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In the rainy winter season, high water levels enlarge the freshwater pond to more than 400 acres (1.6 km 2). [7] [8] By spring, water levels begin dropping [9] and by summer, the pond shrinks to half its winter size, leaving a salty residue behind: this accounts for its name, "Kealia", meaning "salt encrusted place"; [7] Coastal salt pans once produced the mineral from seawater. [4]
Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary (KPSWS) is a 208-acre wetland in Kahului on the island of Maui, Hawaiʻi. [1] The brackish-water sanctuary, situated between the ocean, an urban and commercial area, and Kahului International Airport, is home to many native plant and animal species, including over 100 native plants and invertebrate species, and 86 bird species.
Haleakalā National Park is a national park of the United States located on the island of Maui, Hawaii.Named after Haleakalā, a dormant volcano within its boundaries, the park covers an area of 33,265 acres (52.0 sq mi; 134.6 km 2), [1] of which 24,719 acres (38.6 sq mi; 100.0 km 2) is a wilderness area. [3]
The bird was once on all the islands of Hawaii but now it is only on the Island of Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai. Habitat loss, hunting, and introduction of mammals caused the bird population to dwindle. [13] Since 2010, only 2,000 birds were left. These birds were then kept in captivity to increase the population.
Located just inside Haleakala National Park near the summit of Haleakala in Maui, Hawaii, it includes a campsite and several hiking trails. [1] The grove is well known amongst birdwatchers due to the abundance of endemic honeycreepers at the site, including Iiwi , Apapane , Hawaii Amakihi , and the Maui Alauahio .
Haleakalā National Park was established as a separate unit of the National Park System in 1960 (it was previously joined with Hawaiʻi National Park on Hawaiʻi Island). At the time, the park only consisted of the crater area of Haleakalā. On March 26, 1951, Kīpahulu Valley was added to the park as Kīpahulu Biological Reserve to protect ...
Makahiku Falls is a 200-foot (61m) horsetail waterfall in Haleakalā National Park on the island of Maui in Hawaii. It runs on the Ohe'o Gulch stream. [ 1 ] The falls is accessed by the Pipiwai Trail .
Blue rock-thrush, the national bird of Malta. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Malta. The avifauna of Malta include a total of 426 species. It lies on a major migration route and many species pass through during spring and autumn. Two have been introduced by humans.