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Ki'ei
Ki'ei
Aerial photo
Photo: H. Eijzenga

1 acre islet located near Kiei Bay on the west shore of Lana'i.
The islet is State owned and all native flora and fauna on the islet is protected under State and/or federal law.
Field Accounts: 2 Nov 2007
Species checklists:
ARTHROPOD
 Order: ARANEAE
  Family: Dysderidae
    Dysdera crocota nananana (Woodlouse spider) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    3-Nov-07 Partial survey Present Eijzenga & Preston 2008
  Family: Oxypodidae
    Oxyopes sp. [of Kumashiro, 1990] nananana (Lynx spider) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    3-Nov-07 Partial survey Present Eijzenga & Preston 2008
  Family: Salticidae
    Hasarius adansoni pe'epe'e-maka-walu (Adanson's house jumper) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    3-Nov-07 Partial survey Present Eijzenga & Preston 2008
 Order: COLEOPTERA
  Family: Anthribidae
    Araecerus levipennis none (Koa haole seed weevil) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    3-Nov-07 Partial survey Present Eijzenga & Preston 2008
  Family: Coccinellidae
    Nephus roepkei none (Coccinellid beetle) Fed:none State:noneIntroduced
    3-Nov-07 Partial survey Present Eijzenga & Preston 2008
 Order: EMBIIDINA
  Family: Oligotomidae
    Oligotoma saundersii none (Saunder's webspinner) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    3-Nov-07 Partial survey Present Eijzenga & Preston 2008
 Order: HYMENOPTERA
  Family: Apidae
    Apis mellifera nalo-meli (Honey Bee) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    3-Nov-07 Partial survey Present Eijzenga & Preston 2008
  Family: Formicidae
    Solenopsis geminata naonao (Fire ant) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    2-Nov-07 Partial survey Present Eijzenga & Preston 2008
 Order: LEPIDOPTERA
  Family: Pterophoridae
    Lantanophaga pusillidactyla none (Lantana plume moth) Fed:none State:noneIntroduced
    3-Nov-07 Partial survey Present Eijzenga & Preston 2008
 Order: NEUROPTERA
  Family: Hemerobiidae
    Micromus timidus none (Brown lacewing) Fed:none State:noneIntroduced
    3-Nov-07 Partial survey Present Eijzenga & Preston 2008
PLANT
  Family: Aizoaceae
    Sesuvium portulacastrum Akulikuli Fed:none State:noneIndigenous
    2-Nov-07 Complete survey Rare Eijzenga & Preston 2008
  Family: Asteraceae
    Bidens pilosa (Spanish needles) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Rare Starr et al 2006
    Conyza bonariensis (Hairy horseweed) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Rare Starr et al 2006
    Emilia fosbergii Pualele (Flora's paintbrush) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Occasional Starr et al 2006
    Gnaphalium purpureum (Purple cudweed) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    4-Jun-05 Complete survey Rare Hobdy 1982
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Present Starr et al 2006
    Gnaphalium sp. (Gnaphalium) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Occasional Starr et al 2006
    Sonchus oleraceus Pualele (Sow thistle) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Rare Starr et al 2006
    Vernonia cinerea (Little ironweed) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Rare Starr et al 2006
  Family: Convolvulaceae
    Ipomoea tuboides Hunakai (Hawaiian moonflower) Fed:none State:noneEndemic
    4-Jun-05 Complete survey Occasional Hobdy 1982
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Rare Starr et al 2006
  Family: Cucurbitaceae
    Momordica charantia (Bitter melon) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Rare Starr et al 2006
  Family: Fabaceae
    Leucaena leucocephala Haole koa (White leadtree) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    4-Jun-05 Complete survey Rare Hobdy 1982
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Common Starr et al 2006
    2-Nov-07 Complete survey Rare Eijzenga & Preston 2008
  Family: Malvaceae
    Abutilon incanum (Hoary abutilon) Fed:none State:noneIndigenous
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Occasional Starr et al 2006
    2-Nov-07 Complete survey Common Eijzenga & Preston 2008
    Sida fallax Ilima (Fanpetals) Fed:none State:noneIndigenous
    4-Jun-05 Complete survey Common Hobdy 1982
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Common Starr et al 2006
    2-Nov-07 Complete survey Common Eijzenga & Preston 2008
