
turning from the main highway to slow down and vehicles making right turns from
a side street stop condition may have a more difficult time entering the main
traffic flow. But roadway widths are narrower and more safely crossed by
pedestrians. The design for the intersection at the main highway and proposed
subdivision road would need to be in compliance with County standards.
In keeping with our emphasis on not encouraging higher speeds, we recommend
a simple intersection with no painted or raised islands and the smallest corner
curb radius permitted by County standards (27 feet). The lane markings would
include a stop bar and wording, and a short center line. A stop sign and
overhead street light would have to be provided in compliance with County
standards. The lane approaching the main highway would be 1 B feet wide
without the radius. While marked as one lane, this approach would be wide
enough to implicitly serve as separate left and right turn lanes.
Concern was expressed over the interference with traffic entering and leaving
Kamigaki Market. Traffic wanting to turn. left into the market driveway can back
up traffic on the Mamalahoa Highway, while traffic exiting the driveway often
leaves at high speeds. This problem is particularly bad at the end of the second
morning service when traffic volumes on the highway are high. The n- _"v
subdivision road would add another source of traffic to the main highway and
would not mitigate the existing problem. Church goers who parked on the new
road could take a little longer entering Mamalahoa Highway if the left turn traffic
queue into Kamigaki Market backed up to the subdivision road. On the other
hand, traffic queues could also help those entering the highway since the
delayed drivers would let them enter.
We quantitatively analyzed this problem using the traffic and pedestrian count
made by church members on Sunday, April 11, 1999. The traffic volumes were
under 500 vehicles per hour (vph) two-way before 9:00 a.m. but remained steady
at about 800 vph for the remainder of the morning. Hence, we would assume
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April 30, 1999
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that traffic operations are rather consistent between 9:00 a.m. and noon. These
volumes are lower than the 1350 vph counted at the Konawaena School Road
intersection during the weekday afternoon peak last year.
We conducted an unsignalized intersection level of service analysis as if the
subdivision road were there with vehicles generated by 18 lots. Vehicles turning
left unto Mamalahoa Highway would experience level of service B before 9:00
a.m. and level of service C the remainder of the morning. Both levels of service
are des;mble'with leve! of service B implying average waits-less than 10
seconds, and level of service C implying waits less than 20 seconds. The
outbound left turn movement usually has the worst levels of service of the
several movements at an intersection. However, the leve! of service
methodology does not assume interference from traffic queues such as that from
the Kamigaki Market driveway. This additional delay could reduce the level of
service C to D late in the morning implying average waits less than 30 seconds.
We also conducted a weekday level of service analysis assuming traffic
generated by the 18 lot subdivision and the traffic volumes counted on
Mamalahoa Highway at the Konawaena School intersection last year. Our
analysis indicated that vehicles turning left out of the subdivision road would be
at level of service C in the morning and at level of service D in the afternoon
peak. All of these levels of service are acceptable and do not indicate the need
for traffic signals.
There were large pedestrian volumes before 10:00 a.m. and after 11:00 a.m.,
before and after the second morning worship service. There are no specific
methodologies to evaluate the levels of service for pedestrians crossing an
unsignalized street. Therefore, the levels of service for the outbound left turn
volumes discussed above serve as an indication of conditions pedestrians can
expect. They could expect :eve! of service C before tne a arvica ib : 7£vel .^.1
service D after.
We understand that you are working with Megan Mitchell to mitigate her access
concerns.
There are several long-term possibilities that could improve traffic conditions on
the main highway. A proposed privately-built bypass highway between the
existing south end of Alii Drive and the Napoopoo Road- intersection of
Mamalahoa Highway would reduce traffic volumes on the main highway. A very
remote possibility would be for the County to improve traffic flows on this section
of highway by constructing a center, left-turn lane in the built up portions of
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Kealakekua town, so that left-turning traffic would not create traffic queues
through the town. However, this would be difficult to implement as it would
require the cooperation of most of the landowners along the highway and
eliminate much of the street side parking.
Sincerely,
dward K. Harada
Vice President
Cc: Mr. Warren Yamamoto
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KEEKEE, SOUTH KONA, HAWAII ISLAND:
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVENTORY SURVEY OF TWO ACRES
TNIK: 8-1-03:14,33 & Por. 50
Prepared for:
Kona Scenic Land Inc.
P. O. Box 727
Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750
Prepared by:
William Barrera, Jr.
COMSTOCK CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INC.
65-1158 Mamalahoa Highway
P. O. Box 111333, Suite 233
Kamuela, Hawaii 96743-0050
JULY 1994
I. INTRODUCTION Kealakekuntown, approximate Iytwo rictdtmerecogtuzesjustottesoiltype
miles firm the ocean at an elevation in the project area-
An archaeological site inventory of about1-500feeLIt is located widtin
survey was conducted on approxi- Ole boundwy of the Kona Field Sys- " I{ona extremely rocky mute](, 6
niately two acres at Keekee, South tea [50-10-37-6601], a large prehie_ to 20 percent slopes (rKYD).-This
Kona, Hawaii Island ['I'tV1"i{: 5-1-03: tonic agrictdttual complex that ex- soil is at hrtemtediate elevations on
14, 33 aitd Por. 50) in November and tends from Kealtkek is Bay to north Matma Loa and Hualalai. Rock out-
December of 1993. The work was of Kailua-Kona. crops occupy 25 to 50 percent of the
done by a crew of between two atu] surface.
five, supervised by the author. The The Soil Conservation Service of
project area is located just west of the Uttited States Depaltment of Ao
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3. Portion oCTax Alap 8-1-03: Showing Project Location
-2-
" Irr a representative profile the ski r- acid; abrupt, smooth boundary, (2 to Although generally rumlitable for
face layer is very dark brown muck 7 inches thick) modern large-scale mechanized
about5 inches thick. It is uwderlainby -11R-0 to 10 inches, pahoehoe lava. fanning, this and similar soils sup-
pahoehoe lava bedrock. The surface -The depth to pahoehoe lava bed- ported intensive prelristoric agricul-
layer is slightly acid, rock from 2 to 7 inches. heal pursuits, and it is in just such
soils that one expects to find remains
"Representative profile, oboe Bay aPermeability is rapid in the soil, of the Kona Field System It was a
Quadrangle, tat 19°07'255' N. and and water moves rapidly the o
cracks of the lava. Runoff f is s ineh me- relatively simple procedru-e to re-
long. 155°05'45" W.: diun, and the erosion hazard is move cobbles and boulders from the
slioht_ Roots are malted over the
"02-5 inches to 0, very dark bed rock or extend a fete feet into Ilse ground and pile them into either in-
brown (7.5YR 2/2) muck; mediwn cracks. fonrull planting mounds or the more
and fine, subongutar blocky store- ''This soil is used mostly formal kuaiwi structures. This soil
lure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly y for pasture
plastic, and weakly smeary; malted and watershed. Small areas are used type was also used extensively in
for coffee and macadmnia nuts. Ca-
roots many fine pores; 30 to 50 per- pabilit subclass VIIs; asture historic times for sugar and coffee
cent pahoehoe outcrop; slightly ly 7 Y P group
[USDA 1973: 32] production, and coffee trees are typi-
6554~ 0 10 20 METERS
0 25 50 FEET
Bulldozed
I
A
19654 e
19422
C
DD I C)
' 19654
E
- 19421
I
4. Feature Location Dlap
I
cally found -'owing both in the waiians. Also supporting this cOnCh1- Hill describes what is probably tlus
cleared areas between the Kona Field snore are Clie presence ofPuueo Heiau, same village a decade later:
System features as well as in small Pali -o-Niu Heiau, the burials at Pu`u
depressions formed by removing Ohau, and a habitation complex. It "Travelling byfootfiomKaawaloa
t rocks front these features [Burera should !be noted that south of present to KadUa At about 3 stiles die vil-
19891. clay Kealakekua Town, is a cluster of ]age of Haudtaulia. About half dozen
inlarulawardstliatcorrespond,forme ]tuts. Whole population about S0
' Vegetation is moderate, and cot- most mart, to the awards at Nawawa. then women and children. They ask
sists prnnardy of Sclumes terebiadri- In four cases it can be. detemuned that for water, found it to be late greatest
foliusandPsidiumSuajova. the utland plots were the cultivated of die wants of our hosts, and to
Previousuchaeologieal workut tare counterparts of the coastal house lots. procure which they were obliged to
alutprra'a of Keekee has included a ht three cases, where the use of the send two miles tip the elevated cour
survey and data recovery project at utland plot is uncertain the parcel has try 111 the rear of them" [Hill 1856:
the 1200 to L400 foot elevation by a cor-espond6tg coastal house lot, so 1881.
