Inventory & Monitoring at Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park

Reenactment of traditional communal fishing
Reenactment of traditional communal fishing.

In old Hawai‘i, Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau was considered a sacred place of refuge for the Hawaiian people. Although the landscape has been altered by humans for hundreds of years, it remains a refuge for plant species, birds, bats, and marine life and is home to thousands of archaeological sites and features

An anchialine pool in Pu‘uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park

Reports & Publications

PACN I&M Inventory and Monitoring Reports, Protocols, and Articles from Pu‘uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park

Observing a Trematolobelia wimmeri in Hawai‘i

Park Species List

Discovering species in our parks

Last updated: June 22, 2021