Kamakou is the highest peak on the island of Molokai

Molokai

Molokai or Molokai is an island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It is 38 by 10 miles in size with a land area of , making it the fifth largest of the main Hawaiian Islands and the 27th largest island in the United States. It lies east of Oahu across the 25-mile wide Kaiwi Channel and north of...

, at 4025 feet (1,227 m). It is a part of the what used to be the East Molokai Volcano, which is located on the east side of the island.
Kamakou is located within the 2774 acre (11.2 km²; 4.3 sq mi) Molokai Forest Reserve, estimated to contain more than 250 rare native Hawaiian plants, many of which exists only in this part of the world. Two examples are the Olomaʻo (Molokai thrush) and Kākāwahie

Molokai Creeper

Paroreomyza flammea, commonly known as the Kākāwahie or Molokai Creeper, was a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanidinae. It is extinct, but formerly occurred on the Hawaiian island of Molokai in Hawaii. It was long with clawed toes. This bird had the appearance of a...

 (Molokai creeper). Monthly tours are held by the The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy is a US charitable environmental organization that works to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive....

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