Wetland Resources: Hawaii

National-Water-Summary-Wetland-Resources-hawaii.pdf2.05 MB

Wetlands constitute less than 3 percent of the state of Hawaii but have had a major economic effect on the development of Hawaiian society both before and after European contact. Native Hawaiian communities depended on wetlands for cultivation of taro and other staple food crops and for coastal fisheries.

Type of document

Report

Program

Large pool of water surrounded by low tundra grasses under cloud covered sky.

National Wetlands Inventory

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency tasked with providing information to the public on the extent and status of the nation’s wetland and deepwater habitats, as well as changes to these habitats over time.

Program

Ecosystem

Wetland

Subject tags

Wetlands

FWS and DOI Region(s)

Pacific