Offshore Islet Project

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Pa'okalani

Aerial view
Photo: J. Polhemus

2 acre islet located off the Kohala Coast; the largest in a cluster of three islets.
The islet is part of the State Seabird Sanctuary: access is by permit only to protect the islet's flora and fauna.

Species checklists:

PLANT
Family: Aizoaceae
	Sesuvium portulacastrum Akulikuli Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Present	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Anacardiaceae
	Schinus terebinthifolius (Christmasberry) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Present	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Asteraceae
	Conyza bonariensis (Hairy horseweed) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Present	Wood & Polhemus 2005
	Emilia fosbergii Pualele (Flora's paintbrush) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Present	Wood & Polhemus 2005
	Pluchea carolinensis (Sourbush) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Occasional	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Caryophyllaceae
	Schiedea globosa Maolioli Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Present	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Chenopodiaceae
	Chenopodium oahuense Aweoweo Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Common	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Cyperaceae
	Cyperus phleoides (Cyperus) Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Occasional	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Euphorbiaceae
	Chamaesyce celastroides var. amplectens Akoko Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Common	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Goodeniaceae
	Scaevola sericea Naupaka kahakai Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Present	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Lamiaceae
	Plectranthus parviflorus Alaala wai nui wahine (Little spurflower) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Common	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Menispermaceae
	Cocculus orbiculatus Huehue Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Common	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Myrtaceae
	Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima ohia lehua Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Present	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Poaceae
	Digitaria ciliaris (Henry's crabgrass) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Present	Wood & Polhemus 2005
	Eragrostis variabilis Emoloa, kawelu Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Common	Wood & Polhemus 2005
	Melinis repens (Natal red top) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Present	Wood & Polhemus 2005
	Pennisetum setaceum (Fountain grass) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Present	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Portulacaceae
	Portulaca lutea ihi (Purslane) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Present	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Rosaceae
	Osteomeles anthyllidifolia Ulei (Hawai'i hawthorn) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Common	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Rubiaceae
	Psydrax odorata alahee Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Present	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Sapindaceae
	Dodonaea viscosa Aalii (Hopbush) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Present	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Verbenaceae
	Lantana camara (Lantana) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	14-Apr-05	Complete survey	Common	Wood & Polhemus 2005
SEABIRD
Family: Phaethontidae
	Phaethon lepturus dorotheae koae-kea (White-tailed Tropicbird) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	14-Apr-05	Opportunistic survey	nesting?	Wood & Polhemus 2005
Family: Procellaridae
	Puffinus pacificus chlororhynchus uaukane (Wedge-tailed Shearwater) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	14-Apr-05	Opportunistic survey	49 active burrows	Wood & Polhemus 2005

Literature Citations:

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

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.

Macdonald, G.A., Abbott, A.T. & Peterson, F.L. 1983. Volcanoes in the sea: the geology of Hawaii. Second. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 528 p.

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.

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.

Whittow, G.C. 1997. Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus), p. 35. In: Gill, A.P.a.F. (ed.), The Birds of North America. Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA305.

Wood, K.R. & Polhemus, J. 2005. Notes on the offshore islets of Paokalani, Mokupuku & Pa'alaea: Big Island, Hawai'i April 2005. Dept. of Land and Natural Resources: Division of Forestry and Wildlife Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, 4 p.

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