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For more information click on an islet name on the map or select from the list below. Islets that are washed over by waves and lack any flora or fauna are not detailed here.

> Kaohikaipu (Black Rock)

> Kapapa (Mokukapapa)

> Kekepa (Turtle Rock)

> Kihewamoku

> Kuka'imanini

> Kukuiho'olua

> Manana (Rabbit Island)

> Mokauea

> Mokolea

> Mokoli'i (Chinaman's Hat)

> Moku manu

> Moku o Lo'e (Coconut Island)

> Mokualai

> Moku'au'ia (Goat Island)

> Mokulua

> Popo'ia (Flat Island)

> Pulemoku

Kihewamoku
Kihewamoku
Aerial view
Photo: Starr

2 acre islet located north of Moku'auia and Malaekahana State Park. The islet is washed over by waves in high surf.
The islet is part of the State Seabird Sanctuary: access is by permit only to protect the islet's flora and fauna.

Literature Citations:

Altonn, H. 1977. Seabird refuge established. Honolulu Star-Bulletin 1977 (October 22, 1977): A101.

Brown, R.C. 1932. Regulations of the Division of Forestry of the Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry of the Territory of Hawaii, p. 4. In: Territory of Hawaii4.

Carter, S. 1994. Report on Kihewamoku Island. Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Honolulu. 2 p.

Department of Land and Natural Resources, D.o.F.a.W. 1981. Rules regulating wildlife sanctuaries. Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Foresty and Wildlife, Honolulu. 14 p.

Department of Land and Natural Resources, D.o.F.a.W. 1981. Seabird sanctuaries. Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Honolulu. 3 p.

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

Judd, L.M. 1932. Setting aside land for public purposes, p. 2. In: Branch, S.o.H.E. (ed.), State of Hawaii2.

MacCaughey, V. 1918. The strand flora of the Hawaiian Archipelago-I. geographical relations, origin, and composition. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 45(7): 18.

Morin, M. 1982. State Seabird Sanctuary brief legislative history, p. 6. In: Department of Land and Natural Resources, D.o.F.a.W. (ed.), State of Hawaii6.

Starr, F. & Starr, K. 2006. O'ahu offshore islets botanical survey. Department of Land and Natural Resources, Divsion of Forestry and Wildlife, Honolulu. 165 p.

Tomich, P.Q. 1986. Mammals in Hawai'i. 2. Bishop Musuem Press, Honolulu, HI. 375 p.

Walker, R. 1978. Named islands, islets, rocks, sandspits in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Department of Land and Natural Resources: Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Honolulu. 16 p.

Walker, R. 1998. Wildlife sanctuaries in Hawaii. Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Honolulu. 3 p.

KaohikaipuKapapaKekepaKihewamokuKuka'imaniniKukuiho'oluaMananaMokaueaMokoleaMokoli'iMoku manuMoku o Lo'eMokualaiMoku'au'iaMokuluaPopo'iaPulemoku