Barera 1989, 1991], a reconnais- it is presuned that the inland parcels
[ were cultivated" [Smith 1993: 50]. Of Nawawa, Smith states:
sancesutvey of the land immediately
seaward of that project by Kaschko Tlie inland plots to which Smith "The village probably was associ-
[19841, a survey east of the Hawaii aled with the almpta `a of Ke'eke`e,
refers are located about 250 meters 'Ilikahi, and Kamkau. A cluster of
Belt Road by Burgett and Rosendahl west of the present project area. fourteenLCAs showutg thenames of
[1991], a survey of lands near the
coast by Rosendall[19881,andMost Bairera'sworkinigricutturalfields the awu-dees indicates that vicinity
recently an inventory stuvey of 1540 between 1200 and 1400 feet in eleva- was primarily settled by native Ha-
acres both utKeekeeandinneighbor- tion in Keekee resulted in radiocar_ warrants. Also supporting this con-
ingaberpuan[Colinet al.1993]. bonaeesit) the eighteenthcevnuyfor elusion are the presence of Puma
formal agricultural features of the Heiau, Pali-o-Niu Heiau, the burials
These previous projects have detn- Kona Field System, and lie suggested at Pu'u Ohau, and a habitation coni-
otstrated hunan utilization pant sea thatdie uhforwal agdculturalfeathres plex. It should be noted that south of
level to an elevation of at least 1800 that were found there night date font present day Kealakekua Town, is a
feet above sea level, withagricultuml as may as the seventeenth century cluster of upland awards that core-
features of the Kona Field System [Birtera 1991]. The project area is spored, for the most part, to the
predonnnratirtg in the neighborhood probably near die upper limit of in- awards at Nawawa, In four cases it
of the present Project areaanddollies- tettsive aboriginal utilization, the can be detemtined that the inland
tic, religious mid burial snnchuesbe- ]ugher regions having served as re- Plots were the cultivated counter-
conung more eotmnon as one ap- source areas for rte gartering of such Parts of the coastal house lots. Iii
preaches tine coast. The tendency for products as timber, feint and bird twee cases, where the use of the in-
habitations to cluster at the coast is feathem land plot is uncertain the parcel has a
indicated by the fact that there are correspondingcoastal house lot, so it
fourteen Land Court Awards ondi- The following references to early is presu red that the, inland parcels
cated out the tax map in Keekee and visits to Keck-cc were exceipted from were cultivated" [Smith 1993: 501.
neighboring alwptraa at Nawawa HelenWongSmith's Nstoricalback-
Bay. These range in size front 0.07 to ground study for the aforementioned Smith also provides information
0.7 acre in area and average approxi- 1540 acre survey report [Colin et aI. about historic rises of tie areas im-
rnately0.23 acre. Eleven are listed in 19931. mediatelyadjacent to theprojectarea
the Native Register and Native Testi- on the east side [Popopoia Church,
'
moray e [house lots] one is Clhester Lymatnvisiteclthevillageof Komwaena School, a Chinese store
, Nawawa, which lies on the Keekee the south side [a trail, the site we
indicated a as s co containing (cultivated fields, coast, in 1846: have recordedhetrem as HRHP
gandardensl, gourd and two da o otter [thers are )islet] " itga ve me an opportuutity to pass 194211, and some 250meters West of
for
witroutcominerit. die project area [Grant 4034 and
. few miles tan-oagh a new region 3883]:
Of this particular location, Smith of country and especially by the old
Im es: crater on tie coast. The road wltich is "A 1912 map shows Gant 977 to
most of due way a very fair one for Panainau mus is rte land below
"The village probably was associ- horses, passes just in tie rear of this Popopo'ia Chinch]. This snap shows
ated with the ahupaa'a of Kc'ckc'e, hill... Just south of the lull is the via- Konawaena School next to Popopoia
'11ikahi, and Kanekau. A chister of laeofNawawaandoil thenonhside Church [about where the librav is
fourteernLCAs showing thr° tames of Of` it that of Hoku ano... "[hynnan today] in the land owned by Kapule.
the awardees indicates 01"I vicinity 1921: 142]. On the Ka'u tide of the church is a
was primailly settled by 11,111%0 11,1 - Chinese store, then a sate on a nail
0 5 10 METERS
0 is 30 FEET
i
f
Test Pit
f1
~L
E Test Pit
A
Inn
r
~ i
5. HRUP 19422, Detail Plan orFeatures A through E
go rig itta kai. Kuieudat's but nra kai allel sweeps at a distance of approxi- delineated by two freestanding stone
of the church, near Ku iriku's hat is rnately 10 meters. Each feature en- walls paralleling one another at a dis-
2.32 acres of cane surrounded by a countered was flagged, its position tance of about 4.5 meters. Each wall
stone wall, Grant 4034 to particle. noted on a sketch snap, and a cursory stands to a height of about one meter,
Grant 3883 to Paiwa, cane and coffee- description noted. We then returned and is about one meter in width- It is
Nagat's house, Kalani's hut. with a crew of five people who indicated by Shnith [1993: 501 as
Ke`eke`e portion still father nna kai cleared the features of vegetation having been in use in 1912, and ap-
is completely surrounded by a stone with chain saw and machete, trapped peas fiom the tax reap [Figure 3] to
wall; 22.9 ac. of cane; 9.03 acres- them by tape and compass, filled out ]nave been used to provide access to
wild coffee and rocky; 1.39 acres re- survey forms with the relevant i nfor- a small cluster of land parcels 250
ferred to as Koolulo's Kilnapai [per- oration for each feature, took photo- meters west of the project area.
