Papahānaumokuākea Experience the largest conservation area in the United States, witness amazing biodiversity, and learn why Papahānaumokuākea is significant to Native Hawaiians.
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The seascape of Papahānaumokuākea is like no other place on Earth. Its great cultural significance to Kānaka ʻŌiwi is represented through the art of wayfinding and stars at sunrise over Mokumanamana. It is abundant in apex predators like sharks and jacks, endemic species like the īlio holo i ka uaua and masked angelfish, and seabirds filling the skies. Papahānaumokuākea also holds tribute to a rich maritime history, including U.S. Navy aircraft, the Battle of Midway as represented through the USS Yorktown, and a try pot once used in commercial whaling to boil whale blubber into oil.
Illustration: Matt McIntosh/NOAA
