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Animals

animals includes:

Birds
 
 
Young monk seals. Both were born at this Kalaupapa beach.
NPS photo by Bryan Harry.
Young monk seals. Both were born at this Kalaupapa beach.
 
Kalaupapa has had five or more monk seal pups born on its beaches in recent years. It appears the females are returning to give birth because there is minimal human disturbance and they are protected. If you see a monk seal keep a distance of 50 feet or more.
yellow tang
Fishes
of Kalaupapa NHP (illustrated)
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Starfish
Marine invertebrates
of Kalaupapa NHP (illustrated)
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Pacific Islands Network
Inventory & Monitoring Program
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wedge-tailed shearwater
Birds
of Kalaupapa NHP (illustrated)
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loulu palms  

Did You Know?
On the small islands of 'Okala and Huelo off the Kalawao coast are found loulu palms, the only native genus of palms, and the endemic pua'ala, which can be found only on the sea cliffs and off-shore islands of Moloka'i from Kalaupapa east to Halawa.

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Last Updated: December 18, 2007 at 12:38 EST