tionorpiece] i ncoffee" [South 1993: graphs and excavated test pits. The
50]. site map and cross-sections were 50-10-37-19422
drawn using a computer drafting pro-
Inn light of the foregoing soil, his- one feature of which was used
tone and aclnaeolo ical information, grain, This site includes six features
g to autonnatically calculate tine actual eying an area of of 15 15 by 55 meters [520
[520
it was anticipated hat both formal of each feature, rather than iv-
and itnfonnal a riculCUra1 features area o € square meters].
g ing amisleading and useless figure by
dating from the prehistoric period merely multiplying the feature's Feature A - This is a roughly
would be found, and it was felt likely length by its width. square stone terrace measuring 4.1
that a habitation or two front that by 4.4 meters [17.7 square meters]
same period might be encountered. 11. RESULTS and standing to a height of 0-40Tile-
There was also a high degree ofprob- ter. It is of stacked dry nnasonty con-
ability that evidence of coffee or '559-19-37-19421 struction utilizing angular basalt
sugar production would belocated. cobbles and boulders. It abuts a 24
This is a section of historic road niter wide stone wail on tine east
11. METHODOLOGY [indicated on the tax nnap as TMK: side. Tine north side of the feanu e has
The enure parcel was initially sur_ 8-1-03: 503 N1at adjouus the south been partially bulldozed.
~ y, d lw hco people fy walki ig par- boundary of the project are-1 It s
i
Feature B - This is a roughly rec- bles and rootlets. Cultural remains Feature F - This is a lava bubble
(angular stone terrace measuring 3.9 consisting of fragments of crockery, theperinieterofwhiehbas beenl6ted
by 6.8 (meters [22.7 square meters] metal nails and charcoal were found with a 0.75 meter wide facing of
and standing to a height of 0.50 me- tlu-ougho it die deposit. angular basalt boulders and cobbles.
ter. It is of stacked dry nnasonuy con- It measures 1.6 by 3.1 meters [4.5
stmctionutilizing atgulu-basalt cob- Feature E rectangular squ>aremetes] and extends to a depth
bles and boulders. rock platform - This measuring is aing 2.9 by 3.7 of 1.50 meter. The feature has been
meters [9.5 square meters] and stand- used recently as a trash dtunp, and
Feature C - This is a round to oval in-, to a Height of 0.90 nieter. It was the bottom is covered with bottles.
platfonnmeasuring 3.3 by 3.4 meters constructed by building a periphery
[S.4 square inters] and standing to a of angtdar basalt boulders that was The presence of nails, ceranics and
height of 0.90 meter. It is of stacked recent wood fragments throughout
dry rntasonry construction utilizing o 25 so OM the deposit at Feature D and the hoe
aigular'basalt cobbles and boulders. o 1 2 FT blade wider Feature E clearly iden-
e.
D - This is a rectangular Th those features as historic hn ag s
Feature
titsploxilluty e two, a of die as other fentica
terrace of stacked city masonry to The
ding
construction utilizing angular basalt construction atechniques, building
cobbles aid boulders. It measures S.I ri1sstate of pre building
~ materials and state of preservation,
by 6.2 meters [30.2 square metes] indicate that HRI-IP 19422 is a his-
and standingto aheiglitof 1.50nieter I I1 toric period cluster of associated
on the west side. It is level with the PLATFORM FILL
structures. Features A and B prob-
ably served as foundations for sheds
0 25 So CM or some other non-habitation stnnc-
EA~ Zl tuu-es, Features C and E were prob-
0 1 2FT I( ably planting mounds for tile cultiva-
tion of garden crops, and Feature D
probably supported a habitation
structure. Feature F may have sup-
pot-Led EXIICIAIIVAITIIEIDI y / / / lilt 111`L111lL l an outhouse, although it did
not have that certain air about it that
CULTURAL
DrROSir /////ii would have allowed a fimnerconclu-
Sion
7.IIRIIP19422Feature E
West Pace Section The site probably dates from fire
carry ry a dd third of the s st
reoROCK filled with atgularbasaltcobbles and century, , and its utilization was most
produc-
boulders. likely in the adjacent fields.
lds.
A one meter square test pit was ex- (ion on in
6.IIRIIP19422Feature D cavated inthenonlisideofthefeatue 50-10-37-19654
West Face Section for the sole purpose of detennining
the presence or absence of hutrari
skeletal remains. This endeavor re- This site consists of the historic
ground surface on due east side. The period stone fence tlnat delineates due
south wall of die structure extends vealed that the structure had been
nt ground property boundary on the west
easterly 5.1 meters beyond diefeature built ilt directly its on the recent age present
attested north, and east sides. It is constructed
of multiple-stacked angular- basalt
ptroper. the discovery of a metalhoeblade
by
A test pit mcasurutg 0.50 by 0.80 on the contact between the platform cobbles and boulders, and generally
meter was excavated into the surface fill and the ground surface. Because measures 0.9 ureter in height and 0.8
of rite feature, revealing Ste presence ithad been firtily established that the meter in width, and stands to an av-
ofasingle 0.40meter thick layerrest- stnucturewasnotagrave, thenmre- erageheightof0.9meter.
ing directly oar pahoehoe bedrock It lated underlying deposit was not ex-
was comprised ofablack[7.5YR2/0] cavated.
silt with common subrounded peb-
A L'C ,
SITE TYPE Length Width Height A B C D NLS NS
19421 IGstoric Road 4.50 1.00 %
19422 historic Residcutial Area 53.0 15.0 X
A Tcrrace 4.40 4.10 0.40
B Tcrrace 6.50 3.90 0.50
C Platlbnn 3.40 3.30 0.90
1) Terrace 620 5.10 1-50
E Platform 3.76 2.90 0.90
F Rock-Lined Later Rabble 3,10 1.60 1.50 deep
19654 Ilislom Boundary Wall 0.80 090 x
SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA
II A - Association ~,ilh Broad 1'atl(I ns of h story
B - Associalion will, Signs icanl Persons
C - Excellent Example Ora Site Type
1) - Coalaios br polo tit Iafonua l ion on 1'relustm'y or IBslury
E - Cullura By Sigtiricant to an Lthnic Group
F ot'isionally Sigmscaut, Further Work Needed to Cadirut Sigui icance
NLS - No Longer Signilicany Sunicient Ldonuv,tion Ilse Been Recovered
NS - Not Sig,ulicamt
Table 1. Sites and Significance Assessments
III. SUMMARY Data Recovery. Chiniago Kascliko, Michael W.
Expectations of finding agriculnaa2 Inc. Kainuela, Hawaii. 1984 Archaeol8o teal Recataais-
features of the Kona Field System Burgett, B. D. and P. H. Rosendald sauce Survey, Pu'a Eha Es-
were not realized. The preponderant 1991 Archaeological Inventory testes ProjectArea, Landsof
evidence for past use of the parcel Survey Hokakano Ranch Honuaino, Hokakano, Ka-
indicates coffee production and habi- Development, Lands of Ka- naueue, Halekii, and Kee-
tation during historic tinies.There is . kee, Districts of North and
no evidence of major Kona Field Sys-
tent features Having been re-used for Kanalau 1, 2; and Halekii, South bona, Island of Ha-
coffee production, as was the case on Districts of North and South ivaii [TMK:3-7-9-12:31.
