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CRAMP Study Sites: Kanahena Point, Island of Maui
Honolua -- Papaula -- Kanahena Point --Kanahena Bay -- Mā‘alaea -- Molokini Island -- Olowalu -- Puamana -- Mahinahina -- Kahekili
Geographic Name: Kanahena Point
CRAMP Site Code: MaKaP
Geographic Coordinates:
20° 36.089’ N 156° 26.214’ W
20° 36.070’ N 156° 26.280’ W
Chart showing Kanahena Point. Red arrows show location of transect sites. (Click image for larger view.)
Management Status: Natural Area Reserve
Area Description:
Upslope conservation land. Rugged basalt shoreline. Shallow low rugosity volcanic rock and boulder habitat. Deep reef more structurally complex with aggregated coral heads and sand patches. Deep site partially characterized by two unusual coral species. Southern sheltered site. One of the more pristine of the CRAMP sites.
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Kanahena Point, Maui 3m Total coral cover: 3.5% Species Richness: 6 Dominant Species: Pocillopora meandrina |
Kanahena Point, Maui 10m Total coral cover: 40.7% Species Richness: 10 Dominant Species: Porites rus |
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Photoquadrats of the Kanahena Point 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