![]() But if you diligently search the remote parts of the mountains you can still find some small little pockets where rare native plants and animals still remain. ![]() Like the rest of the island, most of the Waiʻanae Mountains have been over-run with invasive plants like strawberry guava, clidemia, and christmas berry. ![]() But since Mount Kaʻala - the highest point on Oʻahu - receives considerable rainfall, the Waiʻanae Mountains have a broader range of ecosystems and are more biologically diverse. Much of the Waiʻanae Mountains lie in the rain shadow of the Koʻolau Mountains and makes the Waiʻanae Mountains significantly drier. For quite some time now I have been exploring remote ridges and gullies in the Waiʻanae Mountains to look for rare native plants and animals.
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