nearby parcels [B:uTera 1991]. It Kona, Island of Hawaii. Paul H. Rosenda1d, Ph.D.
would appear that the ground in this Colin, B. L., I. Masterson, J. J. Rob- Inc.
particular limited vicinity was too ins V. Creed, D. F. Borthwick and Lyrila n, Chester S.
rocky, and the munber of bedrock H. H. Hanullattt 1924 Around the Horn to the
outcrops too great, to allow the abo-
rigillalcultivators to practice agricul_ 1993 Archaeological Im~entory SandlvichlslandsandCale
turebytheirusualntetliods. SuneyandLimitedSubsur_ foinia: 1845-1850. Yale
face Testing ofa 1540-Acre University Press. New Ha-
The presently reported dOCUnl6Ilta Parcel in the Ahapuna of veil.,
tion of HRIIP 19421, HRHP 19422 Hoiraciate, 3-4, Hokakano, Roserldah], P. H.
and HRHP 19654 represents stlffi- Ka nauate, Halekii, Keekee,
cient data recovery, and they are no 1988 Archaeological Field In-
1/ikahi, Kmmkatr, Kalukalu,
longer significant. spection, South Kong De-
and Onouli 1, Dist icts Of velopment Parcel, Lands of
References Nordr nod South Koren, Is- Keekee lstand 2nd, Ililahi,
Barera, William M. It. land of Hawaii. Cultural and Kanakau, SotidiKona,
1989 Keekee, South Kona, Ha- Surveys Hawaii. Island of Hawaii [TMh: 3-
was Mand Archaeological Hill, S. S. 8-1-04: Por. 3]. Hilo, Ha-
Suney. Chiniago Inc. Ka- 1856 Tiat'elsinrheSandwirhand waii. Paul If. Rosendahl
mucla' Hawaii- Society Islands. Chapman Ph.D. Inc.
1991 Keekee, Smith Koala Ila- and Hall. London
11 ari Island: Ar chaeologic of
Snuth, Helen Wong
1993 HistoricalDocumentaryRe-
search, In: Colin et al. 1993
USDA, Soil Conservation Service
1973 Soil Survey oflslandofHa-
rvaii, State ofHawaii. [inco-
opetation with Univets ity of
Hawaii Agricultural Experi-
ment Station] U. S. Govem-
ment Printing Office.
'Washington, D. C.
~ X 1-411-3 ~ T G)
KEEKEE, SOUTH KONA, HAWAII ISLAND:
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVENTORY SURVEY OF NINE ACRES
TMK: 8-1-03: 34 & por. 50
Prepared for:
Kona Scenic Land Inc.
P.O. Box 727
' Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750
I
I Prepared by:
I William Barrera, Jr.
COMSTOCK CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INC.
I 65-1158 Mamalahoa Highway
P. O. Box 111333, Suite 233
Kamuela, Hawaii 96743-0050
JUNE 1994
I. INTRODUCTION Kealakek-natown,approximately two r1CUIturerecognizestwosoiltypes in
stiles from the ocean at an elevation the project area. Most of the property
An archaeological site inventory of between 1400 and 1540 feet. It is is taken up by a soil from the Kona
survey was conducted on approxi- located within the boundary of the Series, while a soil from the Honu-
mately tune acres at Keekee, South Kona Field System [50-10-37-6601], aulu Series includes only a narrow
Kona, Hawaii Island [TMK: 8-1-03: a large prehistoric agricultural corn- strip along the south boundary:
34 & por. 501 in November and De- plex that extends from Kealakelcua
cember of 1993. The work was done Bay to north of Kailua-Kona. "Honuaulu extremely stony silty
by a crew of between two and five, clay loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes
supervised by the author. The project The Soil Conservation Service of (HVD).-This soil is similar to
area is located just west of the United States Department ofAg- Homian4uvery stony silty clay loam,
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KEAIAKEKVA PANDA
CAPTAIN COOK
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KILAUEA CALOERA
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3. Portion of Tax Map 5-1-031 Showing Project Area
6 to 20 percent slopes, except that formal kttaiwi structures. This soil fourteen LCAsshowingthenamesof
stones cover from 3 to 15 percent of type was also used extensively i nhis- the awardees htdicates that vicinity
the surface. toric thnes for sugar and coffee pro- was primarily settled by native Ha-
ductiot and coffee trees are typically wai i'lle Also support ng th s con-
"This soil is used mostly for coffee found growing both in the cleared clusion are the presence of Puueo
and pasture. Small areas are used for areas between the Kona Field System Heiau, Pali-o-Niu Heiau, the burials
macadamia nuts, bananas, citrus features as well as in small depres- at Pu'u Ulan, and a habitation com-
fruits, and avocados. (Capability sub- sions forined by removing rocks from plex. It should be noted that south of
class VIIs, non-irrigated; pasture these features arrera 1989].
group 7; woodland group 5) " [USDA ~ present day elma Town, is a
cluster of inland and awards that corre-
1973: 20] Vegetation is moderate, and con- spond, for the most part, to the
sists primarily of Schinus terebinthi- awards at Nawawa. In four cases it
"Kona extremely rocky muck, 6 folios and Psidiunt gtmjm,a.
to 20 percent slopes (rKYD).-This can be detennined that the inland
soil is at intermediate elevations on Previous archaeological work in the plots were the cultivated counter-
Mauma Loa and Huahalai. Rock out- ahupun'a of Keekee has included a parts of the coastal house lots. In
crops occupy 25 to 50 percent of the survey and data recovery project at three cases, where the use of the in-
surface. the 1200 to 1400 foot elevation by land plot is uncertain the parcel has a
Barrera [1989, 19911, a reconnais- corresponding coastal house lot, so it
"In a representative profile the sur- lance survey of the land irunediately is presumed that the inland parcels
face layer is very dark brown muck seaward of that project by Kaschko were cultivated" [Smith 1993: 50].
about 5inches thick- Itisunderlain by [1984], a survey east of the Hawaii 'fired of the lots that form the
pahoehoe lava bedrock - The surface Belt Road by Burgett and Rosendalnl p
layer is slightly acid. Belt R lands near the cluster of inland awards to which
[19911, a a survey et Stmithrefers arelocated inunediately
"Representative profile, Pointe Bay coast by Rosendahl [flan and most adjacent to the west end of the pre-
Quadrangle, lat. 19°07'25' N. and recently all inventory survey of 1540 sentproject area [Figure 3,parcels 4,
long. 155°05'45" W.: acres both in Keekee and ill neighbor- 5 arid 71, and the others are located
" ing ahupuaa [Colin et al. 1993]. between 200 and 1500 meters to the
02-5 inches fo
brown (7.5YR 2/2) mu 0, verydmarkedium These previous projects have deco- south of the project area.
