Kauai's Exceptional Trees
K-1 Tropical Almond, Also known as False Kamani, Kamani Ula
Terminalia catappa.
Location - Along Ahukini Road (North Side), about 75 yards East of Kuhio Highway, near the Southeast corner of Hilo Hattie's.
TMK: 3-6-06 and 3-7-01-1
Coordinates: 21.9809° N 159.367°W
K-2 Swamp Mahogany, Also known as Robusta Eucalyptus, or
Eucalyptus robusta.
Location - Along both sides of Maluhia Road, extending 0.75 mile southward from Knudsen Gap.
TMK: 2-7-02-1 and 2-8-01-5
Coordinates: 21.9451°N 159.467°W
K-3 Ginkgo, Also known as Maidenhair Tree, Sacred Tree of China, or
Ginkgo biloba.
Location - Kokee State Park on Kaunuoha Ridge near the Kokee Road. TMK: 1-4-01
K-4 Chinese Banyan, Also known as India-laurel fig or Ficus microcarpa.
Location - At Nawiliwili north of Highway 501 on the hillside south of Kauai High School, at Menehune Gardens.
TMK: 3-2-05-8 and 3-2-05-17
K-5 Baobab, Also known as Bottle Tree, Monkey-Bread Tree, or Adansonia digitata.
Location - Behind the Koloa Missionary Church yard near the southeast corner.
TMK: 2-8-10-1
K-6 Cook Pine, New Caledonia Pine or Araucaria columnaris.
Location - Begins at the end of the Kipu County Road and extends 0.75 mile along the Kipu Ranch driveway.
TMK: 3-1-03-1
Coordinates: 21.948° N 159.421°W
K-7 King Kalakaua's Durian, Also known as Durian or Durio zibethinus.
Location - On the Grove Farm Homestead grounds among other interesting trees planted by G. N. Wilcox near Highway 501 at Ulukukui.
TMK: 3-6-01-2
K-8 Earpod, Also known as Elephant's Ear or Enterlobium cyclocarpum.
Location - In Koloa along Poipu Road in front of the Kauai Mortuary, Inc.
TMK: 2-8-10-15
K-9 Monkeypod, Also known as Raintree, Ohai, or Pithecellobium samano
Location - In Waimea in front of the historic Gulick-Towell home, 9567 Huakai Rd., Waimea.
TMK: 1-2-06-34
K-10 Siris Tree, Also known as Woman's Tongue, White Monkeypod, Lebbek, or Albizia lebbeck.
Location - In Waimea Valley on the Gay's Estate grounds at the end of Gay or Oli Oli Road.
TMK: 1-6-01-29
K-11 Kamani, Also known as Alexandrian Laurel, Kamanu, or Calophyllum inophyllum.
Location - In Hanalei near the Waioli Mission House. There are two trees behind the white picket fence and in front of the Mission House. K-11 is the tree located northeast of the house.
TM K: 5-5-06-8
K-12 Coconut Grove, Also known as Niu, Coconut-palm, or Cocos nucifera.
Location - The grove extends on both sides of Highway 56, Kuhio Highway, at Waipouli.
TMK: 4-3-6-2,4-3-7-27,28, and 29
Coordinates: 22.0589°N 159.324°W
K-13 Tropical Almond, Also known as False Kamani, Kamani Ula, or Terminalia catappa.
Location - Along Kuhio Highway in Haena, approximately 80 feet mauka of the highway. 7791 Kuhio Hwy, Haena, HI
TMK:5-09-05:2
K-14 Indian Banyan, Also known as Ficus benghalensis.
Location - Approximately 84 feet east of Hulemanu Road in Niumalu.
TMK: 3-2-02:26, 3-2-02:02
K-15 Kauila, Also known as Alphitonia ponderosa.
Location - Waimea Canyon State Park, at eastern end of Kauhao Ridge, just north-west of Kokee Ditch gaging station, 3,300 feet elevation.
TMK: 1-4-01-3
K-16 Paired Moreton-Bay Fig Trees, Also known as Ficus macrophylla.
Location - Flank the entrance to Kilauea School.
TMK: 5-2-09:6
K-17 Breadfruit Tree, Also known as Artocarpus incisus.
Location - On the grounds of Kilauea School.
TMK: 5-2-09:6
K-18 Royal Poinciana, Also known as Delonix regia.
Location - In Kilauea on the grounds of the Kilauea Cemetery, Mary N. Lucas Trust Estate.
TMK: 5-2-21 :22
K-19 Teak, Also known as Tectona grandis.
Location - In Lihue at 3621 Nokekula Circle, off Nawiliwili Road.
TMK: None
K-20 Monkey-Pod, Also known as Pithecellobium samano
Location - In Koloa behind the old Yamamoto Store next to river.
TMK: 2-8-07-16