IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kealakekua
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1962HI001004
  • User Pedon ID: S1962HI001004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1962HI001004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A5587
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 42830
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 19.5149803
  • Std. Longitude: -155.8939514
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Island of Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii. On Henry Greenwell (Horseshoe I) Ranch, approximately 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east of Konawaena School, Kealakekua, Hawaii.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI001—Hawaii
  • MLRA: 159—Humid and Very Humid Low and Intermediate Mountain Slopes

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Hydrous, ferrihydritic, isothermic Acrudoxic Hydrudands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kealakekua
  • PSC - 0 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - KEALAKEKUA
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1962
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: undulating mountain slope
  • 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

    ACHY

    ALOPE

    CYATH

    PECL2

    Achnatherum hymenoides

    Alopecurus

    Cyathea

    Pennisetum clandestinum

    Indian ricegrass

    foxtail

    treefern

    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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    780

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    3125

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    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) clay; 1 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) fine distinct and 1 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium granular, and moderate very fine granular, and moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; moderately smeary; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 medium and 21.0 fine and 0.5 coarse pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A41943
    Ap2—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) clay; 1 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine faint and 3 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate very fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly 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; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41944
    B22—18 to 55 centimeters (7.1 to 21.7 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) clay; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly 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; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # 40A41946
    B21—18 to 55 centimeters (7.1 to 21.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) clay; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; 21.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and 3.0 medium and 21.0 fine and 3.0 coarse pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # 40A41945
    B23—55 to 78 centimeters (21.7 to 30.7 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay; moderate very fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately smeary; 3.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and 21.0 medium and 21.0 fine and 0.5 coarse pores; 15 percent by volume strongly coherent cemented volcanic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A41947
    B24—78 to 118 centimeters (30.7 to 46.5 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium faint and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately smeary; 0.5 roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 medium and 21.0 fine pores; 70 percent by volume 25-?-100 millimeter aa lava fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH meter. Lab sample # 40A41948