A living guide to Kauaʻi
Kauaʻi species, habitats and conservation records
Explore the island’s native and introduced species, habitats, watersheds and conservation work. Each record connects its description, images and sources with the interactive Atlas.
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Waimea Bay and Waimea Recreational Pier Regulated Fishing Area
Regulated bay and recreational pier fishery area.
Hāʻena ʻOpihi Management Area
CBSFA sub-area where specified shellfish harvest is allowed under area-specific rules.
Makua Puʻuhonua
Four-sided protected sub-area in Makua lagoon within the Hāʻena CBSFA.
Hāʻena CBSFA Vessel Transit Boundary
Defined transit boundary governing vessel passage with otherwise prohibited gear aboard.
East Alakaʻi fenced watershed-protection area
Operational fenced watershed-protection area identified as current in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: East Alakaʻi. This is an operational management geography, not automatically a legal designation.
Honopū fenced watershed-protection area
Operational fenced watershed-protection area identified as current in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Honopū. This is an operational management geography, not automatically a legal designation.
Drinking Glass fenced watershed-protection area
Operational fenced watershed-protection area identified as current in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Drinking Glass. This is an operational management geography, not automatically a legal designation.
Halehāhā fenced watershed-protection area
Operational fenced watershed-protection area identified as current in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Halehāhā. This is an operational management geography, not automatically a legal designation.
Koaiʻe fenced watershed-protection area
Operational fenced watershed-protection area identified as current in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Koaiʻe. This is an operational management geography, not automatically a legal designation.
Hono O Nā Pali fenced watershed-protection area
Operational fenced watershed-protection area identified as current in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Hono O Nā Pali. This is an operational management geography, not automatically a legal designation.
Limahuli fenced watershed-protection area
Operational fenced watershed-protection area identified as current in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Limahuli. This is an operational management geography, not automatically a legal designation.
Wainiha fenced watershed-protection area
Operational fenced watershed-protection area identified as current in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Wainiha. This is an operational management geography, not automatically a legal designation.
Lāʻau fenced watershed-protection area
Operational fenced watershed-protection area identified as current in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Lāʻau. This is an operational management geography, not automatically a legal designation.
Nāmolokama fenced watershed-protection area
Operational fenced watershed-protection area identified as current in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Nāmolokama. This is an operational management geography, not automatically a legal designation.
Kanaele Bog fenced watershed-protection area
Operational fenced watershed-protection area identified as current in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Kanaele Bog. This is an operational management geography, not automatically a legal designation.
Kuia Natural Area Reserve fenced watershed-protection area
Operational fenced watershed-protection area identified as current in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Kuia Natural Area Reserve. This is an operational management geography, not automatically a legal designation.
Awaʻawapuhi proposed fenced watershed-protection area
Proposed watershed-protection fence area identified in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Awaʻawapuhi. Do not present as completed/current protection.
Blue Hole proposed fenced watershed-protection area
Proposed watershed-protection fence area identified in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Blue Hole. Do not present as completed/current protection.
Hanalei proposed fenced watershed-protection area
Proposed watershed-protection fence area identified in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Hanalei. Do not present as completed/current protection.
ʻIliʻiliʻula proposed fenced watershed-protection area
Proposed watershed-protection fence area identified in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: ʻIliʻiliʻula. Do not present as completed/current protection.
Lumahaʻi proposed fenced watershed-protection area
Proposed watershed-protection fence area identified in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Lumahaʻi. Do not present as completed/current protection.
Mōhihi proposed fenced watershed-protection area
Proposed watershed-protection fence area identified in a recent Kauaʻi watershed-protection analysis: Mōhihi. Do not present as completed/current protection.
Limahuli Garden & Preserve
Managed cultural-ecological landscape in Limahuli Valley; NTBG describes its goal as ecological and cultural restoration using the ahupuaʻa system as a management template.
Upper Limahuli Preserve
Upper Limahuli Preserve; NTBG reports 1,068 surface acres from roughly 1,600–3,330 ft, with relatively pristine native forest.
McBryde Garden
McBryde Garden is represented as a botanical research garden within the Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas Places & Management Areas intelligence module.
Allerton Garden
Allerton Garden is represented as a botanical garden within the Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas Places & Management Areas intelligence module.
Kanaele Bog
Rare low-elevation bog and long-term conservation/research site; keep separate from the fenced management-area record.
Makauwahi Cave
Limestone cave/sinkhole and major paleoecological archive documenting prehistoric Kauaʻi biota and environmental change.
Alakaʻi Swamp
High-elevation wet-forest and bog landscape within the Alakaʻi region.
Mount Waiʻaleʻale
Central high-elevation massif and major climatic/hydrologic reference place.
Blue Hole / Weeping Wall
Named high-rainfall headwater landscape used in watershed-protection planning.
Waimea Canyon
Major canyon landscape; distinct geographic object from Waimea Canyon State Park boundary.
Nā Pali Coast
Named rugged northwest coastal-cliff landscape spanning multiple management jurisdictions.
Hanalei Valley
North-shore valley containing wetland agriculture, riverine habitat and major conservation areas.
Hanalei Bay
Named north-shore bay and coastal ecological setting.
Hanalei River
Major river through Hanalei Valley; management and ecological relationships resolve through the hub.
Wainiha Valley
North-shore valley and watershed landscape with native-forest conservation importance.
Wainiha River
North-shore river/stream system.
Limahuli Valley
Bioculturally important north-shore valley containing Limahuli Garden & Preserve and native forest.
Limahuli Stream
Stream system linking upper native forest to lower valley and nearshore resources.
Hāʻena coastal area
Named north-shore coastal landscape overlapping State Park and CBSFA management geographies.
Kēʻē Beach and lagoon
Coastal beach/lagoon at the western end of the Hāʻena coastal area.
Makua / Tunnels reef and lagoon
Named reef/lagoon within the Hāʻena CBSFA; includes the Makua Puʻuhonua management sub-area.
ʻAnini reef and lagoon
Named north-shore reef/lagoon system; special-place record for ecological and conservation querying.
Kīlauea Point
Northern coastal point and seabird landscape; distinct from the federal refuge management boundary.
Mōkōlea Point
Named coastal point associated with the Kīlauea coastal/refuge landscape.
Crater Hill
Volcanic landform adjoining the Kīlauea Point refuge landscape.
Mokuʻaeʻae Islet
Offshore seabird islet; geographic object distinct from its wildlife-sanctuary designation.
Lehua Island
Offshore island important for seabird conservation; geographic object distinct from sanctuary designation.
Kaʻula Islet
Offshore seabird islet included in Kauaʻi wildlife-sanctuary administration.
Kalalau Valley
Major Nā Pali valley and ecological/cultural landscape.
Hanakāpīʻai Valley
Nā Pali valley included in Hono O Nā Pali NAR landscape.
Hanakoa Valley
Nā Pali valley included in Hono O Nā Pali NAR landscape.
Honopū Valley
Remote Nā Pali valley and current watershed-protection landscape.
Nuʻalolo Valley
Named west/Nā Pali valley landscape.
Polihale dunes and coast
West-side dune and beach landscape; distinct from State Park administrative boundary.
Mānā Plain
West-side plain/wetland-agricultural landscape with waterbird and land-management significance.
Kawaiʻele Wetland
Named west-side wetland; geographic object distinct from Kawaiʻele Waterbird Sanctuary designation.
Kawaikōī Stream
High-elevation stream/headwater system in the Alakaʻi/Nā Pali-Kona landscape.
Wailua River
Major east-side river and ecological/cultural landscape.
