Hawaiian Moorhen

Established in 1972, Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is the oldest of Kaua‘i’s three national wildlife refuges. The 917-acre Refuge is located in the beautiful Hanalei River Valley on Kaua‘i’s north shore. Encircled by waterfall-draped mountains, the picturesque Hanalei Valley on the north shore of Kaua‘i harbors the Hanalei NWR. The Refuge was established under the Endangered Species Act to conserve five endangered water birds that rely on the Hanalei Valley for nesting and feeding habitat: the koloa maoli (Hawaiian duck), the ‘alae ke‘oke‘o (Hawaiian coot), the ‘alae‘ula (Hawaiian moorhen), the ae‘o (Hawaiian stilt), and the nēnē (Hawaiian goose). Forty-five other species of birds (18 of which are introduced species) also utillize refuge habitat at some point throughout the year. Learn more at www.fws.gov/refuge/hanalei