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Mokapu

Aerial view
Photo: H. Eijzenga

11.7 acre islet located off Leinaopapio Point, east of Kalaupapa peninsula.
The islet is part of the State Seabird Sanctuary: access is by permit only to protect the islet's flora and fauna.

Field Accounts: 18-20 Sep 2007

Species checklists:

ARTHROPOD
Order: HETEROPTERA
Family: Lygaeidae
	Nysius coenosulus none (Seed bug) Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	8-Mar-00	Opportunistic survey	Present	S.L. Montgomery, K.R. Woods, and M. LeGrande
	Nysius palor none (Seed bug) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	8-Mar-00	Opportunistic survey	Present	S.L. Montgomery, K.R. Woods, and M. LeGrande
Family: Miridae
	Coridromius variegatus none Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	8-Mar-00	Opportunistic survey	Present	S.L. Montgomery, K.R. Woods, and M. LeGrande
	Opuna sharpianus none Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	8-Mar-00	Opportunistic survey	Present	S.L. Montgomery, K.R. Woods, and M. LeGrande
	Rhinacloa forticornis none Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	8-Mar-00	Opportunistic survey	Present	S.L. Montgomery, K.R. Woods, and M. LeGrande
	Taylorilygus apicalis none Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	8-Mar-00	Opportunistic survey	Present	S.L. Montgomery, K.R. Woods, and M. LeGrande
MAMMAL
Family: Muridae
	Rattus exulans iole (Polynesian rat) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	8-Mar-00	Partial survey	Present	Wood and Legrande 2001
	21-Nov-01	Partial survey	Present	Legrande and Wood 2002
	Rattus sp. (Rats) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	8-Mar-00	Unknown	2 adults	Duvall 2000
PLANT
Family: Anacardiaceae
	Schinus terebinthifolius (Christmasberry) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Apiaceae
	Peucedanum sandwicense Makou Fed:T State:T			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Araliaceae
	Reynoldsia sandwincesis ohe Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Arecaceae
	Pritchardia hillebrandii Loulu Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Asteraceae
	Ageratum conyzoides Maile Honohono (Ageratum) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
	Artemisia australis Hinahina Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
	Melanthera integrifolia Nehe Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
	Pluchea carolinensis (Sourbush) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
	Pseudelephatopus spicatus (Elephants foot) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
	Sonchus oleraceus Pualele (Sow thistle) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Brassicaceae
	Coronopus didymus (Swinecress) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
	Lepidium bidentatum var. o-waihiense Anaunau Fed:none State:SOC			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Caryophyllaceae
	Schiedea globosa Maolioli Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Chenopodiaceae
	Chenopodium oahuense Aweoweo Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Convolvulaceae
	Ipomoea tuboides Hunakai (Hawaiian moonflower) Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Crassulaceae
	Kalanchoe pinnata (Cathedral bells) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Cyperaceae
	Carex wahuensis (Carex) Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
	Cyperus phleoides (Cyperus) Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Ebanaceae
	Diospyros sandwicensis Lama Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Euphorbiaceae
	Chamaesyce celastroides var. amplectens Akoko Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Fabaceae
	Senna gaudichaudii Kolomona Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Goodeniaceae
	Scaevola sericea Naupaka kahakai Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Lamiaceae
	Plectranthus parviflorus Alaala wai nui wahine (Little spurflower) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Lauraceae
	Cassytha filiformis Kaunaoa pehu (Dodder) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Liliaceae
	Dianella sandwicensis Uki uki Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Malvaceae
	Abutilon grandifolium (Hairy abutilon) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
	Malvastrum coromandelianum (Malvastrum) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
	Sida fallax Ilima (Fanpetals) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Piperaceae
	Pereromia blanda Alaala wai nui (Arid-land peperomia) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Pittosporaceae
	Pittosporum halophilum Hoawa Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Plantaginaceae
	Plantago lanceolata (Narrowleaf plantain) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Plumabaginaceae
	Plumbago zeylanica iliee (White leadwort) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Poaceae
	Digitaria insularis (Sourgrass) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
	Eragrostis variabilis Emoloa, kawelu Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Polypodiaceae
	Phymatosorus grossus Lauae (Maile scented fern) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Portulacaceae
	Portulaca lutea ihi (Purslane) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
	Portulaca oleracea (Pigweed) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Pteridaceae
	Doryopteris decipiens Iwaiwa Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Rosaceae
	Osteomeles anthyllidifolia Ulei (Hawai'i hawthorn) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Rubiaceae
	Morinda citrifolia Noni Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Santalaceae
	Santalum ellipticum Iliahialoe (Coast Sandalwood) Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Solanaceae
	Solanum americanum Popolo (Glossy Nighshade) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Sterculiaceae
	Waltheria indica Uhaloa Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Urticaceae
	Pilea peploides (Pacific Island clearweed) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
Family: Verbenaceae
	Lantana camara (Lantana) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	1-Nov-03	Complete survey	Present	Wood & LeGrande 2003
SEABIRD
Family: Fregatidae
	Fregata minor iwa (Great Frigatebird) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	8-Mar-00	Extrapolated	3 flew by islet	Duvall 2000
	8-Mar-00	Unknown	roosting	Wood and LeGrande 2001
Family: Laridae
	Anous minutus melanogenys noio (Black Noddy) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	8-Mar-00	Extrapolated	6 flew by islet	Duvall 2000
Family: Phaethontidae
	Phaethon lepturus dorotheae koae-kea (White-tailed Tropicbird) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	8-Mar-00	Unknown	1 adult	Wood and LeGrande 2001
	8-Mar-00	Extrapolated	49 adults, no nests	Duvall 2000
	21-Nov-00	Opportunistic survey	several chicks	Wood and LeGrande 2002
	Phaethon rubricauda rothschildi koae-ula (Red-tailed Tropicbird) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	8-Mar-00	Unknown	abundant around islet	Wood and LeGrande 2001
	8-Mar-00	Extrapolated	2 nests; 95 adults flying around islet	Duvall 2000
Family: Procellaridae
	Bulweria bulweri ou (Bulwer's Petrel) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	8-Mar-00	Extrapolated	1 skull and skeletal remains	Duvall 2000
	Puffinus pacificus chlororhynchus uaukane (Wedge-tailed Shearwater) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	8-Mar-00	Extrapolated	60 chicks	Wood and LeGrande 2001
	8-Mar-00	Extrapolated	7 calling, 16 flew over islet	Duvall 2000
	21-Nov-00	Opportunistic survey	60 chicks	Wood and LeGrande 2002
Family: Sullidae
	Sula sula rubripes a (Red-footed Booby) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	8-Mar-00	Extrapolated	2 flew by islet	Duvall 2000

