NA PUA O KOKE'E
FIELD GUIDE TO THE NATIVE FLOWERING PLANTS OF NORTHWESTERN KAUA'I
WITH FLOWERING CALENDAR

Witness the beauty and uniqueness of the native Hawaiian flowering plants; most grow nowhere else on earth. With this guide you’ll be able to choose the trails and times to appreciate the blooming of the native flowers. Some of the most spectacular are becoming rare: you may not only be attending the first bloom of the season when you search them out; you may also be seeing a fragility that will soon be gone forever. Recommended for hiking enthusiasts, wildlife photographers, birders, naturalists, teachers and families.

KOKE'E, WAIMEA CANYON AND NAPALI STATE PARKS AND SURROUNDING FOREST RESERVES

Located in the upland area of northwestern Kaua'i, Koke'e, Waimea Canyon and Nä Pali Coast State Parks are among the most beautiful areas of the entire State of Hawai'i, and a nature lover’s paradise.
These parks encompass about 13,000 acres, and together with the surrounding Forest Reserves and Alaka'i Wilderness Preserve, contain 66 miles of trails (the best in the whole State), most of them in the cool mountains at an elevation around 4,000 feet. The views of Kalalau Valley and a trek through the Alaka'i can only be described as awesome and otherwordly. Waimea Canyon, often referred to as “The Grand Canyon of the Pacific,” is one of the most spectacular sites in the entire Pacific Region. You’ll never forget it.
Come and hike our trails, enjoy our scenery and with the help of this little guide, look for beautiful native flowers in bloom.

This little book is available in bookstores, museums and botanical gardens all over the island of Kaua'i, State of Hawai'i, as well at the Koke'e Resource Conservation Program, a program of Hui o Laka - Koke'e Natural History Museum. P. O. Box 100, Kekaha, HI 96752
Telephone (808) 335-9975, email: rcp@aloha.net

Koke'e Resource Conservation Program sponsorsConservation Service Projects in Northwest Kaua'i, Hawai'i. If you are interested, you can hjelp preserve Kaua'i’s biodiversity by participating in supervised weed-control projects to remove aggressive alien species from native Hawaiian forests.
In exchange for your work the program offes you:
• An education about Hawai'i’s special ecology
• A chance to experience rare native plant communities
• An opportunity to meet others who share your interest
• Accommodations in the historic CCC Camp for approved applicants
Funded by: Hawai'i Community Foundation, Cooke Foundation, U. S. Forest Service, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Gannet Foundation the Hawai'i Tourism Authority and other private donations