  Family: Nyctaginaceae
    Boerhavia acutifolia Alena Fed:none State:noneIndigenous
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Present Starr et al 2006
    Boerhavia sp. Alena (Boerhavia) Fed:none State:noneIndigenous
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Rare Starr et al 2006
    2-Nov-07 Complete survey Rare Eijzenga & Preston 2008
  Family: Oxalidaceae
    Oxalis corniculata (Yellow wood sorrel) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Rare Starr et al 2006
  Family: Poaceae
    Bothriochloa pertusa (Pitted beard grass) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Rare Starr et al 2006
    Cenchrus ciliaris (Buffel grass) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Occasional Starr et al 2006
    2-Nov-07 Complete survey Rare Eijzenga & Preston 2008
    Cenchrus echinatus (Sand bur) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    4-Jun-05 Complete survey Occasional Hobdy 1982
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Rare Starr et al 2006
    Digitaria insularis (Sourgrass) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Rare Starr et al 2006
    Heteropogon contortus Pili (Tanglehead) Fed:none State:noneIndigenous
    4-Jun-05 Complete survey Common Hobdy 1982
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Present Starr et al 2006
    Panicum fauriei (Faurie's panicgrass) Fed:none State:noneEndemic
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Present Starr et al 2006
    Panicum maximum (Guinea grass) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Rare Starr et al 2006
    2-Nov-07 Complete survey Rare Eijzenga & Preston 2008
    Panicum torridum Kakonakona (Torrid panicgrass) Fed:none State:noneEndemic
    4-Jun-05 Complete survey Rare Hobdy 1982
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Present Starr et al 2006
    Setaria verticillata (Bristly foxtail) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    4-Jun-05 Complete survey Present Hobdy 1982
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Present Starr et al 2006
  Family: Portulacaceae
    Portulaca oleracea (Pigweed) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    4-Jun-05 Complete survey Occasional Hobdy 1982
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Common Starr et al 2006
  Family: Solanaceae
    Lycium sandwicense Ohelo kai (Hawai'i desert-thorn) Fed:none State:noneIndigenous
    4-Jun-05 Complete survey Occasional Hobdy 1982
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Rare Starr et al 2006
    2-Nov-07 Complete survey Rare Eijzenga & Preston 2008
    Lycopersicon esculentum (Cherry tomato) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Rare Starr et al 2006
    Solanum americanum Popolo (Glossy Nighshade) Fed:none State:noneIndigenous
    4-Jun-05 Complete survey Rare Hobdy 1982
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Present Starr et al 2006
  Family: Sterculiaceae
    Waltheria indica Uhaloa Fed:none State:noneIndigenous
    4-Jun-05 Complete survey Occasional Hobdy 1982
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Occasional Starr et al 2006
    2-Nov-07 Complete survey Common Eijzenga & Preston 2008
  Family: Verbenaceae
    Lantana camara (Lantana) Fed:none State:noneAdventive
    4-Jun-05 Complete survey Rare Hobdy 1982
    6-Apr-06 Complete survey Present Starr et al 2006
SEABIRD
  Family: Procellaridae
    Bulweria bulweri ou (Bulwer's Petrel) Fed:none State:noneIndigenous
    22-Aug-79 Complete survey 2 chicks Walker et al. 1985
    Puffinus pacificus chlororhynchus uaukane (Wedge-tailed Shearwater) Fed:none State:noneIndigenous
    22-Aug-79 Complete survey 6 burrows Walker et al. 1985
    6-Apr-06 Opportunistic survey a few pairing up in burrows Starr et al. 2006
    2-Nov-07 Complete survey 20 chicks Eijzenga & Preston 2008
Literature Citations:

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

Hobdy, R. 1982. The vegetation of Ki'ei Islet: Lanai, Maui County, Hawaii. Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Maui County. 1 p.

Starr, F., Starr, K. & Wood, K. 2006. Lana'i offshore islets botanical survey. Department of Land and Natural Resources, Divsion of Forestry and Wildlife, Honolulu. 57 p.

Walker, R.L., Hirai, L.T. & Woodside, D.H. 1985. Seabird survey of the Lana'i Pali coast. 'Elepaio 46: 6.

Additional information
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