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	Kawai Nui Marsh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The marsh is located near Kailua on the windward side of O'ahu and is owned by the State of Hawaii and the City and County of Honolulu.
		Ka wai nui means "the big water" in Hawaiian and no doubt reflects the fact that this feature was a large, possibly marine or estuarine, body of water at the time when the area was first settled by Polynesians.
		Today, nearly all of the marsh is covered by vegetation, and this is either floating on water, growing on a mat of peat that is floating on water, or in the upper-most parts of the marsh a wet meadow.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kawai_Nui_Marsh (225 words)

	Kawai Nui Marsh: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Kawai Nui Marsh (or Kawanui) is, at over 800 ac, the largest wetland (A low area where the land is saturated with water) s in the Hawaiian Islands (A group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific).
		Ka wai nui means "the big water" in Hawaiian (The Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii) and no doubt reflects the fact that this feature was a large, possibly marine or estuarine, body of water at the time when the area was first settled by Polynesian (A native or inhabitant of Polynesia) s.
		The marsh is the lowland recipient of sometimes very heavy rainfall in Maunawili Valley (additional info and facts about Maunawili Valley).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/K/Ka/Kawai_Nui_Marsh.htm (222 words)

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		We will be clearing alien vegetation, planting and caring for native plants, and maintaining the trail system—all to recreate a native dryland forest and marsh ecosystems.
		KAWAI NUI ESTUARY WETLAND BIRD ISLET RESTORATION ~ As part of the Ahahui Mālama i ka Lōkahi marsh restoration program for Kawai Nui Marsh, an islet located at the Kaha Park side of the Oneawa Channel estuary has been cleared of alien vegetation and will be landscaped as a wetland bird habitat.
		"The Chants and Mo`olelo of Kailua Ahupua`a and Kawai Nui Marsh."
	home.hawaii.rr.com /ahahui/KNHF/KNHF_1.html (555 words)

	Koolaupoko regional ecosystems - Kawai Nui Marsh
		The total freshwater input to Kawai Nui Marsh is estimated at 6.8 mgd (25,700 m³/day) (Drigot et al., 1982) to 9.5 million gallons per day (35,900 m³/day) (Wilson Okamoto and Assoc., 1994), with 23,800 m³/day (6.3 mgd) discharged to Kailua Bay through the Oneawa Channel and 12,100 m³/day (3.2 mgd) lost to evapotranspiration.
		Historically, a portion of Kawai Nui Marsh was a 450-acre fishpond kept clear of encroaching vegetation by the communal efforts of the ahupua`a residents.
		A marsh is an aquatic environment in which water, sediment, and living matter are interacting in natural, but uniquely intimate ways in comparison with other aquatic environments such as streams, lakes, bays, and coastal waters.
	www.aecos.com /KOOLAU/Kawai_Nui_2.html (1654 words)

	Current Water Level measurements in Kawai Nui Marsh
		Kawai Nui is a layered system (see description under geology), and much of it can be described as a shallow lake covered by a floating mat of vegetation.
		A discussion of water/solids interactions in Kawai Nui is presented elsewhere.
		The gauges are all located on Oneawa Channel or its extension draining the marsh on the mauka side of the levee.
	home.hawaii.rr.com /ahahui/NaPohaku/KN_WL.html (866 words)

	Ka'iwakiloumoku - Hawaiian Cultural Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Kawai Nui helped to support a population in the thousands with its stream-fed lo‘i and enormous fishpond, the largest loko ‘ia (fishpond) in the islands.
		Lining the perimeter of Kawai Nui are historic sites, like Ulupō, some of them are religiously important and others are just important because they are from a time long gone.
		Kawai Nui extends to the tree line in the horizon.
	www.kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu /aahoaka/kawainui.php (1211 words)

	Kailua, Hawaii - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kailua is a census-designated place located in the City and County of Honolulu, in the Ko'olaupoko District of O'ahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay.
		There are no resort hotels in Kailua, and tourists generally stay in one of the many "Bed and Breakfast" setups operated out of private homes on or near the beaches in Kailua and Lanikai.
		A significant portion of this water area is Kawai Nui Marsh, the largest wetland in the Hawaiian Islands and a nominated Ramsar Convention site.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kailua,_Hawaii (589 words)

	Kawai Nui Marsh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The marsh is located near Kailua, Hawaii on the windward side of Oahu and is owned by the Hawaii and the Honolulu County, Hawaii.
		Ka wai nui means the big water in Hawaiian language and no doubt reflects the fact that this feature was a large, possibly marine or estuarine, body of water at the time when the area was first settled by Polynesians.
		The marsh is the lowland recipient of sometimes very heavy rainfall in Maunawili, Hawaii.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /wetlands/Kawai-Nui-Marsh.html (189 words)

