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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

 

Natural Area Reserves

KAUA‘I: TWO RESERVES 4,786 ACRES
  Hono O Nä Pali  “Brow of the cliffs”
3,150 acres
  Ku‘ia  “Obstructed” 
1,636 acres
   
O‘AHU: THREE RESERVES 1,770 ACRES
  Ka‘ala  “The fragrant” 
1,100 acres
  Ka‘ena Point  “The heat” 
12 acres
  Pahole  [unknown]
658 acres
   
MOLOKA‘I: TWO RESERVES 2,950 ACRES
  Oloku‘i  “Tall hill”  
1,620 acres
  Pu‘u Ali‘i  “Royal hill”
1,330 acres
   
MAUI: FOUR RESERVES 17,123 ACRES
  ‘Ähihi-Kïna‘u  “Entwined” & “Flawed” 
2,045 acres
  Hanawï  [unknown]
7,500 acres
  Kanaio  “The false sandalwood tree”
876 acres
  West Maui (Named for the demigod, Maui)
6,702 acres
   
HAWAI‘I: EIGHT RESERVES 82,535 ACRES
  Kahauale‘a  “The hau tree/dew of Le‘a”
16,726 acres
  Kipähoehoe  “Much smoothed lava” 
5,583 acres
  Laupähoehoe  “Smooth lava flat”
7,894 acres
  Manukä  “Blundering”  
25,550 acres
  Mauna Kea Ice Age  “White mountain” 
3,894 acres
  Pu‘u Maka‘ala  “Alert hill”
12,106 acres
  Pu‘u O ‘Umi  “`Umi’s hill”
10,142 acres
  Waiäkea 1942 Lava Flow  “Broad waters”
640 acres
   

Nineteen reserves totaling 109,164 acres!

 



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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