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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Resources:

Pu`u O `Umi Fact Sheet

Pu`u O `Umi Management Plan

Pu`u O `Umi Topographical and Vegetation Map

Pu`u O `Umi Topographical Map

http://hawp.org/SectionView.php?SubSite=04 - Hawaii Association of Watershed Partnerships Kohala Watershed Partnership Site

Kohala Watershed Partnership - contains management plans and other info that covers Pu`u O `Umi NAR.

Conservation District Use Permit

Special Management Area Info

Some Rare Plants of Pu`u O `Umi NAR

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