Literature Citations:

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

Anonymous. 1978. Mokapu and Kapapa Islet, color slides. Visitor Industry Program, Honolulu. 55 slides, color, 2 x 2 in., carousel tray. [Available at Windward CC only, Q111.H3no.1146]

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

Berger, A.J. 1972. Hawaiian birdlife and indigenous birds, p. 28. In: Hawaiian Birdlife. First. University of Hawaii Press Honolulu.

Berger, A.J. 1981. Hawaiian birdlife, p. 43. In: 2nd edition. University fo Hawaii Press, Honolulu.

Coles, S., Giuseffi, L. & Hutchinson, M. 2008. Assessment of species composition, diversity and biomass in marine habitats and subhabitats around offshore islets in the main Hawaiian Islands. Bishop Museum Technical Report 39: 82.

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.

Duvall, F. 2000. Mokapu Islet, Molokai, Hawaii: March 8 and 9, 2000 visit. Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Kahului. 6 p.

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

LeGrande, M. 2002. Survey of Kuka'iwa'a Peninsula. National Park Service, Kalaupapa National Historic Park, Maui County. 4 p.

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.

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. & LeGrande, M. 2001. Personal observations of Mokapu Islet including a regional checklist of vascular plants. Kalaupapa National Historic Park, Maui County. 9 p.

Wood, K.R. & LeGrande, M. 2003. Checklist of vascular plants found on four offshore islets: Huelo, Mokapu, Okala and Mokuhooniki: Moloka'i, Hawai'i Nov 2003. National Park Service, State of Hawai'i, 5 p.

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