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Island, tree, or disambig?

So there's a Hawaiian tree called the ‘ōhi‘a lehua, often simply called "ohia" or "lehua" (the former usually referring to the tree, the latter to its blossom). And for my part, growing up in Hawaii I only ever heard "lehua" refer to the plant, and never to the island, which makes me think this page should be about the plant not the island. Or perhaps this article should be moved to Lehua Island, and this page made a disambig directing folks to either the island article or the tree article. Though actually as things stand right now, the ‘ōhi‘a lehua doesn't have its own article, so there's not really any need to move anything yet. But perhaps it should be done at some point? Any thoughts? -- Severinus 08:16, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

The current page title is correct and appropriate. —Viriditas | Talk 09:24, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have to agree with Severinus; lehua is far more used to refer to the flower than it is to this virtually unknown uninhabited islet. Softlavender (talk) 00:09, 15 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I also have heard of the flower but not the island, but I'm neither from Ni'ihau nor Kaua'i, so for all I know, people from those islands may use Lehua to refer to the island regularly. I still support the disambiguation page suggestion. 66.91.36.8 (talk) 10:52, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bird survey

VanderWerf, Eric A. (January 2007). "Avifauna of Lehua Islet, Hawai'i: Conservation Value and Management Needs". Pacific Science. 61 (1). University of Hawai'i Press: 39–52. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

Active volcano?

In the article's introductory paragraph, there is a reference to "the active Niʻihau volcano." Growing up in Hawai'i, I was taught that the Big Island (Island of Hawai'i) was the only island with "active" volcanoes and the other islands' volcanoes were considered "dormant" or "extinct." As Ni'ihau is the oldest of the Hawaiian Islands, its volcano would be the least likely to still be "active." I am no geologist, so I won't stake my life on it, but I'd propose an edit to delete "active" as a qualifier for the Ni'ihau volcano. Of course, I am only going off a public school education, so I will defer to any experts out there who know better. 66.91.36.8 (talk) 11:03, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done - The “active” volcano is not in the citation provided and has been removed. Thanks for your comment. Good catch! Sorry it took so long to remove the misinformation. Jusdafax (talk) 01:14, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]