ck:
and fine, subangular blocky stmt- onstrated human utilization from sea
ture; friable, slightly sticky, slightly Barrera's work in agricultural
lastic, and weak] smear ; matted level to an elevation of at least 1800
P Y fields between 1200 atnd 1400 feet in50 centroots many fine pores; 3 to slightly per- feet above sea level, with agricultural elevation in Keekee resulted in ra-
pahoe hoe outcro pp., in a, features of the Kona Field System
acid; abrupt, smooth iwundary (2 to diocarbon ages intheeighteentlncen-
7 inches thick) predominating in the neighborhood tury for formal agricultural features
-11R-0 to 10 inches, pahoehoe lava. of the present project area and domes- of the Kona Field System, aunt he
tic, religious and burial structures be-
"The depth to pahoehoe, lava bed- coming more common as one ap- suggested that the informal agricul-
rock ranges from 2 to 7 inches. proaches the coast. The tendency for "al features that were found there
might date from as early as the sev-
"Permeability nd water is rapid in the soil, habitations to cluster at the coast is enteenth century obartera 1991
and water r mo oves rapidly through the ]The
cracks of the lava. Runoff is me- indicated by the fact that there are project area is probably near the up-
dium, and the erosion hazard is fourteen Land Court Awards hndi- perlimit of intensive aboriginalutili-
bearo. Roots are matted over the Gated on the tax reap in Keekee and zation, the higher regions having
cracks. neighboring ahupuna at Nawawa served as resource areas for the gath-
Bay. These range insize from 0.07 to ering of suchproducts as timber, fem
and This soil watersished. used Small mostly f areas or are pass used ed 0.7 acre in area and average appmxi-
a and bird feathers.
for coffee and macadamia nuts. (Ca- t»ately 0.23 acre. Eleven are listed hn
pability subclass Vlls; past ure group the Native Register and Native Testi- The following references to early
7)" [USDA 1973:32] mony as pahale [house lots], one is visits to Keekee were excerpted from
Although generally unsuitable for indicated as containing three potato Helen Wong Smith's historical
modern large-scale mechanized and gourd kihapai [cultivated fields, background study for the aforemen-
fanning, these and similar soils sup- gardens], and two others are listed tioned 1540 acre survey report
ported intensive prehistoric agricul- without comment. [Colin et al. 19931.
foal pursuits, and it is in just ]ru rest~nahsuc>s such
soils that one expects to fi Of this particular location, Smith Chester Lyman visited the village
of the Kona Field Systenn It was a writes: of Nawawa, which lies oil the Kee-
relatively simple procedure to re- "The village probably was associ- kee coast, in 1846:
move cobbles and boulders fionn the ated with the ahupua`a of Ke`eke`e, "...it gave me an opportunity to
ground and pile them into either in- `llikahi, and Kanakau. A cluster of pass for a few miles through a new
fomnal planting mounds or the more
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region of country and especially by Ohau, and a habitation complex. It Chinese store, then a gate on a trail
the old crater on Uue coast. The road shotdd be noted that somUu of present going ura kai. Kuimnku's hurt naa kai
which is most of the way a very fair day Kealakekua Town, is a cluster of of the church, near Kuimilcu's but is
one for horses, passes just in the rear inland awards that correspond, for the 2.32 acres of carte surrounded by a
ofthishill ..'just south ofthehill's ale most part, totile awardsatNawawa. stone wall, Grant 4034 to Pauole.
village of Nawawa and on the north hnfourcases it canbe determined that Grant 3883 to Paiwa, cane and cof-
side of it that of Hoklkano..."[hy- the Hand plots were the cultivated fee. Nagat's house, Kalani's hut.
than 1924: 142]. counterparts of the coastal house lots. Ke'eke'e portion still further nra kni
In three cases, where the use of the is completely surrounded by a stone
Hill describes what probably this inland plot's uncertain the parcel has wall; 22.9 ac. Of cane; 9.03 acres-
satnevillage adecade later: a corresponding coastal house lot, so wild coffee and rocky; 1.39 acres
"Travelling by foot from Kaawaloa it is presumed that the inland parcels referred to as Koolulo's Kihapai
to Kailua-At about 3milesthevillage were cultivated" [Stnith1993:50]. [portion or piece] uncoffee" [Smith
of Hauhauha. About half dozen huts. Smith also provides information 1993: 501.
Whole population about 80 men about historic uses of the areas irrnne- In light of the foregoing soil, his-
women and children. They ask for diately adjacent to the project area on toric and archaeological infonma-
water, found ittobe the greatest of the the west side of the project area tion, it was anticipated that both for-
wants of our hosts, and to procure [Grant 4034 and 3883], the south side mal and informal agricultural fea-
which they were obliged to send two [a trail, the site we have recorded fires dating from the prehistoric pe-
miles up the elevated country in the herein as HRHP 19421], and riod would be found, and it was felt
rear of them" [Hill 1856: 1881. Popopoia Church, Konawaena likely that a habitation or two from
Of Nawawa, Smith states: School and a Chinese store that were that same period might be encoum-
located some 65 meters east of the tered. There was also a high degree
"The village probably was associ- present project area: ofprobability that evidence of coffee
ated with the ahupua`a of Ke'eke`e, "A 1912 neap shows Grant 977 to or sugar production would be lo-
`Ilikahi, and Kanakau. A cluster of Bated.
fourteen LCAs showing the names of Panau mu [This is the land below
the awardees indicates that vicinity Popopoia Church]. This trap shows II. METHODOLOGY
was settled by native Ha- Konawaena School next to Popopoia
primarily y Church [about where the library is The entire parcel was initially sur-
wai inns. Also supporting this conclu-Y ve ed by two b walking the presence of Puueo Heiau, today] in the land owned . y y people Y g
xi-
Pali-o-Niu Heiau, the burials at Pu'u On the Ka`u side of f the the church ch is is a allel sweeps at a distance of appro
19654
x~rens _ 19654
Boa xoo reer
19425
19424
19654
9423
0 19426
421
4. Site Location Map
i
0 2.5 5 METERS °
0 5 10 15 FEET
® °
5. HRHP 19423 Feature A, Plan
0 2.5 5 METERS
0 5 10 15 FEET ~j
C
6. IIRHP 19423 Feature B, Plan
-5-
rnately 10 meters- Each feature en- been muse in 1912, attd appears from lets [77.3 square meters] and stand-
countered was flagged, its position the tax map [Figure 3] to have been ing to a height of 120 meter.
noted on a sketch map, and a cursory used toprovide access to a shall chus-
description noted. We then retmted ter of land parcels 250 meters west of A test pit excavated in the feature
with a crew of five people who the project area. revealed two layers extending to the
cleared the features of vegetation pahoehoe bedrock at a depth of 0.40
' with chain saw and machete, implied 50-10-37-19423 meter. Layer Iwas a0.10meter thick
them by tape and compass, filled out deposit of dark brown [7.5YR 3/2]
survey forms with the relevant infor- This is a walled compound rneasur- silt with common subrownded peb-
mation for each feature, took photo- ing 40 by 50 meters [1275 square bles. Layer If was a 0.30 meter thick
graphs and excavated test pits. The meters], and including two features. deposit of dark brown [7.5YR 3/2]
site snap and cross-sections were The surrounding walls are typical of silt with common subangular cob-
drawn usingacomputer drafting pro- historic ranch or hileana boundary bles. No rnidden or artifacts were
grant, one feature of which was used walls, and measure between 03 and found.
