When you call Hawai’i , if it rain a lot and it is n’t the rainy time of year , you ’re most likely on the windward , or easterly , side of the island . field such as Hilo , on the Big Island , with 130 to 200 column inch of rain per year and Mt. Waialeale on Kaua’i , the pie-eyed situation in the United States , with 460 inch of rainfall per twelvemonth , have the islands ' most verdant rainforest . Although many of the state ’s aboriginal tropical rainforest plants are either out or list as peril , there are still several that you’re able to see in their lifelike habitat .
‘Ohia
The ' ohia ( Metrosideros polymorpha ) is a tree that figures more conspicuously in Hawa’ian mythology than any other industrial plant in the islands . The tree itself is a bit of a gnarled - looking matter , with twisted branch . Then there is the lehua heyday , the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ’s one redeem feature . normally fiery red in coloration , with the feathery texture of a bottlebrush , the lehua flower is a popular coronal flower . The ' ohia is a tardily - growing tree diagram found in Hawai’i ’s tropical rainforests . Although it is the most common native tree in the res publica , it is currently fighting for its existence against non - native invasive tree , such as the tropical ash tree .
Koa
The koa Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ( Acacia koa ) is the 2d most common tree in Hawai’i , find out in the rainforests on the islands of Hawai’i , Maui , Moloka’i , O’ahu , Kaua’i and Lana’i . Koa has historically been a valuable tree to the Hawai’ian masses , used for outrigger canoe , weaponry , tiki gods and even parentage control . Koa wood is commonly used today for relic items such as bowls , bracelets and motion-picture show frames . The koa tree is a bombastic one , growing to heights of up to several hundred fundament . It ’s also a heavy toper , requiring up to 150 inches of H2O per twelvemonth , depending upon its localization .
Loulu
Loulu ( dispirited - OO - lu ) is a lowly medallion tree , 10 to 26 feet tall , endemic to the island of Kaua’i . It is currently list on both the State of Hawai’i and Federal Endangered Species lists , as there is only one remaining universe – with four individual loulu ( Pritchardia viscosa ) tree – in existence in the state of nature . Sometimes call in a fan thenar , the loulu is a unmarried - trunked palm with sports fan - like leaves . In fact , the loulu was used as a fan in ancient Hawai’i , its handgrip covered with coconut cord .
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