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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis	EN	breeding (2007)	present	A1
Olomao Myadestes lanaiensis	CR	resident (1988–1994)	1 birds	A1, A2
Hawaii Amakihi Chlorodrepanis virens	LC	resident (1980)	1,834 birds	A2
Iiwi Drepanis coccinea	VU	resident (1980)	80 birds	A1, A2
Apapane Himatione sanguinea	LC	resident (1980)	27,868 birds	A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Pu‘U Ali‘I	State Natural Reserve (V)	4
-	Moloka‘I Forest	State Forest (VI)	<1
1980	Kalaupapa	National Historical Park (V)	35
1982	Kamakou Macrosite	Easement (V)	10
1982	Kamakou Preserve	Biological Reserve (IV)	9
1985	Oloku‘i	Natural Area Reserve (V)	6
1987	Pelekunu Preserve	Biological Reserve (IV)	19

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	99
agriculture	1

The majority of lands comprising the Moloka`i Forests IBA are owned by the State of Hawai`i (69%). These include 90% of the Moloka`i State Forest Reserve, all of the Olokui and Pu`u Ali`i Natural Area Reserves, the portion of Kalaupapa National Historical Park included in the IBA, and a portion (3%) of the Pelekunu Nature Conservancy Preserve. A small portion of the State lands on the southwestern edge of the Moloka`i Forest Reserve are specifically held by the State Department of Hawaiian Homelands. The Nature Conservancy owns 1.5% of the IBA, with their holding comprising 8% of their Pelekunu Preserve. Privately owned parcels comprise 30% of the IBA, including one parcel of the Moloka`i Forest Reserve, the Kamakou Nature Conservancy preserve which is owned by Moloka`i Ranch, and numerous parcels that comprise 89% of the Pelekunu Nature Conservancy Preserve.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Molokai Forests (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/molokai-forests-iba-usa on 23/12/2024.