Rabbit Island Hawaii
by Mukta Gupta
Title
Rabbit Island Hawaii
Artist
Mukta Gupta
Medium
Photograph - Photograph Digital
Description
Manana Island is a small islet located off the eastern windward shore of the island of Oahu, between Makapuu Point and Waimanalo. Manana Island is approximately 3/4 mile off of Kaupo Beach, just northwest of Makapuu Point on the island of Oahu. The islet is also known as Rabbit Island. Some people think it is because the island is shaped like a rabbit's head or body, but it is actually becaue rabbits were raised on the island until 1994. The rabbits were removed at that time because started destroying the native ecosystem of the island, which is an important seabird breeding area. Manana Island is a 63 acre volcanic tuff cone island. It is about 2300 feet long and 4200 feet wide. rises to about 360 feet at its highest point. There is a small beach on the southwest side of the island that is approximately thirty feet wide.
Today the island is a protected bird sanctuary and during the spring and summer the island is a breeding area for thousands of sooty terns, brown noddies., wedge-tailed shearwaters, bulwers petrels, adn red-tailed tropic birds. Manana Island is a protected bird sanctuary and therefore it is not legal to land there unless you have permission from the Hawaii Department of Land Natural Resources.
The smaller island in front of rabbit island is kaohikaipu island, state of hawaii protected bird refuge. Access to this island is restricted to protect nesting birds and their habitat. Three species of bird nest on the island: the Wedge-Tailed Shearwater, Bulwer's Petrel, and the Black Noddy.
In 1993 a research project was initiated to attract the Laysan Albatross to Kaohikaipu Island. Albatross decoys were placed around the island to encourage the birds to nest. Kaohikaipu Island is also known as Black Rock and sometimes as Turtle Island.
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December 21st, 2012
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Comments (25)
Joan Carroll
i'm looking back at my first comment. :-D no pun intended! back for another visit and G+
Randy Rosenberger
Mukta, a real beauty of this coastline capture, with the deep blue water, the shoals and the rocks! fave and vote
Doug Kreuger
Beautiful seascape capture! Mukta. I love the colors and subject. The overcast sky adds something extra special to the atmosphere of this splendid scene. Voted
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