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 'Man with conch' is an original drawing by Herb Kane and used with his kind permission.

Hawai`i Natural Area Reserves System

Native Plants and Animals

Here are some of the special Hawaiian
plants and animals protected in the NARS!


MAMMALS, REPTILES, & FISHES IN THE NARS     

`ilioholoikauaua (monk seal) hinalea papio & ulua
`ope`ape`a (Hawaiian hoary bat) kumu puhi
honu mano uhu
honu `ea moi `u`u (menpachi)
aholehole paku`iku`i weke


Threatened honu


Endangered `ilioholoikauaua


Paku`iku`i

 

BIRDS IN THE NARS

`a (brown & red-footed boobies)

creeper

Maui parrotbill

ae`o (Hawaiian stilt)

`elepaio

moli (Laysan albatross)

`akekeke

fossil bird bones

nene

`akepa

`i`iwi

noio koha (brown noddy)

`akiapola`au

`io

`oma`o

`akohekohe

`iwa

po`ouli

`amakihi

koa`e kea

pueo

`anianiau

koa`e `ula

`ua`u

`a`o (Newell's shearwater)

kolea

`ua`u kani

`apapane

koloa

`ulili

 


Pulelehua


Pupu Kani Oe


`Oka`i caterpillar

 

PLANTS IN THE NARS

`a`ali` iliau naio
 a`e kauila na`u
`aiea kauana`oa naupaka
`akala koli`i nehe
`akia ko`oko`olau `ohai
`akoko kopiko `ohawai
 alahe`e kulu`i `ohelo
 alani lama `ohi`a
`ama`u limu kala `olapa
`awiwi loulu olopua
haha mahoe `olulu
hala maile pa`iniu
hala pepe mamaki pala`a
hinahina ma`o palapalai
`ie`ie ma`o hau hele pa`u o Hi`iaka
`iliahi mokihana wiliwili


Pukiawe


Mamane


Nuku`i`iwi



KAHEA is an alliance of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) cultural practitioners,
environmental activists and others concerned about protecting customary and
traditional rights and our fragile environment.

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