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Along the drive towards Makapu’u (ma ka poo oo…. or bulging eye), on the Windward side of O`ahu island, lies an islet, nicknamed “Rabbit Island”. The Hawaiian name is Mānana (mahh na na), meaning buoyant. The name refers to its shape, like the head of a rabbit. It is made of 2 tuff cones, and it is currently a state seabird sanctuary that is home to thousands of different birds and Hawaiian monk seals. In 1880, John Adams Cummins introduced rabbits, which later populated the islet. They were eradicated about 1980, due to the destruction of the ecosystem. You need special permission from the Hawai`i Dept of Land and Natural Resources to go there.
A hui hou,
Haunani
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