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Pa'uonu'akea
Pa'uonu'akea
pa'uohi'iaka flowers
Photo: H. Eijzenga

0.5 acre islet located offshore Kalaupapa peninsula.
The islet is State owned and all native flora and fauna on the islet is protected under State and/or federal law.

Species checklists:
PLANT
  Family: Cyperaceae
    Fimbristylis cymosa subsp. umbellato-capitata (Coastal Sedge) Fed:none State:noneIndigenous
    28-Aug-84 Partial survey Rare Hobdy 1984
  Family: Goodeniaceae
    Scaevola sericea Naupaka kahakai Fed:none State:noneIndigenous
    28-Aug-84 Partial survey Occasional Hobdy 1984
  Family: Poaceae
    Eragrostis variabilis Emoloa, kawelu Fed:none State:noneEndemic
    28-Aug-84 Partial survey Rare Hobdy 1984
  Family: Rosaceae
    Osteomeles anthyllidifolia Ulei (Hawai'i hawthorn) Fed:none State:noneIndigenous
    28-Aug-84 Partial survey Rare Hobdy 1984
Literature Citations:

Anonymous. Maui county's offshore islets general information. Maui County. 2 p.

Hawaii, S.o. 1969. Geographic names approved, second quarter 1969, p. 8. In: Development, D.o.P.E. (ed.), State of Hawaii8.

Hobdy, R. 1984. The vegetation of Pauonuakea Islet. Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Maui County. 1 p.

Additional information

HueloKanahaKukuipalaoaMokapuMokoholaMoku manuMokuho'oniki'OkalaPa'uonu'akea