IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Paaloa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961HI003001
  • User Pedon ID: S1961HI003001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1961HI003001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A5622
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 42865
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025

    • 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: 21.4599075
  • Std. Longitude: -157.9613953
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Sample site in paddock 270 meters (800 feet) makai of Crosley's new home on Koa Ridge Road, 50 meters (150 feet) Pearl Harbor way from ranch road. 18 meters (60 feet) toward Wahiawa from lone koa tree.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI003—Honolulu

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, sesquic, isothermic Humic Kandiudox
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Paaloa
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - PAALOA
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1961 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    DIER

    Digitaria eriantha

    digitgrass

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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

    7

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    370

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    270

    1585

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    21.1

    23.3

    20

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    Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) rubbed and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) crushed silty clay; moderate medium granular, and moderate fine granular structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A42163
    Ap2—8 to 28 centimeters (3.1 to 11.0 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) rubbed and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) crushed silty clay; strong medium granular, and strong fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 medium tubular and 21.0 medium interstitial and 21.0 fine interstitial and 21.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A42164
    B21—28 to 48 centimeters (11.0 to 18.9 inches); dusky red (10R 3/4) and dusky red (10R 3/3) rubbed silty clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 75 percent clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A42165
    B22—48 to 75 centimeters (18.9 to 29.5 inches); dusky red (10R 3/4) and dusky red (10R 3/3) rubbed silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A42166. continuous - phpvsfiid 205412; continuous - phpvsfiid 205412
    B23—75 to 103 centimeters (29.5 to 40.6 inches); dusky red (10R 3/3) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent pressure faces; fine indurated cemented ironstone nodules in cracks; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A42167. continuous - phpvsfiid 205411; continuous - phpvsfiid 205411
    B24—103 to 150 centimeters (40.6 to 59.1 inches); dusky red (10R 3/4) rubbed and dusky red (10R 3/3) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent pressure faces; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A42168. continuous - phpvsfiid 205410; continuous - phpvsfiid 205410
    C—150 to 165 centimeters (59.1 to 65.0 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) and dark red (2.5YR 3/6) rubbed silty clay; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 5/3) faint mottles; strong fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent pressure faces and 10 percent clay films; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter. Lab sample # 40A42169. continuous - phpvsfiid 205408; continuous - phpvsfiid 205409; continuous - phpvsfiid 205408; continuous - phpvsfiid 205409