to automatically calculate the actual 1.0 meter in width and stand to a The site is definitely quite recent in
area of each feature, rather than giv- height of about 1.0 meter. A local age, and probably dates from the
ing amisleading and useless figure by resident has stated that his father and early to middle third of the twentieth
merely multiplying the feature's uncle used to build this type of wall, century. Feature A was a habitation,
length by its width. which was ideally three feet wide at andFeahreBwasmost likely alive-
the base, three feet high, acid two and stock pen. The utilization of the site
a half feet wide at the top. Stich a wall was almost certainly associated with
I Evidence that thesubjectparcelwas would be built by two people at the coffee production in the adjacent
used for coffee production during his- rate of twelve feet per day [Deguiar: fields.
toric times, particularly the area situ- Pen. coin.] The east wall of the site
I ated between HRHP 19424 and form die bomudarywith the adjacent 50-10-37-19424
HRI-IP 19452, was immediately ap- parcel [TMK: 8-1-03: 33].
parent. This area contains numerous Feature A - This is a historic house This is a rectangular walled enclo-
criss-crossing paths, probably for site measuring 11.4 by 15.7 meters sure measuring 6.6 by 7.4 meters
I pack animals, created by clearing [92.4 square meters]. Two internal [38.5 square meters] and standing to
rocks from the ground suuface. This terraces, each 0.60 meter high, are aheight of 12 meters. The surround-
gives the area the appearance of a grid built against a bedrock outcrop on the ing wall expands into a 0.90 meter
of rough rocky squares six or seven south side of the structure. The sur- highplatfonnthat delineates the east
meters on a side, separated by rock- side of the feature. A 4X6 wooden
face is littered with wire fencing, bro-
free lanes up to 1.50 meters it width. ken bottles, metal cans and assorted post is present in the northwest cor-
The paths that traverse the slope at other trash from the middle third of ner, and the surface is littered with
1 right angles are delineated by the the present century. trash from the middle third of the
`I edges of the area cleared of rocks for present century, including deterio-
their construction, while those that Feature B - This is a stone-walled rated 55 gallon metal drums.
follow the contour have been levelled enclosure measuring 8.6 by 10.0 me-
I in places on their downhill side with The feature was probably a work
retaining walls that stand up to 0.50 area or shed associated with coffee
meter high. Each of the grid squares o zs~ production.
containssixtoeightonemeterdiame- o =~+n 50-10-37-19425
ter excavations, many of which still e T~
contain coffee trees.
This is a secti onofhistonc road, the
X~V~~,,~ most apparent part of which cuts
50-10-37-19421
across the project area in a northwest
This is a section of historic road tosoutheastdirection.Itisdelineated
[indicated on the tax map as TNa: by two 1.10meterwidestoneretain-
8-1-03: 50] that adjoins the south ing walls paralleling one another at a
boundary of the project area. It is r. i distance of about 4.5 meters. The
BED- easterly wall stands 0.60 meter high
delineated by two stone walls paral- / j
leling one another at a distance of~ ._~L/ ROCK on the east side and 0.90 meter high
about 4.5 [peters. Each wall stands to on the west. The westerly wall stands
a height of about one meter, and is 7. IIRHP 19423-B Test Pit to a height of 0.3 meter on the east
about oneutcterinwidth -Itisinch- Northeast Face Section side and0.75meterwideon die west.
cated by Spuith [1993: 501 as having
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0 1 2METERS
0 3 6FEET
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r102. 5 METERS
5 FEET
R
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A Test Pit
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9. IIRHP 19426, Plan
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I'
25 5o CM also dates from the recent historic
A somewhat less well-defined side rj/
road extends to the west. 2 period.
50-10-37-19426 50-10-37-19654
This site consists of two features. This site consists of the historic
LAYER I period stone fence that delineates the
Feature A - This is an irregular ro ern bound the north, west
linear mound built on the crest of a and P P Y east sides. It ary is c constru ononstructted ed of
low ridge. It measures 5.8 by 18.7 of
meters 105 square me[ersj and BEDROCK miltiple-stackedangularbasaltcob-
standutto aheight ofl.Ometer.Itis bles and boulders, and generally
g measures 0.9 meter in height and 0.8
composed of angular basalt cobbles 10. HRHP 19426 Test Pit meter in width, boulders that have been gathered and stands to an av-
West Face Section erage height of 0.9 meter.
from the immediate vicinity and ac-
cumulated into an east-west arrange- which were from the 0.30 to 0.40 IV. SUMMARY
ment Outresembles a collapsed stone meter level.
Expectations of finding agricull-
wall. It differs in that its sides are
sloping, rather than vertically faced Feature B - This is a square to rec- tural features of the Kona Field Sys-
as would be the case with a freestand- tangudar terrace measuring 1.6 by 2.2 tem were only minimally realized,
ing wall. meters [4.0 square meters] and stand- this being in the form of Feature A at
ing to a height of 0.80 meter. HRHP 19426. The preponderant evi-
A one meter square test pit in the dente for past use of the parcel indi-
feature revealed the presence of a sin- Feature A is either a short section or cates coffee production and habita-
gle layerresting on the pahoehoe bed- aretnnatttof atypical prehistoric ag- tion during historic times. With only
rock at a depth of 0.40 meter. The fill ricultural feature of the Kona Field a single exception [agai/n, Feature A
was a dark brown [7.5YR 3/2] silt Systeraknownasahmiwi.Thepres- OfHRIdP19426]there isnoevidence
with common subrounded pebbles. ence of bottle glass in the lower levels of imjor Kona Field System features
The only cultural materi als recovered ind icates historic period re-use, prob- having been re-used for coffee pro-
were fora- fragments of clear bottle ably associated with coffee produc- duction, as was the case on nearby
glass, two of which were from the tion. On the basis of its form and parcels [Batxera 1991]. It would ap-
0.20 to 0.30 teeter level and two of condition, Feature B undoubtedly pear that the ground in this particular
liinited vicinity was too rocky, and
SITE TYPE Length Width Height A B C D NLS NS
19421 Historic Road 4.50 1.00 X
19423 Itistwic Residential Area 50.0 40.0 X
A Muse Site 15.7 11.4 X
B Livestock Enclosure 10.0 8.60 1.20 X
19424 Enclosure 7.40 6.6 1.20 X
19425 IBsloric Road 4.50 0.60 X
19426
A In eBtdar Liocar klound 18.7 5.8 1.00 X
B Terrace 2.2 1.6 0.80 X
19654 historic Boundary N'aB 0.80 0.90 X
SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA
A - Association with Broad Patterns of IFtstoty
B - Association with Significant Pel sons
C -Excellent Example or a Site Type
D - Contains Lnpam'tant lul'urmation on Prchistmy or Iliaory
E - Culturally Significant to ao Ethnic Group
F- Provisionally Significant, F in Chet Work Needed to Confine Significance
NLS - No Longer Significant, Suflicicut Dtrmrnlton Has Been Recovered
NS - Not Signilicam
Table 1. Sites and Significance Assessments
s-
i
the area of bedrock outcrops too Colin, El L., L Masterson, J. J. Rob- Lytna~t, Chester S.
great, to allow the aboriginal cultiva- ins, V. Creed, D. F. Borthwick and 1924 Around the Horn to the
tors to practice agriculture by the H.H_Ham,,
Sandwich Islands and Cali-
usualmethods. 1993 Archaeological Inventory fornin: 1845-1850. Yale
The presently reported docutnenta- Survey and Limited Subsur- University Press. New Ra-
tion of HRHP 19421, HRHP 19423 face Testing of a 1540-Acre ven.,
through HRHP 19426, and HRHP Parcel in the Ahupuaa of
19654 represents sufficient data re- Rosendall, P. H.
