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Dept of Business, Economic Development & Tourism | Dept of Health 
Website supported by the Hawaii Statewide GIS Program, Office of Planning 

   
Site Name:  State Agricultural Lands, Kekaha 
Location:  Kekaha, Kauai 

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Ownership & real property information

Tax Map Key Number:

 1-2-2: 23
Owner: Dept. of Hawaiian Home Lands
Address:  
City / Community: Kekaha
Island: Kauai
County: County of Kauai
Site area: 14,559 acres
Land value: $656,300
Improvement/s value: $110,600
Lessee/s: None

Site Characteristics

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Current use:

  
Adjacent uses: Agricultural use
PLANNED /
POTENTIAL USE:		  
Brief history: Formerly used for sugar cane cultivatio; may contain soil contamination related to herbicides and pesticides.  A herbicide mixing plant remains on a portion of the site.  The location of the mixing plant is marked by the hatched circle on the site map.

Type of contamination:

 Pesticides, volatiles, semi-volatiles, possibly dioxins, heavy metals.
Risk level:  
Synopsis of assessment activities: Preliminary assessment and field sampling plan completed for the herbicide mixing plant.  Site investigation still needed.
Availability of financing for assessment, remediation, redevelopment:  

State Land Use District:

 Agricultural
County zoning: Agricultural
County Special Management Area: No
State Enterprise Zone: Yes

Flood zone designation:

 None
Wetlands present: Portion
Streams: Yes
Tsunami evacuation zone: No

Population within a 2.5 mile radius of site¹:

 5,125
Average median income of households within 2.5 mile radius of site²: $40,868

Utilities:
(Electrical, water, wastewater, natural gas service, telecom services)
   

Access:
Proximity to major roads:
Adjacent to Kaumualii Highway
Proximity to major airport: 30 miles to Lihue Airport
Proximity to harbors: 12 miles to Port Allen Harbor
Pedestrian accessibility:  

Involved Agencies and Contacts

Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

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¹ Source:  2000 U.S. Census Data.  Includes population data for census tracts with at least one-half of the tract within a 2.5 mile radius.
2 Source:  1990 U.S. Census Data.  Includes population data for census tracts with at least one-half of the tract within a 2.5 mile radius.