Offshore Islet Project

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Nanahoa

Aerial photo
Photo: H. Eijzenga

4 islets totaling 2 acres located off the western coast of Lanai near Honopu Bay.
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: Convolvulaceae
	Ipomoea tuboides Hunakai (Hawaiian moonflower) Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
Family: Fabaceae
	Leucaena leucocephala Haole koa (White leadtree) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	4-Jun-05	Complete survey	Occasional	Hobdy 1982
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
Family: Malvaceae
	Sida fallax Ilima (Fanpetals) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	4-Jun-05	Complete survey	Present	Hobdy 1982
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
Family: Nyctaginaceae
	Boerhavia repens Alena (Boerhavia) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	4-Jun-05	Complete survey	Present	Hobdy 1982
	Boerhavia sp. Alena (Boerhavia) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
Family: Poaceae
	Bothriochloa pertusa (Pitted beard grass) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
	Cenchrus ciliaris (Buffel grass) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
	Chloris virgata (Feather fingergrass) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	4-Jun-05	Complete survey	Common	Hobdy 1982
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
	Heteropogon contortus Pili (Tanglehead) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
	Panicum torridum Kakonakona (Torrid panicgrass) Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	4-Jun-05	Complete survey	Occasional	Hobdy 1982
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
	Panicum xerophilum Kakonakona (Torrid panicgrass) Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	4-Jun-05	Complete survey	Occasional	Hobdy 1982
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
Family: Portulacaceae
	Portulaca oleracea (Pigweed) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
Family: Sterculiaceae
	Waltheria indica Uhaloa Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006

Literature Citations:

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

Hobdy, R. 1982. The vegetation of Nanahoa Islets. 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. 1978. Named islands, islets, rocks, sandspits in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Department of Land and Natural Resources: Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Honolulu. 16 p.

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