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- The Hawaiian language consists of only 13 letter
- The native flower of Hawaii, the
Hibiscus, is very close to extinction with only one population with four
plants left.
- The dry lowlands of Hawaii
contains almost 100% exotic species
- Koa from the island of Molokai was
used by native Hawaiians to make surfboards. (3)
- Hawaii is sometimes called the
"Paradise of the Pacific" because of its spectacular beauty,
abundant sunshine, expanses of lush green plants and gaily-covered
flowers.
- Feral pigs, which were introduced
to Hawaii by Polynesians 1500, are an invasive species on the island and
the tropical dry forest because they eat massive amounts of vegetation
causing native plant extinction.
- Tropical dry forest of Hawaii contains nearly one quarter of native Hawaiian plant species.
http://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/60237/1/8.3.TepGaines.pdf
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/medialibrary/2011/05/24/6376095e/US%20Hawaii.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_49R_J8Zpaw
Mariam Hovhannisyan
Daisy Gallegos
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