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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Lāwaʻi Valley
South-shore valley containing McBryde and Allerton managed botanical landscapes.
Waita Reservoir
Large south-side reservoir and freshwater ecological/management feature.
Nounou Mountain / Sleeping Giant
East-side ridge/mountain landscape overlapping Nounou Forest Reserve and current hunting access.
Waimea River
West-side river system entering Waimea Bay.
Kōkeʻe uplands
High-elevation west-side upland landscape spanning park, forest and wilderness management units.
Pihea
High-elevation ridge/summit area on the Alakaʻi/Hono O Nā Pali boundary landscape.
Mōhihi headwaters
High-elevation headwater landscape identified in current protection planning.
Koaiʻe watershed landscape
Named landscape used in operational watershed-protection management; authoritative watershed ownership remains in Watersheds & Ahupuaʻa module.
Halehāhā watershed landscape
Named landscape used in operational watershed-protection management; authoritative watershed ownership remains elsewhere.
Nāmolokama landscape
Named management landscape in current watershed-protection network.
Lumahaʻi Valley
North-shore valley included in proposed watershed-protection planning.
Awaʻawapuhi Valley and ridge
Named west/Nā Pali ridge-valley landscape and proposed watershed-protection area.
Wailua River mouth
River-mouth/nearshore interface treated as a distinct ecological decision place.
