Natural History of Nihoa and Necker Islands Hawaiian knowledge Brian Kiyabu

Brian Kiyabu

The Generic Concepts of Dischistus Loew and Bombylisoma Rondani Revisted

Date of Publication: November 30

but also demonstrate important lessons about life that still remain today

Hawaiian translation by Kaliko Beamer-Trapp

Natural History of Nihoa and Necker Islands Hawaiian knowledge Brian KiyabuThe isolated islands of Nihoa and Necker (Mokumanamana) are the two most southerly of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and have remained virtually untouched since their re discovery by westerners in the late 1700s. Although the first Polynesian settlers to these islands have long since departed, Nihoa and Necker still harbor an impressive variety of wildlife. Today almost 1,200 organisms (excluding viruses and bacteria) can be found on and around