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<br /> road running through this area is relatively disturbed and is dominated by alien trees and shrubs <br /> <br /> (silk oak, Christmas berry, haole koa). The dry forest to the north of the jeep road has not <br /> experienced a major disturbance and is among the most intact lowland dry forest fragments <br /> remaining on the island. <br /> The lowland dry forest canopy to the north of the jeep trail has a closed canopy of lama <br /> and iliahi (sandalwood) trees with a subcanopy of alahe'e interspersed with wiliwili, kolomona, <br /> `akia, mamame, 'ulei, 'akoko, and 'a'ali'i. At least 13 specimens of halapepe (a federally <br /> endangered species) and one ohe makai (species of concern). The understory has native tree <br /> I <br /> seedlings and saplings, especially lama, alahe'e and some iliahi. Native vines such as huehue <br /> I <br /> and koali are present. j <br /> Kupuna related memories of the presence of 'i5hi'a lehua above Mamalahoa Highway, <br /> large elama below that area with ala he'e, 'ohe, iliahi, mamane and the shrub 'a'ali'i. In lower <br /> portions of the property, the wiliwili trees were found. The botanical study confirmed the <br /> presence of these plants and other native plants on the Palamanui land. ' <br /> `Ohi'a lehua. In Hawaiian mythology, the god Ku was said to sometimes take the form of j <br /> i <br /> the'ohi'a lehua. The'ohi'a lehua tree is reflected in'olelo no'eau (proverbialftraditional sayings) <br /> associated with the Kekaha lands. "Ola aku la ka 'aina kaha, ua pua ka lehua kai" means "life <br /> has come to the Kaha (Kekaha, Kona) lands for the lehua blossoms are seen at sea:' The <br /> reference to the blossoms was to the canoes of the expert fisherman moving on the ocean for <br /> deep sea fishing during fishing season. Kepa Maly translated and compiled a similar saying, "Ola <br /> aku la ka'aina kaha, ua pua ka lehua I ke kai" as "the natives of Kaha lands have IHe, the lehua <br /> blossoms are upon the sea!". The saying reflected the seasonal practice in Kekaha of living in <br /> the uplands to cultivate their crops under the lehua trees and then moving to the shore for fishing <br /> when the weather became warmer. <br /> In addition to its place in mythology and `olelo no'eau, the Hawaiians used the wood, <br /> leaves and flowers of the 'iihi'a lehua. The timber was used to build houses within heiaus and for <br /> offering stands. The wood was also used for canoe gunwales and the roots were used for canoe <br /> hiluhiWheclass~Q9CRMPEx42 rov051905final I Q <br /> <br />