Birds
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Plants & limu
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Mammals
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Reptiles & amphibians
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Fish
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Insects & arachnids
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Other invertebrates
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Fungi
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Habitats
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Ecosystems
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Threats & Conservation
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Choose a color segment to explore. Each family is a separate spoke connected through this Atlas ring.
About the images
Kauaʻi base image: cloud-free Landsat mosaic from the Hawaiʻi Statewide GIS Program / NOAA NCCOS dataset. Bird: ʻAkekeʻe, Carter Atkinson / USGS, public domain. Plant: ʻōhiʻa lehua, Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Fish family image: Kyphosus bigibbus photo, Wikimedia Commons. Fungi, other invertebrate, microorganism, habitat, ecosystem, and threats/conservation family images are illustrative category artwork, not occurrence records.
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More than a species list
A guide to life
and its connections.
An Atlas brings information together so you can explore it. Here, you can look up an organism and investigate its habitat, food or growing conditions, threats, and possible conservation actions.
From information to discovery
The Domain Science Project examines what organisms need and how those needs connect across an ecosystem. Organizing those relationships helps reveal questions, gaps, and opportunities for further research.
Evidence stays with the record
Confirmed information, historical context, and open research questions remain distinguishable. The collections will grow as sources and Kauaʻi occurrence records are strengthened.
Built for shared understanding
Free to explore.
Room to suggest changes.
The Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas is being developed as a free resource for residents, educators, researchers, and everyone interested in the island’s living world.
The project welcomes the prospect of community stewardship and sponsorship to support its growth. Contact info@KauaiAtlas.com to suggest corrections, share records, or discuss sponsorship.
Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas