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Papa 2 – Wetland Habitats in Hawaiʻi 

What is a Wetland Habitat? What is the importance of this habitat?

Wetlands are special places where the land is sometimes covered with water. This water can be fresh or salty. Wetlands can be temporary (last for a little while) or permanent (last a long time). You can find wetlands in places like low areas, along coastlines, next to rivers or lakes, and even in Hawaii’s cloud forests.

https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/files/2020/08/WetlandPoster.pdf

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/953e394bb1864929bc687b215614aa68

https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/files/2020/08/WetlandBrochure.pdf

hawaii.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/prcc12.sci.life.wetlandshawaii/restoring-wetlands-in-hawai_i/?student=true

https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/heeia

Maui Wetlands

https://savethewetlands.org/wetlands-in-hawaiian-culture

Wahi (Place)	Holoholona (Animals)	Mea Kanu (Plants)
Loko Puʻuone (inland pond)  – Kanahā	https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/files/2019/12/Survey-Photo-Guide.pdf https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/sanctuaries/kanaha/	https://pacificbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/24-Elliot-_-Hall-1977-HI-Wetlands.pdf
Muliwai (estuaries) – Keālia https://youtu.be/LhuiXRhGDts?si=3XYPDAtzIo-A8bz_	https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/files/2019/12/Survey-Photo-Guide.pdf https://www.fws.gov/refuge/kealia-pond/species?category=%5B%22Birds%22,%22Insects%22,%22Mammals%22,%22Reptiles%22%5D	https://www.fws.gov/refuge/kealia-pond/species?category=%5B%22Flowering%20Plants%22%5D
Loko iʻa (fish ponds) – Kōʻieʻie loko iʻa  https://youtu.be/jTmSuAP40RY?si=xJ2t7m9aTLrXpIXi https://savethewetlands.org/fishponds-of-kula-kai/	https://blogs.ksbe.edu/paiealc/files/2025/02/Hawaiian-Fishpond-Plant-and-Animal-Identification-Guide-3903-1.pdf	https://drive.google.com/file/d/16vi7Y8pWqrAN6NwdQrIVEnvchm0ZYLb4/view https://www.hawaii.edu/reefalgae/natives/sgfieldguide.htm
Kāheka (tidepools) – Nāpili Bay	https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/files/2014/04/tidepool.pdf https://thetideisout.com/2023/11/28/tide-pooling-log-napili-maui-hi-day-one/	https://drive.google.com/file/d/16vi7Y8pWqrAN6NwdQrIVEnvchm0ZYLb4/view https://www.hawaii.edu/reefalgae/natives/sgfieldguide.htm