IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Molokai
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989HI003004
  • User Pedon ID: 89HI003004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0655
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61755
  • Print Date: 4/30/2025

    • 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: 21.3886108
  • Std. Longitude: -158.0391693
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Island of Oahu, Hawaii. HSPA Kunia Substation, northern corner of field G, site 4P (see plot map)
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI003—Honolulu

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Nakamura
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, sesquic, isohyperthermic Fluventic Haplustepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Molokai
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Molokai
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, kaolinitic, isohyperthermic Typic Eutro
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1989 (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

    5

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    76

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    270

    71

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    4

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    Ap1—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2/4) sandy clay loam; weak very fine granular structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P03677. structure has many 1 to 10cm clods; few very fine and fine roots
    Ap2—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2/4) sandy clay loam; massive, and weak very fine granular; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P03678. few coral sand grains; few very fine roots
    A1—43 to 94 centimeters (16.9 to 37.0 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2/4) sandy clay loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P03679. few coral sand grains; common black organic material; few very fine roots
    2A2—94 to 119 centimeters (37.0 to 46.9 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) sandy clay loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P03680. one 50cm boulder with many olivene crystals
    2Bo1—119 to 119 centimeters (46.9 to 46.9 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) sandy clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; fragments.