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Maʻo hau hele Malvaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands Endangered  Oʻahu (Cultivated), N.W. Lānaʻi form  This unique form is nearly glabrous (no hairs) leaves. There is yet another form on Lānaʻi that is totally, or as can be, glabrous, and has only a few specimens remaining in the wild in a protected exclosure.  Maʻo hau hele was planted for an ornamental use by early Hawaiians.  NPH00022 nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_brackenridgei...