IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): HONOKAA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1962HI001002
  • User Pedon ID: S1962HI001002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1962HI001002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A5585
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 42828
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 20.0488338
  • Std. Longitude: -155.4739532
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Island of Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii. From junction of Highway 19 and Highway 240 at Honokaa, proceed 1.61 km (1.0 mile) west on Highway 19, then proceed 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south on dirt road until forest reserve boundary is reached; profile is about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) uphill (south) in Parker Ranch pasture.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI001—Hawaii

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - HONOKAA
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1962
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: mountain
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, center third
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1962 (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

    CYATH

    DIER

    PACO14

    PADI3

    PECL2

    Cyathea

    Digitaria eriantha

    Paspalum conjugatum

    Paspalum dilatatum

    Pennisetum clandestinum

    treefern

    digitgrass

    hilograss

    dallisgrass

    kikuyugrass

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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

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    645

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    3370

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay; strong medium granular, and strong fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots top of horizon; 21.0 pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A41926
    B21—18 to 35 centimeters (7.1 to 13.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 21.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 medium and 21.0 fine and 0.5 coarse pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41927
    B22—35 to 53 centimeters (13.8 to 20.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate very fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 21.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 medium and 21.0 fine and 0.5 coarse pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A41928
    B23—53 to 75 centimeters (20.9 to 29.5 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay; strong coarse subangular blocky parts to strong medium subangular blocky, and strong coarse subangular blocky parts to strong very fine subangular blocky, and strong coarse subangular blocky parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 0.5 roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 medium and 21.0 fine and 0.5 coarse pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A41929
    B24—75 to 85 centimeters (29.5 to 33.5 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) clay; strong medium subangular blocky, and strong fine subangular blocky, and strong very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 0.5 roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 medium and 21.0 fine and 0.5 coarse pores; 5 percent by volume strongly coherent cemented ?-?-30 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 40A41930
    B25—85 to 95 centimeters (33.5 to 37.4 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay; strong coarse subangular blocky parts to strong fine subangular blocky, and strong coarse subangular blocky parts to strong very fine subangular blocky, and strong coarse subangular blocky parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 0.5 roots; 21.0 very fine and 21.0 fine and 0.5 coarse pores; 5 percent by volume strongly coherent cemented volcanic, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41931
    D1—95 to 105 centimeters (37.4 to 41.3 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) bedrock, silty clay loam; strong fine subangular blocky, and strong very fine subangular blocky structure; firm, very strongly coherent, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots throughout and 0.5 roots in cracks; 3.0 very fine and 3.0 fine pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41932
    B26—105 to 113 centimeters (41.3 to 44.5 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) and dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium prismatic parts to strong very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 3.0 very fine and 3.0 fine pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A41933
    B27—113 to 125 centimeters (44.5 to 49.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) and dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium prismatic parts to strong very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 medium and 21.0 fine and 0.5 coarse pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A41934
    B28—125 to 140 centimeters (49.2 to 55.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay; 3 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to strong very fine subangular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky, and weak medium prismatic parts to strong very fine subangular blocky, and weak medium prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 medium and 21.0 fine and 0.5 coarse pores; 15 percent by volume strongly coherent cemented volcanic, unspecified fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A41935
    B29—140 to 180 centimeters (55.1 to 70.9 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay; 3 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic parts to strong very fine subangular blocky, and weak medium prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky, and weak medium prismatic parts to strong very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 medium and 21.0 fine and 0.5 coarse pores; 15 percent by volume ?-?-170 millimeter basalt fragments. Lab sample # 40A41936