Honokaa soils are moist in the control section from October to May . These soils occur on all hillslope positions of constructional landscapes consisting of nearly level to steep pahoehoe flows that are 5,000 to 10,000 years old. Slope gradients range from 2 to 40 percent. Kona soils are organic over pahoehoe lava. Runoff is medium to high.
Permeability is moderately rapid in the soil and very slow in the underlying bedrock.
The series is of small extent. Soil Survey, Territory of Hawaii, 1949. Thixotropic, isothermic Typic Hydrandepts. Competing series have been updated.