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Lana'i islet map

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Moku naio (Shark Fin Rock)
Moku naio
Aerial photo with snorklers
Photo: J. Eijzenga

0.1 acre islet located near the southern end of Pali Kaholo just offshore from Kahekili's Leap.
The islet is part of the State Seabird Sanctuary: access is by permit only to protect the islet's flora and fauna.

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.

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. 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.

Additional information

KaneapuaKapukaloaKi'eiMoku naioNanahoaPo'opo'oPu'u pehe