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CRAMP Study Sites: Kahekili, Island of Maui
Honolua -- Papaula -- Kanahena Point -- Kanahena Bay -- Mā‘alaea -- Molokini Island -- Olowalu -- Puamana -- Mahinahina -- Kahekili
Geographic Name: Kahekili
CRAMP Site Code: MaKah
Geographic Coordinates:
20° 56.257’ N 156° 41.595’ W
20° 56.274’ N 156° 41.623’ W
Chart showing Kahekili coastline. Red arrows show location of transect sites. (Click image for larger view.)
Management Status: Open Access
Area Description:
Watershed forest reserve. Upslope sugarcane fields have been fallow since 1999 with area planned for nearshore housing and resort development. Sewage treatment plant in close proximity (south of Honokowai) with 4 injection wells. Exposed limestone rubble and sand beach shoreline. Mixed carbonate/sand sloping shallow reef with high coral cover. Deep site characterized by aggregated coral heads with moderate to high rugosity and interspersed with sand patches. Northern exposure, sheltered Management concerns include nutrient inputs from agriculture and injection wells, sedimentation from runoff.
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Kahekili, Maui 3m Total coral cover: 43.6% Species Richness: 9 Dominant Species: Porites lobata |
Kahekili, Maui 7m Total coral cover: 30.2% Species Richness: 5 Dominant Species: Porites lobata |
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Photoquadrats of the Kahekili site from the 3m and 10m transects. |
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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