Kamakou

Kamakou is a 4,961-foot mountain on Molokai, part of the extinct East Molokai shield volcano that forms the island’s eastern side. Its summit lies within the 2,774-acre Molokai Forest Reserve, a notable center of rare native Hawaiian life. The reserve is estimated to contain more than 250 rare native Hawaiian plants, many found nowhere else in the world. It has also provided habitat for rare birds such as the olomaʻo, or Molokai thrush, and the kākāwahie, or Molokai creeper. The area remains accessible through monthly tours organized by The Nature Conservancy.

Ualapue, Hawaii · United States