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Moku hala

Aerial view
Photo: H. Eijzenga

0.3 acre islet located west of Moku mana near Pauwalu Point.
The islet is State owned and all native flora and fauna on the islet is protected under State and/or federal law.

Species checklists:

PLANT
Family: Aizoaceae
	Sesuvium portulacastrum Akulikuli Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	5-Apr-05	Complete survey	Common	Starr et al 2006
Family: Cyperaceae
	Carex wahuensis (Carex) Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	5-Apr-05	Complete survey	Occasional	Starr et al 2006
Family: Goodeniaceae
	Scaevola sericea Naupaka kahakai Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	5-Apr-05	Complete survey	Common	Starr et al 2006
Family: Poaceae
	Digitaria ciliaris (Henry's crabgrass) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	5-Apr-05	Complete survey	Occasional	Starr et al 2006
	Digitaria insularis (Sourgrass) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	5-Apr-05	Complete survey	Occasional	Starr et al 2006
Family: Verbenaceae
	Lantana camara (Lantana) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	5-Apr-05	Complete survey	Occasional	Starr et al 2006
SEABIRD
Family: Laridae
	Anous minutus melanogenys noio (Black Noddy) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	July 1, 1983- June 30, 1985	Opportunistic survey	200 roosting	Ueoka 1985
	July 1,1988- June 30, 1990	Opportunistic survey	200 roosting	Ueoka 1989

Literature Citations:

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

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.

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. & Wood, K. 2006. Maui offshore islet botanical survey. Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Honolulu. 124 p.

Ueoka, M.L. 1982. Limited survey and inventory of seabirds in the State of Hawaii. Statewide Non-Game and Endangered Species Program, R-VI-A(c). 2 p.

Ueoka, M.L. 1984. Limited survey and inventory of seabirds in the State of Hawaii. Statewide Non-Game and Endangered Species Program, R-VI-A(c). 2 p.

Ueoka, M.L.H. 1989. Limited survey and inventory of seabirds in the State of Hawaii. Statewide Non-Game and Endangered Species Program, R-VI-A(c). 2 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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