Huleia National Wildlife Refuge
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The Hulēia National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge on the island of Kauai in
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. It is adjacent to the Menehune Fish Pond, listed on the
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, on the southeast side of the island. The Hulēia Refuge is approximately of bottomlands and wooded slopes along the Hulēia River. It was established in 1973 to provide open, productive
wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The p ...
s as nesting and feeding habitat for endangered Hawaiian waterbirds, including the ''āeo'' (Hawaiian stilt, '' Himantopus mexicanus knudseni''), ''alae kea'' (
Hawaiian coot The Hawaiian coot (''Fulica alai''), also known as the alae ke'oke'o'' in Hawaiian, is a bird in the rail family, Rallidae, that is endemic to Hawaii. In Hawaiian, ''alae'' is a noun and means ''mud hen''. ''Kea'' or its synonym ''keo'' is an ad ...
, ''Fulica alai''), alae ula (
Hawaiian gallinule The Hawaiian gallinule (''Gallinula galeata sandvicensis'') is an endangered chicken-sized water bird in the rail family. It is also variously known as the Hawaiian common gallinule, Hawaiian moorhen, Hawaiian common moorhen, mudhen, or '' ...
, ''Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis''), and koloa maoli ( Hawaiian duck, ''Anas wyvilliana'') can be found here.Profile of Huleia National Wildlife Refuge
/ref> To protect and minimize disturbance to the sensitive endangered species that live there, the refuge is closed to all public access. However, shoreline access is provided just to the east at Niumalu Beach Park.


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Refuge website
National Wildlife Refuges in Hawaii Protected areas of Kauai Wetlands of Hawaii Protected areas established in 1973 Landforms of Kauai 1973 establishments in Hawaii {{Hawaii-geo-stub