Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, surface : 360.000 km2 from Top Protected Areas

Most of the tourists that visit the Hawaiian Islands look forward to visiting this area.It offers its visitors as many as 7000 different animal and plant species,flowers of unimaginable colours and scents,and the endangered species of seal-Hawaiian monk.The first interest for putting this area under protection was shown in 1909 by Theodore Roosevelt. This idea was realized only in 2006 by George Bush. Funds for maintenance of the reserve are provided by the Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Internal Affairs of the U.S.