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CRAMP Study Sites
Sectors: Haena -- Hanalei -- Na Pali -- Po‘ipū
Only one CRAMP site, Limahuli, has been established in the Haena Sector.
Geographic Name: Limahuli Site
CRAMP Site Code: KaLim
Geographic Location:
22° 13.489’ N 159° 34.755’ W
Chart showing the Haena Coast. Red arrows show the Limahuli transect sites. (Click image for larger view.)
Management Status: Open Access
Area Description:
Watershed national botanical garden and DLNR conservation land with some private holdings. One of few remaining intact ahupua’a systems. Limahuli stream drainage (pristine stream). Only a few private residences along shoreline. Limestone/basalt bolder shoreline with sand pockets. Shallow carbonate reef flat with low rugosity protected from north swell by well-developed reef crest. Deep reef high relief colonized basalt and boulder habitat with high standing fish stock. North exposed site. North Pacific Swell dominant forcing factor.
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Photoquads not taken due to shallow depth below camera level |
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Limahuli, Kaua‘i 1m Total coral cover: 14.9% Species Richness: 7 Dominant Species: Porites lobata |
Limahuli, Kaua‘i 10m Total coral cover: 19.5% Species Richness: 8 Dominant Species: Montipora patula |
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Photoquadrat of the 10m transect at the Limahuli site. |
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Last Update: 04/21/2008
By: Lea Hollingsworth
Hawai‘i Coral Reef Assessment & Monitoring Program
Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
P.O. Box 1346
Kāne‘ohe, HI 96744
808-236-7440 phone
808-236-7443 fax
email: jokiel@hawaii.edu