IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kealoha
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997HI001012
  • User Pedon ID: 97HI001012
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1997HI001012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0137
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10409
  • Print Date: 4/29/2025

    • 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: 19.4152508
  • Std. Longitude: -155.8135071
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: On Kealia Ranch, 1 mile north of the first left gate at Big Hill Camp and 50 feet makai of 4WD road.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI001—Hawaii
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: THI0066—Kaunene, Hawaii

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Gavenda, M. Kolman
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial-skeletal, amorphic, isomesic Eutric Fulvudands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 12
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kealoha
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kealoha
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial-skeletal, amorphic, isomesic Humic Haplusta
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/1997
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: lava plain
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: aa lava
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/23/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACKO

    PECL2

    PTERI

    Acacia koa

    Pennisetum clandestinum

    Pteridium

    koa

    kikuyugrass

    brackenfern

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    andic soil properties

    cambic horizon

    0—41

    0—66

    13—66

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    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

    10

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    1405

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    272

    89

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    13

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    14

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    A/2C1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches);, black (5YR 2/1), moist; very gravelly silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00882. ( 4 to 6 inches) 75% passes #4 sieve.
    Bw1/2C2—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; very gravelly loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00883. ( 8 to 13 inches) 50% passes #4 sieve.
    Bw2/2C3—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches);, black (N 2/0), moist; very gravelly loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 98P00884. ( 0 to 6 inches) Discontinuous burn layer.
    2C4/Bw3—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches);, dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), moist; extremely gravelly loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 55 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00885. ( 3 to 10 inches) 40% passes #4 sieve.
    2C5—66 to 76 centimeters (26.0 to 29.9 inches);, dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), moist; extremely gravelly loamy sand; massive; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 55 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00886. ( 2 to 5 inches) 50% passes #4 sieve.
    2C6—76 to 127 centimeters (29.9 to 50.0 inches);, very dusky red (2.5YR 2/2), moist; extremely gravelly sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog. Depth is greater than 50 inches.