Makauwahi Cave

Makauwahi Cave

Reconstruction of the Turtle-jawed moa-nalo, Chelychelynechen quassus
location in Hawaii
Location	south coast of Kauaʻi island, Māhāʻulepū Valley
Region	Hawaii
Coordinates	21°53′18″N 159°25′8″W / 21.88833°N 159.41889°W / 21.88833; -159.41889

The Makauwahi Cave is the largest limestone cave found in Hawaii. It lies on the south coast of the island of Kauaʻi, in the Māhāʻulepū Valley close to Māhāʻulepū Beach, and is important for its paleoecological and archaeological values. It is reached via a sinkhole and has been described as “…maybe the richest fossil site in the Hawaiian Islands, perhaps in the entire Pacific Island region”.^[1]