Site Report: Kauai - Na Pali Coast, United States of America
Barbara crossing the Hanakapiai Stream
Na Pali Coast from the Kalalau Trail
Hanakapiai Falls
Na Pali Coast, Kauai
Na Pali Coast, Kauai
Cane Toad, Kauai
Black Durgeon, Kauai
Hawaiian Convict Surgeonfish (Acanthurus sandvicensis)
Pacific White-spotted Sea Cucumber Actinopyga varians
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Barbara crossing the Hanakapiai Stream
Na Pali Coast from the Kalalau Trail
Hanakapiai Falls
Na Pali Coast, Kauai
Na Pali Coast, Kauai
Cane Toad, Kauai
Black Durgeon, Kauai
Hawaiian Convict Surgeonfish (Acanthurus sandvicensis)
Pacific White-spotted Sea Cucumber Actinopyga varians
A coastline of steep lava cliffs offers access to waterfalls, and rugged hiking in forested environments.
Visits
- 2005-03-24: A hike into the first waterfall, and overnight camping in the state park to the east of the cliffs.
- 2005-03-28: We took this boat trip out to the cliffs for snorkeling. One of the activities was driving the boat through rough seas into a sea cave/sinkhole. I am normally not too freaked out by this kind of thing, but it seemed very dangerous.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (11 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(10 records)
Class: Amphibians
(1 record)
- Order: Toads and Frogs
(1 record)
- Family: True Toads
- Giant Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)
Class: Birds
(4 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Hawaiian Duck (Anas wyvilliana)
- Order: Perching Birds
(2 records)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
- Family: White-eyes
- Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Cetacea
(1 record)
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Class: Ray-finned Fish
(3 records)
- Order: Bonito (2 records)
- Order: Tetraodontiformes
(1 record)
- Family: Balistidae
- Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Turtles
(1 record)
- Family: Sea Turtles
- Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Phylum: Echinoderms
(1 record)
Class: Sea Cucumber
(1 record)
- Order: Aspidochirotida
(1 record)
- Family: Holothuriidae
- Pacific White-spotted Sea Cucumber (Actinopyga varians)