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Hala
Pandanus tectorius
Indigenous: All islands except Kahoʻolawe
ʻŌiwi: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Kahoʻolawe
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Hame
Antidesma pulvinatum
Endemic: O’ahu, Moloka’i, Maui, and Hawai’i
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Maui, me Hawaiʻi
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Hinahina
Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum
Endemic: All of Hawaiʻi
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa
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ʻAhuʻawa
Mariscus javanicus
Indigenous: All islands except Kahoʻolawe
ʻŌiwi: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Kahoʻolawe
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ʻAʻaliʻi
Dodonaea viscosa
Indigenous: All islands except Kahoʻolawe
ʻŌiwi: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Kahoʻolawe
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ʻAʻaliʻi
Dodonaea viscosa
Indigenous: All islands except Kahoʻolawe
ʻŌiwi: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Kahoʻolawe
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ʻĀkia
Wikstroemia uva-ursi
Endemic: Kaua’i, O’ahu, Maui, Molokai
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui, Molokaʻi
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ʻĀkia kuahiwi
Wikstroemia oahuense
Endemic: Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokai, Maui and Lānaʻi
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Maui me Lānaʻi
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ʻAkiohala
Hibiscus furcellatus
Indigenous: Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui, Hawaiʻi
ʻŌiwi: Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui, Hawaiʻi
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ʻAkoko
Chamaesyce celasroides
Endemic: All of Hawaiʻi including Nihoa
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Ka pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; ma Nihoa hoʻi.
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ʻĀkulikuli
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Inigenous: All of Hawaiʻi
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Ka pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; ma Nihoa hoʻi.
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ʻAlaʻala wai nui
Peperomia blanda
Indigenous : All the main islands except Kahoʻolawe
ʻŌiwi: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Kahoʻolawe
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ʻĀnapanapa
Colubrina asiatica
Indigenous: Ni’ihau, Kaua’i, O’ahu, and Moloka’i
ʻŌiwi: Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, me Molokaʻi
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ʻAuhuhu
Tephrosia purpurea
Polynesian Introduction: All of the main islands
Moananuiākea: Ka pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa
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ʻAwapuhi
Zingerber zerumbet
Polynesian Introduced – Common – Medicinal
Moananuiākea; lawe ʻia e nā kānaka
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ʻĀweoweo
Chenopodium oahuense
Endemic: Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokai, Maui, Lānaʻi, Hawaiʻi, plus Lisianski, Laysan, Necke, French Frigate Shoals, Nihoa.
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ʻĀwikiwiki
Canavalia hawaiiensis
Endemic: Lānaʻi, Maui, Hawaiʻi
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Lānaʻi, Maui, Hawaiʻi
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ʻIhi
Portulaca lutea
Indigenous: Northwestern H.I., Oʻahu, Molokai, Maui, Lānaʻi, and Hawaiʻi
ʻŌiwi: Mokupuni pālahalaha, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Maua, Lānaʻi, me Hawaiʻi
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ʻIhi molokini
Portulaca molokiniensis
Endemic: Molokini, Kaho’olawe
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Molokini me Kahoʻolawe
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ʻŌhai (kumulāʻau Molokaʻi)
Sesbania tomentosa
Endemic – Endangered Species
ʻĀpaʻakuma, ʻAne Nalowale
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ʻŌhiʻa lehua, ʻŌhiʻa, Lehua Mamo, Lehua, Mamo
Metrosideros polymorpha
Endemic: All of Hawaiʻi except Ni’ihau and Kaho’olawe
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa, koe ʻo Niʻihau me Kahoʻolawe.
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ʻŌlena
Curcuma longa
Polynesian Introduction: All of Hawaiʻi except Kahoʻolawe
Moananuiākea: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa, koe ʻo Kahoʻolawe
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ʻŌlulu, ʻĀlula
Brighamia insignis
Endemic; Endangered: Kaua’i Only
ʻĀpaʻakuma, ʻAne Nalowale: Kauaʻi
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ʻUala
Ipomea batatas
Polynesian Introduction: All of Hawaiʻi
Moananuiākea: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa
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ʻUki
Cladium jamaicense
Indigenous: All of Hawaiʻi except Niʻihau and Kahoʻolawe
ʻŌiwi: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Niʻihau me Kahoʻolawe
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ʻUkiʻuki
Dianella sandwicense
Indigenous: All of Hawaiʻi except Niʻihau and Kahoʻolawe
ʻŌiwi: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Niʻihau me Kahoʻolawe
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ʻŪlei
Osteomele anthylidifolia
Indigenous: All of Hawaiʻi except Niʻihau and Kahoʻolawe
ʻŌiwi: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Niʻihau me Kahoʻolawe
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Kāwelu
Eragrostis variabilis
All of Hawaiʻi including most of the Northwestern ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Islands
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa a ma kekahi hapa nui o nā mokupuni pālahalaha
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Koa
Acacia koa
Endemic: All of Hawaiʻi except Kaho’olawe and Ni’ihau
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa, koe ʻo Kahoʻolawe me Niʻihau
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Kokiʻo
Hibiscus kokio subsp. st.johnianus
Native ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Shrub – Endemic – Rare
ʻĀpaʻakuma, Kākaʻikahi
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Kokiʻo ʻulaʻula
Hibiscus kokio
Endemic: All of Hawaiʻi except Niʻihau and Kahoʻolawe
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa, koe ʻo Niʻihau me Kahoʻolawe.
