Enjoy images from Kaua‘i Watershed Alliance. Click to enlarge any of the images below.
- Rare Lobelia at Kanaele Bog
- Hawaiian name for this lobelia is haha-‘ai-a-ka-manu
- Kanaele bog – only remaining intact lowland bog ecosystem left in the state
- Found only on Kauai, rare hibiscus
- Native Hawaiian forest
- Beautiful waterfalls
- Ohia blossom and waterfalls
- Stream along deep valley on the north shore
- Endemic spider from the Thomisidae family
- Lobelia before flowering
- One of over 300 endemic flowering plants found only on Kauai
- With one of the highest rainfalls found in the world, Kauai is home to lush native vegetation critical for collection of water from clouds
- Alakai plateau
- Diverse native vegetation important for healthy forests and watersheds
- Waterfalls from above, photos by Malde
- Hiker at waterfall, Hono O Na Pali, northwest end of Alakai swamp, Kauai
- Kauai is home to 47% of the state’s entire species of endemic flowering plants, photo by Yuen
- Beautiful valley, part of larger watershed
- Lush native vegetation covering valleys is important for healthy watersheds for water collection and erosion control