Honuaitio 3-4, Hohtkano,
covery, and they areno longersignifi- Kataueue, Halekii, Keekee, 1988 Archaeological Field In
cant. I/ikahi, Kanakau, Kahikalu, spection, South Kona De-
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Survey Hokukano Ranch wail, State of Hawaii. [ua
naueue, Halekii, and Kee-
Development, Lands of Ka- kee, Districts of North and cooperation with Univer-
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waii (TMK:3-7-9 -12:3]. Experunent Station] U. S.
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United States Soil
Department of Conservation Z!!F;< N 1211 C
Agriculture Service
P.O. Box 636, Kealakekua,Hl 96750 TEL (808) 322-2484
17 November 1994
Mr. Gary Ashikawa
Kona Scenic Land, Inc.
P.O. Box 727
Kealakekua, HI 96750
Dear Mr. Ashikawa,
Per your request, yesterday I accompanied you to your
property (TMK 8-1-03: 34 & por. 50) in Kealakekua to
identify the soils and evaluate the soil resources in terms
of the State of Hawaii "Detailed Land Classifcation" (DLC)
system (Land Study Bureau Bull. No. 6, November, 1965).
This letter details my findings from the site visit.
According to the DLC system map (No. 24), the soils on
your property are mapped mostly as B51 (Honuaulu series) and
a smaller portion of E302 (Almost bare pahoehoe) in the
southeast corner. On-site inspection showed that the E302
map unit covers the majority of the property, and E98
(Kealakekua series) is on the makai end of the property.
The E98 map unit covers about 150 feet by 250 feet (0.86
acres) in the southwest corner of the property. I think
that most of the E98 area should actually have a C rating,
and only about a quarter acre of it would have a B rating.
The soils on the steeper portions of the E98 area that are
underlain by a'a lava are actually in the Pawaina and
Napoopoo series. These are proposed series not yet
officially approved by the SCS and do not have a DLC rating.
These soils are similar to the Kealakekua series but have
more than 35 percent coarse fragments in the soil.
Quite frankly, in my opinion, the rationale behind some
of DLC rating system is faulty, and some of the information
on soil properties listed in the tables is not accurate.
The Kealakekua series is one of the better agricultural
soils in south Kona yet has an overall E rating. The
Honuaulu series has very similar properties as the
Kealakekua series but it is given a B rating. In the new
soil survey I am rarely mapping the Honuaulu series because
soils with the properties of that series are actually not at
all common. I have made up a new series for soils that were
mapped as Honuaulu. We have created about two dozen new
soil series just in Kona to better represent the soil
properties we find there.
The Soil Conservation Service y
` ,a an agency of the
United Stales Department of AgnCullure
Mr. Gary Ashikawa
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The Soil Conservation Service (SCS) is remapping the
soils of Big Island because of inaccuracies in the published
soil survey (SCS, 1973), especially in Kona. I appreciate
the opportunity to inspect your property because it allows
me to refine my mapping. The inaccurate soil mapping on
your property goes to show that the published soil survey
and the "Detailed Land Classification" maps (which are based
on the soil survey) should not be used for site specific
interpretations without on-site inspection to confirm the
mapping.
sincerely,
Robert T. Gavenda, PhD
Certified Professional Soil Scientist
3FV. AMiNI fJ rc-a.4^ j/~<U,y`• :
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AOUATC RESOURCES
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P COON DEPARTiMENT Of LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES EN,ORCEMENT
CONVEYAMCES
HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION fORES•RV µD WLDUfE
KAk..Mh!'N• SUdding, Aoam SSS 4~5'CR.G ae ESERW •:ON
NAiE? aE iCs.RCE VaN>G?4cST
June 26, 2000
Ms. Virginia Goldstein, Director LOG NO: 25666
Planning Department-County of Hawaii DOC NO: 0006PM24
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Dear Ms. Goldstein:
SUBJECT: State Land Use Boundary Amendment (SLU 00-004) Request: Agricultural
to Urban Change of Zone Application (REZ 00-005) Request: A-5a and A-la
to RS-10 Applicant: Central Kona Land, LLC
Keekee, South Kona, Hawaii Island
TMK: 8-1-3: Por. 34 & 50
This is in response to your Memo of June 14, 2000 on the subject application.
The applicant seeks a State Land Use Boundary Amendment and Change of Zone to allow the
subdivision of the 2.32 acre subject parcel.
William Barrera, Jr, conducted two archaeological inventory surveys of the subject parcels in
1994. He prepared two reports, one covering TMK 8-1-03:14, 33 and a portion of 50, and
another covering TMK 8-1-03: 34 and a portion of 50. Both reports were reviewed and
approved by our office in 1994. No further work is required at any of the historic sites found on
the subject parcels. The proposed action will thus have "no effect" on significant historic sites.
Aloha,
DON RMBARD, Administrator
State Historic Preservation Division
PM:dnm
EXHIBIT,; fi
C-VAR BENJAMIN J. CAVETANO ESTHER UEOA
GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER
STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
LAND USE COMMISSION
P.O. Box 2359
Honolulu, HI 968042354
Telephone: 808-587-3822
Fax: 808-587-3827
O
June 30. 2000
O~2
Ms. Virginia Goldstein n0~
Planning Director r 'y y
Hawaii County Planning Department
25 Aupuni Street, Room 109
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Dear Ms. Goldstein:
Subject: State Land Use Boundary Amendment Application (SLU 00-004)
Request: Agricultural to Urban
Change of Zone Application (REZ 00-005)
Request: A-5a and A-la to RS-10
Applicant: Central Kona Land, LLC
TMK: 8-1-003: Portions of 034 and 050
We have reviewed the subject application forwarded by your transmittal memorandum
dated June 14, 2000, to establish a portion of the proposed Hale Ke, eke' e subdivision in
Kealakekua, Hawaii. We confirm that the proposed project is designated within the State Land
Use Agricultural District as depicted in Exhibit A and Figure 3 of Exhibit D in the subject
application.
Based upon our review of the subject application we have the following comments:
t) The Applicant should clarify how the project is not contrary to the objectives of Chapters
205 and 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The Applicant stated, on page 15 of the subject
applications, "Based on the foregoing, the subject State Land Use Boundary Amendment
and Change of Zone request is consistent with the land use, agricultural and residential
goals, policies, standards and courses of action of the State Land Use Laws and The
General Plan Hawaii County." The subject application did not have any discussion on
any of the aforementioned statutes.
2) The Applicant should provide verification from the Department of Health that the project
E XHIBIY .
Ms. Virginia Goldstein
June 30, 2000
Page 2
area is not in a critical wastewater disposal area and cesspools are the allowable method of
wastewater disposal.
