Kawaiʻele Waterbird Sanctuary

"Beautiful, quiet place to see and hear birds, dragonflies and butterflies. Endemic plants are labeled, and there are a few informational boards. Short, flat walking path. We saw black-necked stilt, Hawaiian coot, common Gallinule, ruddy turnstone, Nene, cattle egret, black-crowned night heron, sanderling, and black francolin among others."

"We ended up here completely by mistake, but this place was great! Very interesting geology and habitat. We saw some Nene, and a bunch of fish and underwater sand craters. The color of the water was amazing, and we had the whole place to ourselves. If you're looking to experience a bit of the island's nature, it's worth the slight detour to visit this place."

"Smells delightful… NOT. Very few birds in October. Though it’s a short walk the limited birds around are located in the furthes pond. These foul know and like to avoid humans. Bring your telescope."

"Something chill to do if you enjoy nature. Not terribly obvious from the main road but there is a sign as you enter the area. Not clear where to park but we just hung a u turn and pulled over. Lots and lots of stilts around that were fun to see, some labeled plants and the signs described the different bids you can see in the area/island. We visited early on our trip and were able to name birds throughout the week that we saw on the island. Peaceful experience."

"Easy to pass by and ignore, but stop and take a walk. Lots of birds of course but some will get really close and dive bomb you - kind of fun really. The ae’o birds were dive bombing us almost as soon as we came into the park but quickly ignored us. Overall very glad we stopped and took a walk."