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Brown, "winged" seed structure ~ 3 inches long and ½ wide.
Tropical insular coastal valley.
Spotted in mid-air above Waimea Falls at Waimea Falls Park, along with two others, "helicoptering" down in a manner evocative of maple seeds, from a steep hillside north of Waimea Falls. The seeds landed near a public area at the falls, so I went looking and found one,which I then imaged.
jdc14515 - Thanks for the suggestion. I agree that this spotting is a mahogany tree seed, however, in addition to Swietenia sp. tree, it could as well be from a Toona sp. tree, one of the Asian mahogany species. Individuals of both genera are present in Hawaii. I've edited the spotting to reflect this update.
Spotted on Jul 4, 2018
Submitted on Jul 22, 2018
