The “tip” of Ka‘ena Point is a stunningly beautiful coastal area that has been designated a Natural Area Reserve because of its valuable natural and cultural resources. After motorized vehicles were prevented from entering the Reserve in the 1980s, the ecosystem rebounded. It is now home to a growing population of rare and endangered coastal plants and seabirds such as the Laysan albatross (Mōlī, Diomedea immutabilis), and wedge-tailed shearwaters (‘Ua‘u Kani, Puffinus pacificus), ‘īlioholoikauaua (Hawaiian monk seal) and honu (green sea turtle) are also regularly found resting along the shoreline. There are also significant Hawaiian cultural sites. But currently the special resources at Ka‘ena are under constant threat.

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Pōhai ka manu maluna, he i‘a ko lalo.   When the birds circle above, there are fish below. (Read more ..)