Wetlands

A description of the wetlands managed as wildlife sanctuaries on Oahu with descriptions and projects for Pouhala and Kawainui wetlands is here: http://hbmpweb.pbrc.hawaii.edu/dlnr/projects/wetlands.

The Kawainui-Hamakua Marsh Complex on Oahu is a Ramsar Wetland which is defined as a Wetland of International Importance). Restoration to create ponds in the southern portion of Kawainui Marsh was to create a habitat for four endangered Hawaiian waterbirds: Hawaiian Stilt, Moorhen, Coot and Koloa: http://hbmpweb.pbrc.hawaii.edu/dlnr/projects/sanctuaries/kawainui. The Kawainui-Hamakua Marsh Master Plan EIS also has much information about those two wetlands and is available at: http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/kawainui-hamakua-eis/.

The Kawainui-Hamakua Marsh Master Plan EIS has lots of information about those two wetlands and is available at: http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/kawainui-hamakua-eis/. Restoration to create ponds in the southern portion of Kawainui Marsh was to create a habitat for four endangered Hawaiian waterbirds: Hawaiian Stilt, Moorhen, Coot and Koloa: http://hbmpweb.pbrc.hawaii.edu/dlnr/projects/sanctuaries/kawainui.

According to the FWS website for Kealia Pond (Maui) it is one of the most important areas in the state for wintering migratory waterfowl: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/kealia_pond/. The Wikipedia entry for the pond is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kealia_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge. The Google Map is here: https://goo.gl/maps/fy78F78hyipAmLFNA.

Kanaha Pond, another wetland on Maui, is a wildlife sanctuary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanaha_Pond_State_Wildlife_Sanctuary.

On Kauai are wetlands in the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/hanalei/.