Pu‘u O ‘Umi

Pu‘u O ‘Umi

Acres: 10,142
Established: 7/9/87
TMK: 4-9-13-1 (5,388), 6-1-1-1 (2,239), 6-2-1-1 (252), 6-2-1-2 (872), 6-3-1-2 (2,310), 6-3-1-4 (4,547), 6-3-1-5 (1,598), 6-3-1-7 (130)

This Reserve includes the wet summit lands of the Kohala Mountains, with two rare kinds of montane bogs surrounded by ‘ohi‘a forests, shrublands, and grasslands.

The Reserve extends downslope to the Kohala sea cliffs and a coastal dry grassland. Rare plants are known from bogs and forests. The steep cliffs of Waipi‘o and Waimanu valleys form part of the Reserve boundary. Numerous streams run through the area. The Reserve is an important watershed for the region.

Natural Communities: 13 total, 2 rare
Native Plants: 124 total taxa, 12 rare
Native Animals: 7 total taxa, 3 rare

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image of lush forestPC: Nick Agorastos
image of snail on leafPC: Zachary Judd
image of water and plantsPC: Zachary Judd