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The Puʻu Kukui Preserve is the largest private nature preserve in the State of Hawaii, dedicated to protecting the watershed lands of the West Maui Mountains. Established in 1988, the 8,661-acre (35.05 km 2 ) preserve has been managed since 1994 by Maui Land & Pineapple Company in participation with The Nature Conservancy and the State Natural ...
Maui is one such "volcanic doublet," formed from two shield volcanoes that overlapped to form Maui. [12] [better source needed] Looking into the Haleakalā crater. The older, western volcano has eroded considerably, forming the peaks of the West Maui Mountains (in Hawaiian, Mauna Kahalawai). Puʻu Kukui is the highest, at 5,788 ft (1,764 m).
Haleakalā (/ ˌ h ɑː l i ˌ ɑː k ə ˈ l ɑː /; Hawaiian: Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈhɐlɛˈjɐkəˈlaː]), or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive, active shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. The western 25% of the island is formed by another volcano, Mauna Kahalawai, also referred to as the West Maui ...
Puʻu Kukui is a mountain peak in Hawaiʻi, the highest of the West Maui Mountains (Mauna Kahalawai). The 5,788-foot (1,764 m) summit rises above the Puʻu Kukui Watershed Management Area, an 8,661-acre (35.05 km 2) private nature preserve maintained by the Maui Land & Pineapple Company.
ʻĪao Valley is covered in dense rainforest, most of which consists of introduced vegetation on the valley floor. The Puʻu Kukui summit area at the valley's head receives an average 386 inches (9.8 m) of rainfall per year, [4] making it the state's second wettest location after The Big Bog, slightly wetter than Mount Waiʻaleʻale. [5]
Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the highest peak in the U.S. State of Hawaiʻi and the entire Pacific Ocean.. The Hawaiian Islands and the U.S. State of Hawaiʻi 13 major mountain peaks [a] with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.
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]
Piiholo's elevation of 689 meters is high enough to support temperate-zone plants such as pine and pecan. loblolly pine plantation at Piiholo.. Piʻiholo is a mountain summit on the island of Maui in Hawaii.