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The bet365下载ios, in partnership with the State of Hawai鈥榠 Department of Transportation Highways Division (HDOT), is looking forward to welcoming visitors to a long-awaited viewpoint at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge on April 30, 2024.
The new viewpoint site will be the primary location for the public to visit Hanalei Refuge, where the public can safely view the many sensitive endangered species and habitats in the valley from a distance. The site will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
The viewpoint is a 5.4-acre parcel located along K奴hi艒 Highway in Princeville that includes two lookouts featuring views of the greater Hanalei Valley and Bay, Hanalei Refuge, and Halele鈥榓 Forest Reserve. The site also includes parking for 25 cars, short-term parking for a maximum of three small buses, interpretive displays, vault toilets, and native plantings that will provide residents and visitors with opportunities to learn about the natural and cultural history of the Hanalei Valley and Hanalei Refuge.
Hanalei Refuge, which is one of three refuges within the Kaua驶i Refuge Complex, provides one of the most important wetland habitat sites in Hawai鈥榠 for the recovery of the endangered koloa maoli (Hawaiian duck), 鈥榓lae ke鈥榦ke鈥榦 (Hawaiian coot), 鈥榓lae 鈥榰la (Hawaiian common gallinule), ae鈥榦 (Hawaiian stilt), and threatened n膿n膿 (Hawaiian goose).
With its patchwork quilt of lo驶i kalo and wetland management units, Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge is the oldest of Kaua鈥榠鈥檚 three national wildlife refuges. The 917-acre refuge was established in 1972 to recover threatened and endangered species, including endangered waterbirds that rely on the Hanalei Valley for nesting and feeding habitat. Learn more about the refuge by visiting our website: www.fws.gov/hanalei or call Jennifer Waipa at (808) 828-1413 x2228.
