IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Kula
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1983HI009005
User Pedon ID:
83HI009005
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
83P0878
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
53659
Print Date:
1/30/2025
LOCATION
Location In Web Soil Survey
AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
Location in SoilWeb
Location in Google Maps
Std. Latitude:
20.7644444
Std. Longitude:
-156.3044434
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Island of Maui HI. J. Hashimoto Farm Kula; from Kekaulike Ave. .5 km E of Hapapa Rd., Site is 30 meters N of Rd.
State:
Hawaii
County:
HI009—Maui
MLRA:
157—Arid and Semiarid Low Mountain Slopes
PEDON
Describers Name:
S. Nakamura
Current Taxonomic Class:
Medial, amorphic, isothermic Typic Haplustands
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
5
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Kula
Classificaton Date -
7/11/2007
Moisture Class -
ustic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Kula
Taxonomic Class -
Medial, isothermic Typic Eutrandept
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
9/1/1983
Moisture Class -
ustic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
upland slope
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Site Erosion Accelerated:
water erosion
Setting and Climate
Slope
Slope Length USLE
Upslope Length
Elev.
Corr. Elev
Aspect
MAP
REAP
FFD
MAAT
MSAT
MWAT
MAST
MSST
MWST
MFFP
PE Index
Climate Station ID
Climate Station Name
Climate Station Type
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
19
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1160
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760
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1Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior fine sandy loam; moderate very fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04458. many very fine roots
1Ap2—8 to 22 centimeters (3.1 to 8.7 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior very fine sandy loam; weak very fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04459. many very fine roots
1Bw1—22 to 37 centimeters (8.7 to 14.6 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior silt loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04460. many very fine roots
1Bw1—37 to 66 centimeters (14.6 to 26.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior silt loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04461. Same as above horizon. Split for sampling only.; many very fine roots
1Bw2—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior silt loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04462. Pockets of strong fine and very fine angular blocky structure occupy 10 percent of this horizon.; common very fine roots
1Bw3—91 to 124 centimeters (35.8 to 48.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 83P04463. many very fine and fine roots