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Hawaii State Natural Area Reserves System

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Categories: Hawaii | Environmental issues in Hawaii

The State of Hawai‘i created the Natural Area Reserves System, or NARS in 1971, to preserve and protect examples of Hawaiian biological ecosystems and geological formations. The system presently consist of 19 reserves on five islands , encompassing more than 109,000 acres of the State's most unique ecosystems. The diverse areas found in the NARS range from marine and coastal environments to lava flows, tropical rainforests, and even an alpine desert. Within these areas one can find rare plants and animals, many of which are on the edge of extinction. The reserves also protect some of the major watershed areas which provide our vital sources of fresh water.

The Natural Area Reserves System is administered by the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife. Currently, management teams are working to control the encroachment of non-native plants and animals which threaten the existence of the natural biota on the reserves.

Hawaii's 19 Natural Area Reserves

KAUA‘I: TWO RESERVES

1. Hono O Nä Pali
2. Ku‘ia

O‘AHU: THREE RESERVES

1. Ka‘ala
2. Ka‘ena Point
3. Pahole

MOLOKA‘I: TWO RESERVES

1. Oloku‘i
2. Pu‘u Ali‘i

MAUI: FOUR RESERVES

1. ‘Ähihi-Kïna‘u
2. Hanawï
3. Kanaio
4. West Maui

HAWAI‘I: EIGHT RESERVES

1. Kahauale‘a
2. Kipähoehoe
3. Laupähoehoe
4. Manukä
5. Mauna Kea Ice Age
6. Pu‘u Maka‘ala
7. Pu‘u O ‘Umi
8. Waiäkea 1942 Lava Flow

Related Links

• Legacy Lands Act

External Links

• The Hawai'i Natural Area Reserves System (State of Hawaii)
• E HO'OMAU -- Hawai'i Natural Area Reserves System (Kahea.org)
• Managers View As Mixed Blessing Proposed New Natural Area Reserves (Environment Hawai`i, March 2001)
• Reviving O'ahu's Westernmost Spot -- Kaena Point (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2-24-02)
• Natural Areas Commission Rejects Plan For Kayak Concession at 'Ahihi-Kina'u (Environment Hawai'i, May 2004
• Old disputes hound Kanaio Natural Area Reserve expansion plan (Maui Tommorrow, Sept. 4, 2004)
• Raise in land-care funding sought -- The plan would hike the conveyance tax to four times its current rate (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2-17-05)

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