Kakahaia National Wildlife Refuge

Kakahaiʻa National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Kakahaiʻa National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Kakahaiʻa National Wildlife Refuge
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LocationMolokaʻi, Hawaii, United States
Nearest cityKaunakakai, Hawaii
Coordinates21°04′02″N 156°56′40″W / 21.06722°N 156.94444°W / 21.06722; -156.94444[1]
Area44 acres (0.18 km2)
Established1977
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteKakahaia 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.

  1. ^ "Kakahai'a National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.