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Kokiʻo keʻokeʻo
Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus
Endemic – Endagered
ʻĀpaʻakuma, ʻAne nalowale
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Kōlea (Kōlea lau nui)
Myrsine lessertiana
Endemic: All of Hawaiʻi except Ni’ihau and Kaho’olawe
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa, koe ʻo Niʻihau me Kahoʻolawe.
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Kōlea lau liʻi
Myrsine sandwicense
Endemic: O’ahu, Moloka’i, Lana’i, Maui and Hawai’i
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui me Hawaiʻi
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Kolokolo kuahiwi
Lysimachia hillebrandii
Endemic: Kaua’i, O’ahu, Moloka’i, Lana’i, Maui
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui
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Kukui
Aleurites mollucana
Polynesian Introduction: All of Hawaiʻi except Kaho’olawe
Moananuiākea: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa, koe ʻo Kahoʻolawe
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Lama
Diospyros sandwicensis
Endemic: All of Hawaiʻi except Kaho’olawe and Ni’ihau
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Kahoʻolawe me Niʻihau
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Loulu, Loulu lelo, Loulu hiwa, Hāwane
Pritchardia spp. P. hillebrandii, P. remota, P. shcatauerri
Native ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Endemic, Uncommon to Endangered
ʻĀpaʻakuma, ʻAno Laha ʻOle a ʻAne Nalowale
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Maʻo
Gossypium tomentosum
Endemic: All Hawaiʻi except Hawaiʻi Island
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ka mokupuni ʻo Hawaiʻi
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Maʻo hau hele
Hibiscus brackenridgei subsp. molokaiana
Endemic: All Hawaiʻi except Molokai and O’ahu
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Molokaʻi me Oʻahu
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Maiapilo
Caparis sandwichiana
Endemic: All of Hawaiʻi as well as some of the Northwestern Islands
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa, kekahi o nā mokupuni pālahalaha
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Maile
Alyxia stellata
Endemic: All of Hawaiʻi except Kaho’olawe and Ni’ihau
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Kahoʻolawe me Niʻihau
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Makaloa
Cyperus laevigatus
Indigenous: All of Hawaiʻi except Lana’i and Kaho’olawe
ʻŌiwi: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Lānaʻi me Kahoʻolawe
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Māmaki
Pipterus albidus
Endemic: All of Hawaiʻi except Kaho’olawe and Ni’ihau
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Kahoʻolawe me Niʻihau
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Manono
Hedyotis terminalis
Endemic: All of Hawaiʻi except Ni’ihau and Kaho’olawe
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Niʻihau me Kahoʻolawe
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Munroidendron
Munroidendron racemosum
Endemic, Endangered: Kaua’i
ʻĀpaʻakuma, ʻAne Nalowale: Kauaʻi
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Naio
Myoporum sandwicense
All of Hawaiʻi except Kaho’olawe; 1 Endemic subspecies: O’ahu
ʻŌiwi: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa, koe ʻo Kahoʻolawe; hoʻokahi naio ʻāpaʻakuma no Oʻahu.
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Nanea
Vigna mariana
Indigenous: All of Hawaiʻi except Lana’i and Kaho’olawe
ʻŌiwi: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Lānaʻi me Kahoʻolawe
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Naupaka kuahiwi
Scaevola gaudichaudii
Endemic: All of Hawaiʻi except Ni’ihau and Kaho’olawe
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Niʻihau me Kahoʻolawe
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Pāʻū o Hiʻiaka
Jaquemontia ovalifolia subsp. sandwicense
Endemic subspecies: All of Hawaiʻi
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa
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Pāmakani
Tetreamalopium lepidotum subsp. lepidotum
Endemic – Endangered Species
ʻĀpaʻakuma, ʻAno Nalowale
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Pāpala
Charpentiera obovata
Endemic: O’ahu, Moloka’i, Maui and Hawaiʻi island
ʻĀpaʻakuma: Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Maui, me Hawaiʻi
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Pāpala kēpau
Pisonia umbellifera
Indigenous: All of Hawaiʻi except Ni’ihau and Kaho’olawe
ʻŌiwi: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa; koe ʻo Niʻihau me Kahoʻolawe
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Pōhuehue
Ipomea pes-caprae subs. brasiliensis
Indigenous: All of Hawaiʻi including most of the Northwestern ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi islands
ʻŌiwi: Pae ʻāina holoʻokoʻa, a ma ka hapa nui o nā mokupuni pālahalaha
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Pōpolo (nelsonii)
Solanum nelsonii
Endemic
ʻĀpaʻakuma: He lāʻau pūnohunohu, a ke kumulāʻau haʻahaʻa (ʻumikūmālua kapuaʻi ke kiʻekiʻe loa). He lau ʻōmaʻomaʻo/melemele. ʻAno kalakala nā lau i uhi ʻia i ka heu ʻula. Luhe iho nā pua keʻokeʻo, a he hua pōpolo.
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Uhiuhi
Caesalpinia kavaiense
Endangered, Endemic: Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Lānaʻi, Maui and Hawaiʻi
ʻĀpaʻakuma, ʻAno Nalowale: Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Lānaʻi, Maui, me Hawaiʻi
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