Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Kauai, Hawaii

The Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Kauai, Hawaii became the 425th Refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System on February 15th, 1985. The land is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect and enhance migratory seabird and endangered native nene, which are Hawaiian geese and to study their populations and habitats. They also are focused on preserving and maintaining the historical integrity of the area which includes lighthouses and support facilities that are on the National Register of Historic Places. They also conduct interpretation and environmental studies and protect and enhance native coastal plant communities.
The land of the Kilauea Point National Refuge is owned by the Federal Government and the lighthouse is owned by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Thousand of migratory seabirds use the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge for nesting, foraging, and resting every year. These include species such as the Laysan albatross, the red footed boobies, brown boobies, red-tailed and white tailed tropicbirds, great frigate birds and wedge tailed shearwaters. The refuge is also home to the Pacific golden plover and a small colony of the highly endangered nene has also been established in the refuge area.
The Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge is situated two miles north of Kilauea on the northern most tip of Kauai. It is a former volcanic vent that is no longer active. One special feature of the area is a 568 foot ocean bluff. A voluntary staff does a lot of research and helps to run the Kilauea Point National Wildlife refuge in Kauai.