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The Hawaiian tropical rainforests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in the Hawaiian Islands. They cover an area of 6,700 km 2 (2,600 sq mi) in the windward lowlands and montane regions of the islands. [1] Coastal mesic forests are found at elevations from sea level to 300 m (980 ft). [2]
Wao Kele O Puna (Wao Kele) is Hawaiʻi's largest remaining lowland wet forest, [1] about 15 mi (24 km) south of the city of Hilo, [2] along the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea volcano on the Island of Hawaiʻi. The name means the upland rainforest of Puna. Puna is one of 9 districts on the island. Lava from Kīlauea continues to flow onto forest land.
The wet forest largely consists of native plants that are also found on other Hawaiian Islands. Notable species of endemic plants that are federally endangered and are found in the area include: Kauai geranium (nohoanu, Geranium kauaiense ), a critically imperiled species whose population was estimated as a total of 140 plants in 2010
Much of Hawaii's native lowland habitat was first degraded following the Polynesians’ arrival over a thousand years ago. In the late 18th century, cattle , goats , and European pigs were additionally released into the forests, and hundreds of additional alien plants, animals, and insects have subsequently been introduced.
Record rainfall from Lane triggered devastating flooding and debris flows across Hawaii late this past week.
Mānoa Falls is located on the island of Oahu in Honolulu, Hawaii, in Manoa Valley, and comprise a 150 foot waterfall that empties into a small pool of water.The waterfall is nestled in the mountains of Koolau in a tropical rainforest. [4]
This image of the central Pacific, captured on Friday, Apr. 12, 2024, shows the storm with its bright-colored clouds spinning northwest of Hawaii (lower center). Intense rain was occurring in the ...
Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers around 2,000 years ago, according to a paper published Thursday, Jan. 11 ...