A living guide to Kauaʻi
Places & Management Areas of Kauaʻi
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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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.
Hulēʻia River
River-valley system associated with Hulēʻia NWR and downstream coastal habitats.
Alekoko Fishpond
Historic fishpond / wetland-edge landscape viewed from the Hulēʻia refuge area; retain cultural-resource provenance separately.
Māhāʻulepū coastal landscape
South-shore coastal landscape with geological, ecological and cultural significance.
