Palaeoenvironmental and
Archaeological Investigations at
'Ohi'apilo Pond, Leeward Coast of
Moloka'i, Hawai'i

dc.contributor.author	Denham, Tim
dc.contributor.author	Eble, Francis J.
dc.contributor.author	Winsborough, Barbara
dc.contributor.author	Ward, Jerome V
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-08T20:00:49Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-08T20:00:49Z
dc.date.issued	1999-06-01
dc.description.abstract	A sediment coring and limited archaeological excavation project was undertaken within the former 'Ohi'apilo Fishpond (State Site 50-60-03-891), Kalama'ula ahupua'a on leeward Moloka'i, State of Hawai'i (Fig. 1). This work was conducted as part of the 'Ohi'apilo Wetlands Enhancement Project which is designed to provide 25.4 acres ofoptimal foraging, loafing and nesting habitat for two endangered endemic waterbirds, the Hawaiian stilt, or ae'o (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni), and the Hawaiian coot or 'alaeke'oke'o (Fulica americana alai), with benefits for other migratory shorebirds and waterfowl.
dc.format.extent	26 pages
dc.identifier.issn	0890-1678
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10524/74527
dc.subject	Ohi'apilo Wetlands Enhancement Project
dc.subject	Hawaiian stilt
dc.subject	Hawaiian coot
dc.subject	shorebirds
dc.subject	waterfowl
dc.subject	paleoenvironmental
dc.subject	Moloka'i
dc.subject	fishpond construction
dc.subject	sediments
dc.title	Palaeoenvironmental and Archaeological Investigations at 'Ohi'apilo Pond, Leeward Coast of Moloka'i, Hawai'i
dc.type.dcmi	Text
dspace.entity.type
prism.endingpage	60
prism.number	1
prism.publicationname	Hawaiian Archaeology
prism.startingpage	35
prism.volume	7

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