Parks in Hawaii

Honouliuli National Historic Site, HI

Ten years after Hawaii's largest and longest-run WWII POW and incarceration camp was designated as a National Park, per the Proclamation, Honouliuli is a...

Kalaupapa National Historical Park, HI

When Hansen's disease (leprosy) was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands, King Kamehameha V banished all afflicted to the isolated Kalaupapa Peninsula on...

Kaloko-honokōhau National Historical Park, HI

Along the western coastline of the Island of Hawaiʻi lies the hot, rugged lava of Kaloko-Honokōhau. This seemingly barren and harsh landscape does not...

Pearl Harbor National Memorial, HI

At Pearl Harbor National Memorial, we honor the lives affected by the December 7, 1941, attack. This pivotal moment in global history marked the United...

Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, HI

How many places in America can you walk in the footsteps of a king? Where else has a stranded sailor risen up to become a great chief over an entire...

Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge (NE, 2mi), Honolulu

Pearl Harbor NWR was established in 1972 as mitigation for construction of the Honolulu International Airport Reef Runway. The Honouliuli and Waiawa Units...

Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (NE, 17mi), Hawaii

Hakalau Forest NWR contains some of the finest remaining stands of native montane rain forest in Hawai‘i. The slopes below 4,000 feet receive very high...

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawaii

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is the single largest conservation area under the U.S. flag, and one of the largest marine conservation areas...

Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge (SE, 0mi), Kauai

Kauaʻi has three wildlife refuges, Hanalei, Hulēʻia, and Kīlauea Point, managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge,...

Kakahai‘a National Wildlife Refuge, Maui

Kakahai‘a National Wildlife Refuge on the island of Moloka‘i was established in 1976 to permanently protect wetland habitat for endangered waterbirds,...

Hulē‘ia National Wildlife Refuge (N, 0mi), Kauai

Hulē‘ia National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is approximately 241 acres and was established in 1973 under the Endangered Species Act to recover threatened and...

Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai

Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1985 to protect and enhance migratory seabirds and threatened and endangered species and their...

Haleakalā National Park, HI

This special place vibrates with stories of ancient and modern Hawaiian culture and protects the bond between the land and its people. The park also cares...

Puʻuhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park, HI

Imagine you had just broken the sacred laws, the kapu, and the only punishment was death. Your only chance of survival is to elude your pursuers and reach...

James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge (SE, 0mi), Honolulu

James Campbell NWR is located in Kahuku, Ko‘olauloa on the island of O‘ahu. One of the few scattered remnants of natural wetlands that still exist on...

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Maui

Every winter, thousands of humpback whales travel to the warm, shallow waters of Hawai‘i to mate, give birth, and raise their young. Hawaiian Islands...

Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maui

Established in 1992 to protect the wetland habitat of two endangered wetland birds, Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge encompasses approximately 700...

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, HI

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park protects some of the most unique geological, biological, and cherished cultural landscapes in the world. Extending from...

Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge (SW, 0mi), Honolulu

On the upper slopes of the northern Ko‘olau Mountains exist some of the last remaining native intact forests on O‘ahu. In December 2000, thousands of...

Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, HI

Established in 2000 to preserve, protect and interpret traditional Native Hawaiian culture and natural resources, Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail is a...