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Printable version; Page information; Get shortened URL ... Colored locator map for the island of Oahu: Date: 30 July 2007: ... Map_of_Hawaii_highlighting_Kalawao ...
Other common names include the Hawaiian black-necked stilt, the aeʻo (from a Hawaiian name for the bird and word for stilts), [8] the kukuluaeʻo (a Hawaiian name for the bird and word for “one standing high”), [6] [8] or it may be referred to as the Hawaiian subspecies of the black-necked stilt.
The island of Oʻahu and the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands [2] constitute the City and County of Honolulu. In 2021, Oʻahu had a population of 995,638, [3] up from 953,207 in 2010 (approximately 70% of the total 1,455,271 population of the Hawaiian Islands, [4] with approximately 81% of those living in or near the Honolulu urban area).
The nene is the official state bird of Hawaii. This list of birds of Hawaii is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of Hawaii as determined by Robert L. and Peter Pyle of the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, and modified by subsequent taxonomic changes. [1] [2]
They are part of the Hawaii State Seabird Sanctuary and activities on them as well as off-limit areas on them are regulated by law. [2] Specifically, the smaller islet, Moku Iki, is off-limits to visitors, as is the interior of Moku Nui. Also, no pets are allowed. Many birds nest in ground burrows on the islands.
English: Island of Oahu, Ursula Emerson, 1833. Mrs. Emerson's map of Oahu, as do her other maps, reflects a more accurate knowledge of the island than was indicated on printed maps available at the time. Her husband John later displayed considerable skill in surveying, so it is conceivable that he may have contributed to this map.
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.
Moku Manu, or Bird Island in the Hawaiian language, is an offshore islet of Oahu, three-quarters of a mile off Mokapu Peninsula. Moku Manu and an adjacent small islet are connected by an underwater dike. The island was formed from debris flung from a vent of the nearby Kailua Volcano. Its highest point is 202 feet (62 m) high, bordered by near ...