Parks Guide

The West Loch and Middle Loch of Pearl Harbor are sites of small urban refuge units. This wetland refuge is primarily devoted to the recovery of Hawaii’s four endemic waterbirds (Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian moorhen, Hawaiian coot, and Hawaiian duck). All four birds are listed as endangered species due to their precipitous decline in the 20th [...]

Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge, 18 miles south of the equator and 1,300 miles south of Honolulu, is over 36,400 acres, including 1,100-acre (1.6 square mile) Jarvis Island. The majority of the refuge is marine habitat, including extensive coral reefs and other inshore tropical ocean habitats. Jarvis is an uninhabited low, flat, and sandy; vegetated [...]

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The nationally accredited Lyman Museum showcases Hawai’i?s natural and cultural history both in its exhibition halls and in its 1839 historic missionary home. The museum features collections of seashells and minerals, ancient art of China, artists of Hawai’i, and changing exhibitions. In addition, the museum hosts several community programs and events each year.

The Kona Historical Society, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1976 to collect, preserve, and disseminate information about Kona?s unique island heritage. The essence of sense of place – connecting past, current and future generations, is captured and shared through personalized education programs, dynamic exhibits and authentic experiences.

Encircled by waterfall-draped mountains, the picturesque Hanalei Valley on Kauai’s north shore, harbors the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge. Hawaii’s first National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1972, it provides essential habitat for endangered Hawaiian water birds, including the koloa maoli (Hawaiian duck), ‘alae ke’oke’o (Hawaiian coot), ‘alae ‘ula (Hawaiian moorhen), and ae’o (Hawaiian stilt). Visitation is [...]

Situated midway across the world’s largest ocean, 1,200 miles northwest of Honolulu, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge is a place of astonishing beauty. From the air, one sees the surrounding cobalt sea breaking white over the barrier reef into an aquamarine lagoon holding the atoll’s three low-lying islands. Due to our cooperator’s decision to leave [...]

Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge is located in the central Pacific Ocean, 717 nautical miles west-southwest of Honolulu. The refuge is managed for 14 species of breeding sea birds and 5 species of wintering shorebirds, and for its coral reef and diverse marine organisms, including the threatened green sea turtle. The atoll comprises four small [...]

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge’s rocky cliffs provide premier nesting and roosting habitat for seven native Hawaiian seabirds. It is one of the most important seabird nesting sites in the inhabited Hawaiian Islands. Reintroduction of the endangered nene (Hawaiian goose) began on the refuge in 1991 as part of a statewide recovery program. Predator control [...]

Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is one of the few natural wetlands remaining in the Hawaiian Islands. Located along the south central coast of the island of Maui between the towns of Kihei and Ma’alaea, this 691-acre wetland is home to the endangered Hawaiian coot (ae’o) and Hawaiian coot (‘alae ke oke’o). The refuge is [...]