Volume 38(3,4), 1999 
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Description of Trail and Zonation: The 
Wai'anae Kai hike is a loop roughly in the form of 
a triangle, with two extensions: one heads up to 
Mt. Ka'ala but was not surveyed and is not 
described; the second goes to an area called "the 
Pinnacles," which was surveyed and is described. 
The trail is divided into six zones (see below), 
with separate species lists for each. 
Zone 1: From trailhead to trail loop junction. 
Elevations: 1,300 ft (trailhead) to 1,680 ft (395- 
510 m). Highly disturbed dry to mesic zone, many 
sections dominated by strawberry guava (Psidium 
cattle ianum). 
Native dicots and monocots: 
Peperomia blanda ('ala'ala wai nui, Syn. P. 
leptostachyd) 
Pipturus albidus (mamaki) 
Pisonia brunoniana (papala kepau) 
Pisonia umbellifera (papala kepau) 
Psydrax odorata (alahe'e, Syn. Canthium 
odoratum) 
Native ferns and fern allies: 
Asplenium horridum ('alae, 'iwa) 
Doodia kunthiana ('okupukupu) 
Gonocormus saxifragoides (Syn. G. minutus) 
Lepisorus thunbergiamis (pakahakaha, Syn. 
Pleopeltis thunbergiana) 
Microlepia strigosa (palapalai) 
Nephrolepis exaltata subsp. hawaiiensis 
(kupukupu) 
Polypodium pellucidum var. opacum ('ae) 
Psilotum nudum (moa) 
Sphenomeris chinensis (pala'a) 
Side Trails: 1,560 ft (475 m)--Side trail to right, 
up ridge, not taken. 
Side Trails: 1,600 ft (490 m)--Side trail to left, not 
taken. 
Side Trails: 1,640 ft (500 m)"Side trail to right, 
not taken. 
Other Notes: 
1. Alien plants seen: Acacia confusa, Aleurites 
moluccana, Andropogon virginicus, Blechnum 
occidentale, Buddleia asiatica, Caesalpinia 
decapetala, Christella dentata, Christella 
parasitica, Clidemia hirta, Coffea arabica, Conyza 
bonariensis, Cordyline fruticosa, Desmodium sp., 
Dicliptera chinensis, Dovyalis hebecarpa, 
Fraxinus uhdei, Grevillea robusta, Lantana 
camara, Leucaena leucocephala, Macadamia 
integrifolia, Mangifera indica, Melinis minutijlora, 
Nephrolepis multiflora, Oplismenus hirtellus, 
Panicum maximum, Paspalum conjugatum, Persea 
americana, Phlebodium aureum, Phymatosorus 
gross us, Pimenta dioica, Psidium cat tie ianum 
(both red and yellow forms), Psidium guajava, 
Rivina humilis, Rubus rosifolius. Salvia coccinea, 
Schinus terebinthifolius, Setaria parviflora, 
Sporobolus sp., Stachys arvensis, Stachytarpheta 
dichotoma, S. urticifolia, Youngia japonica. 
2. Pisonia brunoniana with numerous sticky 
seedpods. 
Zone 2: Beginning at Loop (triangle) junction, 
heading up the leg to the right, to 2,080 ft (635 m). 
Elevations: 1,680 ft (510 m) to 2,080 ft (635 m). 
This section also dominated by strawberry guava, 
with scattered native elements. 
Native dicots and monocots: 
Acacia koa (koa) 
Alyxia oliviformis (maile) 
Antidesma platyphyllum (hame) 
Cocculus orbiculatus (huehue) (Syn. C. trilobus) 
Coprosma folios a (pilo) 
Dianella sandwicensis ('uki'uki) 
Dodonaea viscosa ('a'ali'i) 
Gahnia beecheyi 
Machaerina mariscoides ssp. meyenii ('ahaniu, 
'uki) 
Melicope peduncularis (alani) 
Metrosideros polymorpha ('ohi'a lehua) 
Psydrax odorata (alahe'e) 
Xylosma hawaiiense (maua) 
Zanthoxylum kauaense (a'e) 
Native ferns and fern allies: 
Asplenium contiguum ('iwa lau li'i) 
Asplenium horridum ('alae, 'iwa) 
Asplenium normale 
Cibotium chamissoi (hapu'u) 
Doodia kunthiana ('okupukupu) 
Dryopteris fusco-atra ( ' i ' i ) 
Dryopteris glabra var. nuda (kTlau) 
Elaphoglossum paleaceum ('ekaha) 
Lepisorus thunbergianus (pakahakaha) 
Microlepia strigosa (palapalai) 
