All six species in the genus are mesic forests, such as Kipuka Puaulu.
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The road continues through a forest, Kipuka Nene, 1, 100-year-old trees surrounded by fresh lava.
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Hill Glazier Architects designed two-story bungalows arranged in the shape of a crescent, forming a " kipuka ".
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We climbed a steep hill to reach the Puu Huluhulu lookout, which is a kipuka, a section of mature vegetation surrounded by newer lava flows.
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The addition of an island of vegetation completely surrounded by lava known as Carey Kipuka ( air photo ) increased the size of the monument by in 1962.
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The six native plant communities include naio ( " Myoporum sandwicense " ), and mao ( " Gossypium tomentosum " ) in various kipuka, or pockets.
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The next day, we got a closer look at Mauna Loa, craning our necks in search of honeycreepers on a 1.2-mile loop trail through native forest at Kipuka Puaulu, also called Bird Park, on Mauna Loa Road . ( We heard their echoing song and spotted a bird nest, but didn't see them . ) It's worth taking this hike just to see the mother koa tree ( so large it has a sign ), its gnarled, partly hollowed trunk a major ecosystem, home to lichens, ferns and honeybees.
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