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KILAUEA POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Located on the northern most point of Kaua'i is the Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge not only affords spectacular views from atop its 180-foot ocean bluff, but it is home to one of the largest populations of nesting seabirds in Hawai‘i (red-footed booby (ʻā in Hawaiian), great frigate bird ('iwa), and Laysan albatross (mōlī).), and the Daniel K. Inouye Kīlauea Point Lighthouse. From the bluff, you may be lucky to catch a glimpse of spinner dolphins (nai‘a), Hawaiian monk seals (‘Ilio holo i ka uaua), green sea turtles (honu), and humpback whales (koholā, October - April) in the waters below. Noteworthy, the lighthouse played a key role in the first trans-Pacific flight from the West Coast to Hawai‘i and has been part of Kaua‘i’s history since its completion in 1913.

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NENE (Hawaiian Goose)
Branta sandvicensis


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GREAT FRIGATEBIRD
Fregata minor


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DANIEL K. INOUYE KILAUEA POINT LIGHTHOUSE


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RED FOOTED BOOBY
Sula sula


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