Kakahaiʻa National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Map of Hawaii | |
Location | Molokaʻi, Hawaii, United States |
Nearest city | Kaunakakai, Hawaii |
Coordinates | 21°04′02″N 156°56′40″W / 21.06722°N 156.94444°W[1] |
Area | 44 acres (0.18 km2) |
Established | 1977 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Kakahaia National Wildlife Refuge |
Kakahaiʻa National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established in 1977 to permanently protect wetland habitat for endangered endemic waterbirds and wintering migratory wetland birds and to maintain the structural integrity of an ancient Hawaiian fishpond.