Makauwahi Cave holds treasures from the past. A natural amphitheater carved by groundwater and eroded by the elements, the Makauwahi cave sinkhole is a collapsed room of this unusual limestone cave, formed from Pleistocene sand dunes.
Ray, Julie, Jan and I explored the 17 acre reserve that is being restored with native plants.
Since 1999 invasive plants have been removed and native plants restored based on fossil records found in the cave. Now nearly 5000 native and Polynesian plants have been reintroduced to this landscape.
To learn more check out the book Back to the Future in the Caves of Kaua'i : A Scientists Adventures in the Dark by Dr. David Burney
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