3) We suggest that the Applicant identify impacts the proposed project may have on cultural
resources, practices or beliefs, and mitigative measures that may be implemented.
We have no further comments to offer at this time. We appreciate the opportunity to
comment on the subject applications.
If you have any questions in regards to this matter, please contact me or Russell Kumabe
of my staff at 587-3822. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
ES'I'HER UEDA
Executive Officer
EU:aa
CENTRAL KONA LAND, LLC
P.O. Box 789 Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750
Telephone: (808)322-4000 FAX: (808)324-7710
2000 JUL 2 4 pn 4 2 4
July 20, 2000 PLANNING DEPARTMENT
COUNTY OF I-IAWAII
Ms. Virginia Goldstein, Director
Planning Department
County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni Street (Room 109)
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Dear Ms. Goldstein:
SUBJECT: STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT (SLU 00-004)
and CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 00-005)
Proposed RS-10 Subdivision
Keekee 2nd, South Kona, Hawaii
TMK:(3)8-1-03: portions of 34 and 50
Enclosed herewith is an Addendum to the Background and County Environmental Report,
including Request for Information Form from the Department of Health (2 pages), in response
to the letter from the State Land Use Commission to the Planning Department, dated June 30,
2000.
Should you have any questions or require further clarification regarding the foregoing, please
call me at 322-4000.
Sincerely,
CENTRAL KOONNAA LAND, LLC
Gqa E7 Ash Likawa
Manager Member
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enclosures
cc: Ms. Esther Ueda, Executive Officer
State Land Use Commission
P.O. Box 2359
Honolulu, Hawaii 96804-2359
West Hawaii Office, Planning Department EXHIBIT
ADDENDUM
TO
BACKGROUND and COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT
ATTACHMENT TO STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT (SLU 00-004)
and CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 00-005)
Subject Property - Tax Map Key: (3)8-1-03: portions 34 and 50
F:\ckl-llc\rs10&ala-keal\slu-zc ala to rs10\addendum-background rpt.wpd
The following is in response to the letter from the State of Hawaii Land Use Commission to
the County of Hawaii Planning Department dated June 30, 2000:
1. Chapter 205 of Hawaii Revised Statutes :
In accordance with Section 205-3.1(c), since the subject property is designated within the State
Land Use Agricultural (A) district, and the land area of the subject property is less than fifteen
(15) acres, the County of Hawaii has the decision making authority regarding the requested
district boundary amendment.
As indicated in the Background and County Environmental Report, the subject property has
been an abandoned coffee farm for more than 25-years with no agricultural activity at the
present time, and is NOT located within the Prime, Unique or Other Important Agricultural
lands as identified on the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii maps. The
Land Study Bureau mater soil productivity rating of the subject property is Class "E", except
for Lot 26-F, which is Class "B". Since the ground surface of the entire subject property is
very rocky, Robert Gavenda, Phd, a Certified Professional Soil Scientist with the United
States Department of Agriculture, conducted a field reconnaissance of TMK:(3)8-1-03:34 and
50, and reported that the E302 map unit covers the subject property. The E302 map unit is a
Class E soil, which has a master productivity rating that is very poor for agriculture. Based
on the foregoing, the subject State Land Use Boundary Amendment and Change of Zone
application will NOT remove significant agricultural lands from the State Land Use
Agricultural district.
2. Chapter 205A of Hawaii Revised Statutes:
Since the subject property is not located within the County of Hawaii's Special Management
Area (SMA) and is approximately two (2.0) miles east (mauka) of the nearest coastline area,
the following objectives and policies of the Coastal Zone management program (Section 205A-
2) do not apply and are not relevant to the subject property: (1) recreational resources, (4)
coastal ecosystems, (5) economic uses, (7) managing development, (9) beach protection and
TMK(3)8-1-03 pors 34 & 50 - 1 -
(I0) marine resources. Objective and policy (8) public participation also is not relevant since
the subject property, at only 2.8 acres, is a very small project.
In accordance with objective and policy (2) historic resources, Archaeological Inventory
Surveys of the subject property were conducted. As discussed in Section C.17 of the
Background and County Environmental Report, the surveys indicate that all of the features
found were documented and sufficient data recovered to determine that all features are no
longer significant. Therefore, historic resources will not be impacted.
The proposed subdivision will be in conformance with objective and policy (3) scenic and
open space resources, since the subject property is located adjacent to existing single-family
residential RS-10 subdivisions and compatible with the visual environment of the Kealakekua
area.
In addressing objective and policy (6) coastal hazards, since the subject property is located
in an area designated as Zone X on the National Flood Insurance Program Flood Insurance
Rate Map, where Zone X is defined as areas determined to be outside of the 500-year flood
plain, the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program do not apply to the subject
property. Also, to prevent the proposed subdivision from contributing to possible coastal
flooding, the drainage system has been designed to contain as much as possible of the
projected storm surface runoff generated by the subdivision development onsite, whereby the
storm surface runoff onto the neighboring properties will be less than the existing storm
surface runoff from the presently undeveloped subject property. Refer to Section A.1.j.2 of
the Background and County Environmental Report for additional information.
3. Allowable Wastewater Disposal Method:
The subject property is located in a Non Critical Wastewater Disposal Area, where cesspools
are the allowable method of wastewater disposal, as indicated in the attached Request for
Information Form from the Department of Health, Wastewater Branch, dated July 20, 2000.
4. Cultural Impacts :
The Archaeological Inventory Surveys of the subject property, which are included in Exhibits
C and D in the Background and County Environmental Report, do not identify any impacts
on cultural resources, practices or beliefs. The Owners and Applicant are also not aware of
any gathering rights or rare flora/fauna on the subject property.
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Department of Health
Wastewater Branch orSwt«.,nd 24, 1999
919 Ala Moena Blvd Room 309 Pogo,
Honolulu, HI 96814-4920
Phone (808) 586-4294 Fax (808) 586-4300
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From: Dennis Tulang
Chief, Wastewater Branch, Hawaii State Department of Health
phone (808) 586-4294 fax (808) 586-4300
EMAIL: WWB®eha.health. state. hi.us 2
Subject: Request for Information TMK:
The following information is provided per your request:
f 1 The property is located within a County sewer service system and must be connected
for use. Use of a private or Individual wastewater system will not be acceptable.
I] The property is located In the critical wastewater dispose( area. As there is no County
sewer service system within the vicinity, we will allow the construction and use of an
on-site non-cesspool individual wastewater system (IWS) such as a septic tank
system.
I I The property is located in the critical wastewater disposal area with one (1) acre lot
exception where an IWS, such as s cesspool may be allowed with one (1) acre or
more.
f 1 The property is located in the critical wastewater disposal area with five (5) acre lot
exception. A cesspool may be allowed with five (5) acres or more.
The property is located in the non critical wastewater disposal are A cesspool may
be allowed. ((W 5, 1. 3 )S If., NCO G4 cl;}
The cesspool must be designed by a licensed engineer, no more than five (5) bedrooms
or bedroom like rooms and then approved by our office before use.
f I Other
Any questions, please call 586-4294 or fax 586.4300.