Mo'omomi

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Mo'omomi Dunes and view of Kamakou Peak
Mo'omomi Dunes and view of Kamakou Peak

Mo'omomi is a Nature Conservancy Preserve located on the northwestern shore of Molokai in Hawaii. This area is a very dry and hot area of the island, primarily denuded of soil due to overgrazing and poor land use practices over last last 150 years.

Mo'omomi preserve contains one of the very last intact coastal dune ecosystems in all of Hawaii. The Mo'omomi preserve contains sand dunes, lithified sand formations, rare endemic Hawaiian coast plant species, nesting seabirds and green sea turtles, and the occasional Hawaiian monk seal.

Within the preserve, 22 native plant species can be found[1] including `akoko (Chamaesyce skottsbergii), Nehe (Lipochaeta integrifolia), Tetramolopium rockii, hinahina heliotropium[2], kolokolo kahakai (Vitex rotundifolia), the coastal morning glories pohuehue(Ipomea) and pa'uohi'iaka (Jacquemontia), Naupaka, and many others.

Mo'omomi coastal dunes
Mo'omomi coastal dunes

Access to Mo'omoni Preserve is available during Nature Conservancy guided tours.

hinahina on the dunes of Mo'omomi
hinahina on the dunes of Mo'omomi


[edit] References

  1. ^ The Nature Conservancy in Hawaii - Mo`omomi Preserve
  2. ^ Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum - Hinahina, hinahina ku kahakai, nohonohopuuone, pohinahina (Boraginaceae) - Plants of Hawaii - 1
  • [1] The Nature Conservancy: Why you should visit Mo'omomi
  • [2] Images of Mo'omomi on Hawaii Ecosystems At Risk

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