Halulu Lake ( English Halulu Lake [1] ) is a lake in the central part of Niihau Island ( USA ), the smallest in the chain of Hawaiian Islands [5] . The third largest (after Halalia and Qealia) , divided by land into several reservoirs) [6] [4] .
| Lake | |
| Halulu | |
|---|---|
| English Halulu lake | |
 Lake on a topographic map | |
| Morphometry | |
| Absolute height | 3 [1] m |
| Square | 7.4 [2] [3] (15 [4] ) km² |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| State | Hawaii |
| District | Kauai |
Content
Name description and origin
The water surface area of the lake during rainy seasons is about 7.4 km² [2] [3] (for other sources - 15 km² [4] ). In dry time due to evaporation the water level in the lake falls [2] [3] .
According to Hawaiian linguists, Mary K. Pukui , Samuel H. Edberta The Ester T. Mukuni lake is named after the island of the same name and is derived from the name of the mythical bird Halulu , which fed on people [7] .
History
Before the attack on Pearl Harbor and the beginning of World War II for the USA, the island on which the lake was located belonged to the farmer Alimer Francis Robinson . The central area of the island off the coast of the lake was plowed up to prevent the landing of Japanese aircraft and use the island as an airfield. Due to the fact that landing on the island was impossible, the plane of the Air Force of the Japanese Empire suffered an accident here . Traces of furrows are still visible on the island [8] [9] .
Biodiversity
On the lake and in its vicinity live Hawaiian coot , Hawaiian walker and Hawaiian Mallard [8] [10] . A mullet lives in the lake. Before joining the USA, the Kapu Hawaiian law forbade fishing in the lake, except for the harvest season. Today the lake is used for breeding mullet [11] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Halulu Lake (Eng.) . Geographical Names Information System (USA) , US Geological Survey . The appeal date is February 4, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Tava, Keale, 1990 , p. 95
- ↑ 1 2 3 Juvik, Juvik, 1998 , p. 6
- ↑ 1 2 3 Doak, 2003 , p. 21.
- ↑ Doak, 2003 , p. 20–21.
- ↑ Morgan, 1996 , p. 205.
- ↑ Pukui, Elbert, Mookini, 1974 , p. 39
- ↑ 1 2 Young, Peter T. Ni'ihau Lakes (Inaccessible link) . Image of Old Hawaiʻi . Hoʻokuleana LLC (August 22, 2012). The date of circulation is May 16, 2017. Archived August 29, 2018.
- ↑ Gobetz, Wally Oʻahu - Honolulu - Ford Island: Pacific Aviation Museum - Cletrac Tractor . Flickr (May 26, 2010). The appeal date is May 16, 2017.
- Isher Fisher, Harvey I. The Avifauna of Niihau Island, Hawaiian Archipelago (Eng.) // The Condor: journal. - Santa Clara, CA: Cooper Ornithological Club, 1951. - January ( vol. 53 , no. 1 ). - P. 31—42 .
- ↑ Tava, Keale, 1990 , p. 66–67.
Literature
- Doak, Robin Santos. Hawaii: The Aloha State . - Milwaukee: World Almanac Library, 2003. - ISBN 978-0-8368-5149-6 .
- Juvik, James O. Atlas of Hawaiʻi / James O Juvik, Sonia P. Juvik, Thomas R. Paradise. - Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1998. - ISBN 978-0-8248-2125-8 .
- Morgan, Joseph. Hawaiʻi, a Unique Geography . - Honolulu: Bess Press, 1996. - ISBN 978-1-57306-021-9 .
- Pukui, Mary Kawena. Place Names of Hawaii / Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, Esther T. Mookini. - Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1974. - ISBN 978-0-8248-0524-1 .
- Tava, Rerioterai. Niihau: The Traditions of Hawaiian Island / Rerioterai Tava, Moses K. Keale. - Honolulu: Mutual Publishing Company, 1990.