	Tucson Board Meeting
		The largest remaining freshwater marsh in Hawaii at 750-plus acres, Kawai Nui marsh, located on the windward side of the island of Oahu, was once the site of a large settlement of ancient Hawaiians, and a significant habitat for Hawaiian waterbirds.
		The marsh is zoned under the most protective city and county and state designations, and large buffer areas around the marsh have been acquired by the state from private landowners.
		Kawai Nui marsh is located only 11 miles from downtown Honolulu on the island of O'ahu, but a relatively small number visit there.
	home.att.net /~aibragg/boardnts/tucson.htm (15037 words)

	canals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		, a canal called Hamakua, is dug on the southern side of the Kawai Nui Marsh to expand the drainage to Kaelepulu Stream.
		, another canal is dredged from Kaelepulu Stream to Kawai Nui Stream on the northern edge forming a ditch along the Coconut Grove community.
		The canal diverts marsh waters into the two major outflow streams.
	www.kawainuimarsh.com /floodcontrol/canals.htm (144 words)

	Koolaupoko regional ecosystems - Kawai Nui Marsh Biota
		Perhaps the most conspicuous characteristic of Kawai Nui Marsh today is the predominance of vegetation, both floating and standing, which covers most of the 900-acre expanse of the marsh, giving it a deceptive appearance, from a distance, of being a lush green pasture.
		Bulrush is able to flourish in a wetland such as Kawai Nui because its interior is made of sponge-like air spaces.
		This characteristic is even more pronounced at Kawai Nui where the water surface is extensively covered by floating peat, supporting both aquatic and non-aquatic plants.
	www.aecos.com /KOOLAU/Kawai_Nui_3.html (713 words)

	Activist still moves mountains - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Before written history, the area around Kawai Nui Marsh was probably the most important place on O'ahu.
		The marsh is what is left of a bay that was the favorite residence of the ruling chief, Kakuhihewa, founder of O'ahu dynasties.
		It's one of the reasons the marsh has been proclaimed a Wetland of International Importance by the Ramser Convention, an offshoot of the United Nations.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2005/May/01/ln/ln40pbob.html (758 words)

	KPUA.net - KPUA Hawaii News - Lawmakers support fed protection of Oahu's wetlands
		In February, the Kawai Nui Marsh complex in Kailua on Oahu was designated as one of America's wetlands of international importance.
		Historians say Oahu's earliest Hawaiians made their homes on the shores of Kawai Nui marsh and left behind the ruins of heiau, or Hawaiian temples.
		Muriel Seto, who for four decades has advocated for protecting the marsh, says the marsh is home to at least four endangered native bird species.
	www.kpua.net /news.php?id=4957 (146 words)

	Kawai Nui Marsh's beauty reappears - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		KAILUA —; A panoramic view of Kawai Nui Marsh not seen in more than 20 years was opened this month as chain saws and heavy equipment attacked the thick hau forest that has hidden the historic fishpond from passers-by.
		The clearing of a quarter-mile of brush has provided a panoramic view of Kawai Nui Marsh in Kailua not seen in more than 20 years.
		The marsh is home to one of the largest fishponds in the Islands built by Native Hawaiians.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2001/Aug/30/ln/ln34a.html (537 words)

	Ms. Garden Plum - Tea Time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Kawai Nui Marsh, located in Hawaii, is a natural marsh that is in danger of being destroyed by overcrowding and development.
		The marsh is threatened by many kinds of pollution and possible overcrowding.
		This site explores how marshes and islands are formed, how water flows in and out of the marsh, and how a marsh is different from a swamp.
	www.gardenplum.com /girls/teatim/kawai.html (437 words)

	Kawai, kawai guitar, kawai cn270 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Eiji Kawai is an assistant professor at Research Division of Digital Library, Nara Institute of...
		Hayao Kawai, a scholar of Clinical Psychology and Professor Emeritus at...
		Joanne Kawai is an RN at the Garfield Medical Center in Monterey Park.
	www.fashionmodelslist.com /kawai.html (917 words)

	Koolaupoko regional ecosystems - Kawai Nui Marsh
		Kawai Nui and Kailua town beyond from the Maunawili Demonstration Trail (elev.
		Core samples from underneath Kawai Nui Marsh reveal marine coral and calcium-containing deposits under clays and organic sediments.
		A description of the marsh as it appears today along it's western edge is provided for a place called Na Pohaku o Hauwahine.
	www.pixi.com /~isd/Kawai_Nui.html (707 words)

	WKCD - What Kids Can Do - Student Work -Hamakua Marsh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The construction of a levy as part of 1960s flood control measures had eliminated the marsh’s major source of water, leaving the 22-acre wetlands”; mostly dry, retaining water only after heavy rains.
		As the marsh gradually dried out, heavy underbrush and thick mangroves replaced the birds’ shallow water wading and nesting areas.
		After initially suggesting firetrucks, students got serious and settled on a combination of possibilities: clean the water in the nearby canal, create a pond as catchment for rainwater, pipe in water from Kawai Nui marsh (the wetland’s original source of water), and dig a well.
	www.whatkidscando.org /studentwork/Marsh.html (532 words)

