POLLEN ANALYSIS OF KA-MO'O-MAIKA'I FISHPOND (KAD 109), HANALEI, KAUA'I

Summary

Twenty pollen samples were removed from cores collected in the Ka-mo'omaika'i

Fishpond located in Hanalei on the island of Kaua'i. The water is

primarily fresh, as the pond is fed by two streams, although Tsunami have

inundated this area several times. The fishpond has not been vised since 1940 and

has silted in and overgrown with California grass (Brachiaria mutica), bullrush

(Scirpus validus), and a native sedge (Cladium leptostachyum). Pollen analysis

was undertaken to establish vegetation in the vicinity of this fishpond during

its use prior to 1940.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 91-032

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