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Kawaihae Small Boat Harbor

    



Latitude: 20 02 18 N

Longitude: 155 49 54 W

Island: Hawaii

Location: West coast, approximately 33 miles NE of Kailua-Kona.

Description: Completed in 1959, the main harbor is one of the island's two deep draft harbors. Coral dredged from the harbor basin and entrance channel was deposited on the south side of the harbor, creating a massive landfill and stockpile of soil material. Further erosion of the landfill has created several beaches within the harbor. It is frequented by yachts, commercial freighters and small whalers.

Freshwater Inputs:

Turbidity:

Nutrients: Bilge discharged from boats is a source of nutrients but these are not being monitored.

Collection Dates: 18.May.2000; 13.Nov.2000; 24.Jan.2001, 08.May.2001

Samples: Collections were mainly from pilings, submerged ropes, etc of the small boat harbor wharf, and the inner walls as well as along the outer wall separating the small boat harbor from the main harbor. On 24.Jan.2001, one collection was made from the inshore reef southwest of the reclamation work currently being undertaken.

Invasive Species Collected:
Cladophora socialis
Enteromorpha flexuosa (Wulfen) J.Agardh
Hypnea spinella (C.Agardh) Kütz.


All Species Collected:
Acrochaetium seriatum
Aglaothamnion cordatum
Anotrichium secundum
Antithamnionella graeffei
Caulacanthus ustulatus
Caulerpa racemosa var. peltata
Centroceras clavulatum
Ceramium fimbriatum
Ceramium flaccidum
Ceramium hanaense
Ceramium macilentum
Ceramium tenuissimum
Champia parvula
Chondracanthus acicularis
Chondria polyrhiza
Chondria simpliciuscula
Cladophora socialis
Codium edule
Dasya kristeniae
Diplothamnion jolyi
Enteromorpha compressa
Enteromorpha flexuosa
Enteromorpha intestinalis
Falkenbergia hillebrandii
Gelidiella adnata
Gelidiopsis intricata
Gelidium pusillum
Griffithsia heteromorpha
Herposiphonia crassa
Hypnea spinella
Jania adhaerens
Jania pumila
Laurencia galtsoffii
Lobophora variegata
Lomentaria hakodatensis
Lophocladia
Lophosiphonia prostrata
Malaconema minimum
Martensia fragilis
Melanamansia glomerata
Mesothamnion caribaeum
Microdictyon
Neosiphonia flaccidissima
Neosiphonia sphaerocarpa
Neosiphonia subtilissima
Padina sanctae-crucis
Peyssonnelia inamoena
Peyssonnelia rubra
Polysiphonia
Polysiphonia apiculata
Polysiphonia beaudettii
Polysiphonia scopulorum
Pterocladiella caerulescens
Pterocladiella caloglossoides
Sphacelaria rigidula
Spirocladia hodgsoniae
Taenioma perpusillum
Tiffaniella saccorhiza
Tolypiocladia glomerulata