	HHF - Kawai Nui Marsh Pathway Plan
		Kawai Nui Marsh is an expanse of wetland at the base of the Ko`olau Mountains on the Island of Oahu.
		At nearly 1,000 acres in size, it is the largest wetland in Hawaii, and an important habitat for native Hawaiian waterbirds.
		The goal of the plan is to enhance the existing transportation system in the area by providing alternatives to the automobile, to enhance recreational opportunities, and to provide educational access to the rich cultural, archaeological, and ecological features of the marsh.
	www.hhf.com /projects/kawai_nui_pathway.htm (181 words)

	Na Pohaku o Hauwahine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Kawai Nui Marsh is known for its legendary Hawaiian goddess and guardian spirit, the akua mo`o Hauwahine.
		The akua mo`o protected the health of the people and assured that they would have enough fish for their welfare if the marsh and fishponds were properly maintained.
		A nodule of phototrophic bacteria that is abundant in some parts of the marsh.
	www.alohahosting.net /~ahahui/PROGRAMS/NaPohaku.html (349 words)

	Lois Taylor - Evergreen
		Kawai Nui Marsh in Kailua is being clogged by water lettuce and small lily pads that have been thrown into the water by discouraged water gardeners.
		So after a brief fling at water gardening, some of the gardeners quit, and dumped their plants into the marsh where they thought the plants would have a second chance.
		They dry up water sources, as they are threatening to do at Kawai Nui Marsh, and they alter the ecosystem.
	starbulletin.com /98/05/01/features/evergreen.html (949 words)

	AML Cultural and Natural History Tours around Kailua, Oahu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The educational tours of the Kailua Ahupua‘a and Kawai Nui Marsh are offered to inform residents and visitors about Hawaiian archaeological, historic, and ecological resources of the marsh.
		Chants and Legends of Kailua Ahupua'a and Kawai Nui Marsh
		Birds of the Wetlands (Kawai Nui, Hamakua and Kaelepulu)
	www.alohahosting.net /~ahahui/PROGRAMS/Tours.html (559 words)

	Depositional Environment Marsh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In a depositional environment such as Kawai Nui, material collecting on the bottom accumulates in chronological...
		...is brought to the marsh on the rising tide than leaves the marsh on the falling tide, indicating that the marsh is a depositional environment.
		The AB confining unit was probably deposited in a Holocene to Recent marsh depositional environment (Weston 1992) and consists of organic silt...
	www.gardens-gardening.info /gardens-gardening-resources/depositional-environment---marsh.html (279 words)

	KGMB9 - Hawaii's Severe Weather Station \| Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Two state Senate committees agree the Kawai Nui marsh in Kailua should be federally protected.
		Historians say Oahu's earliest Hawaiians made their homes on the shores of Kawai Nui Marsh and left behind the ruins of Hawaiian temples.
		In February, the Kawai Nui Marsh was designated as one of America's wetlands of international importance.
	www.kgmb.com /kgmb/print.cfm?sid=1206&storyID=4129 (105 words)

	Poinography! » Marshes’ importance recognized
		The Advertiser has another story that is local news for me. This time it’s a report that Kawai Nui Marsh and Hamakua Marsh, just over the ridge from me, have been named Wetlands of International Importance.
		The Kailua wetlands are the first in the state, joining 21 others throughout the nation and more than 1,400 worldwide that have been cited under the Ramsar Convention, an international treaty designed to identify and protect the world’s most important wetlands.
		With that group of supporters it’s not likely the marshes will be threatened, at least not anytime soon, but some sort of federal or state protection would be even better.
	poinography.com /index.php?p=656 (266 words)

	Volunteer O`ahu - Environment Hawai'i (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This activity in the Kawai Nui Marsh is meant to help the special native habitat.
		Kawai Nui Heritage Foundation has projects to eradicate alien species, build trails, and plant native plants.
		The Kawai Nui Heritage Foundation has a project to clean up that litter, often caused by a dump on the road.
	www.environment-hawaii.org /volunteeroahu.htm (1132 words)

	Kawai Nui Stream Description, Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Kawai Nui Stream, the natural outlet for Kawai Nui Marsh, is now cut off from the marsh by an earthen levee at Coconut Grove in Kailua.
		Hence, Kawai Nui Stream no longer receives water from the marsh or contributes to it.
		This channel begins as a drainage canal on the makai side of the Kawai Nui marsh levee at Kaha Park, receiving runoff from the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Kailua.
	www.pixi.com /~isd/KawaiNuiStr.html (196 words)

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