:Makaleha Mountains

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The Makaleha Mountains (pronounced {{IPA|haw|ˈmɐkəˈlɛhə}} or {{IPA|haw|ˈmɐtəˈlɛhə}} in Hawaiian) are a mountain range in Kauai County on the eastern side of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The highest point is approximately {{convert|3,215|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above sea level.

The derivation of the place name Makaleha is the Hawaiian word makaleha (from maka "eye" and leha "to lift up") meaning "to wonder at; to admire" or "to lift the eyebrows, as in wonder or admiration".[http://ulukau.org/cgi-bin/hpn?e=&a=d&c=mahele&cl=search&d=HASHb17ab660da8a3a64f912ce Makaleha Mountains], Hawaiian Place Names.Lorrin Andrews and Henry H. Parker (1922), A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language, [http://ulukau.org/elib/collect/parker/index/assoc/D0.dir/doc412.pdf p. 402].

Makaleha pritchardia or Pritchardia hardyi is an endangered species of Arecaceae palm tree that is endemic to Hawaiian tropical rainforests on Kauai. In 1998 only 30 individuals remained in the wild along Powerline Trail between Wailua and Princeville.[http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/38646/all Pritchardia hardyi], 2017 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.