Fence Book

The state and federal government are collaborating on a project to protect native plants and animals at Oahu's Kaena Point. Plans call for a six foot high mesh fence to be built from one side to the other.

The mesh will be small enough to keep rats and mice, which eat seabirds and plants, out of the protected area.

KOKEE, Kauai » The Kauai Watershed Alliance, with some help from the state and federal government, is hoping to protect more than 2,000 acres of pristine native forest in Alakai Swamp and around Mount Waialeale, one of the wettest spots on earth.

A 4.5-mile fence in the most remote, northeast corner of the swamp would keep goats and pigs out of the area and keep the home of hundreds of species of native plants pristine, said Chipper Wichman, chairman of the Kauai Watershed Alliance, in a statement.