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Three different styles of fish ponds are being reconstructed at the Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. The non-profit ʻAoʻao O Na Loko Iʻa O Maui is restoring Kalepolepo Fishpond also known as Koʻieʻ - i.e. in Kīhei on Maui - using a mixture of volunteers and skilled stonemasons.
Goat Island, also known as Mokuʻauia, is a flat islet consisting of lithified dunes in Laie Bay on the northeast shore of Oahu, Hawaii. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The islet is separated from Malaekahana State Recreation Area by a 720 feet (220 m) channel of limestone reef shelf 1 metre (3.3 ft) underwater.
James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii. It was established in 1976 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] to permanently protect an ecologically-intact unit and to provide habitat for native and migratory fauna and native flora.
Mosquitofish in Australia are classified as a noxious pest and may have exacerbated the mosquito problem in many areas by outcompeting native invertebrate predators of mosquito larvae. Several counties in California distribute mosquitofish at no charge to residents with human-made fish ponds and pools as part of their mosquito abatement programs.
A sea turtle at Wai'opae Marine Life Conservation District, Hawaii View of Honolua Bay from the turnout along highway 30; Honolua Bay Beach is part of the Mokuleia Marine Life Conservation District. There are both state and federal marine protected areas of the Hawaiian archipelago.
The Big Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a protected wildlife refuge administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service located on Hawaiʻi Island (commonly known as the Big Island) in the state of Hawaii. [1] It consists of Hakalau Forest on the windward side of Mauna Kea and Kona Forest on the western side of Mauna Loa. [2]
Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge Oʻahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge was established in 2000 to protect fish, wildlife, and plants which are listed as threatened or endangered species. [ 2 ] The refuge encompasses approximately 4,525 acres (18.31 km 2 ) and is managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
The larger island (on the left when looking from Lanikai) is referred to as Moku Nui and the smaller is Moku Iki, which translates literally to big island and small island. Some Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners note that there was likely a non-generic name given to the islands that have since been lost because neither Moku Nui nor Moku ...