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Marine Birds:
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
South Point
'Upolu Point

Wetland Birds:
Aimakapa Poind
Makalawena Pond
Hilo Ponds (Waiakea, Loko Waka)
Waipi'o Valley

Urban Birds:
Hilo
Kailua-Kona
Pu'u Anahulu

Forest Birds:
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
('Ola'a Tract, Kalapana extension, Thruston Lava Tube, Kilauea Iki Trail, Kipuka Puaulu Trail, Mauna Loa Strip Road)
Mauna Kea
(Pohakuloa State Park, Hakalau NWR, Pu'u La'au, Pu'u Huluhulu)
Hualalai (Kaloko Mauka Rd.)

Open Country Birds:
Saddle Road
Waimea
Puu Anahulu
Kailua-Kona to Waimea, Hwy (190)
Volcano Golf Course (Nene)
South Point Road

 

 

Guide to Birding the Hawaiian Islands

Popular Birding Sites on The Island of Hawai`i

Directions to Sites

    (Urban Birds)

  1. Hilo
    From Hilo Airport, take 1) Kanoelehua Avenue South, 2) Kamehameha Avenue (19) either East or West, or 3) the Saddle Road (200) West through Hilo Town.
     
  2. Kailua-Kona
    From Hilo, take either the Saddle Road (200) West to junction with Mamalahoa Highway (190) South and right on Palani Road (total miles-83), or take Hawaii Belt road (11) South and West past South Point to Kuakini Highway (19).
     
  3. Pu`u Anahulu
    From Hilo, take Saddle Road (200) West to junction with Mamalahoa Highway (190), turn left and South about 16 miles past Big Island Country Club (golf course) and Pu`u Lani Ranch down Pu`u Anahulu escarpment. Entrance road to Pu`u Wa`awa`a Ranch is on the left just past the bend in the road. From Kailua- Kona, take Palani Road North to the Mamalahoa Highway and proceed about 12 miles North and East to the entrance to Pu`u Wa`awa`a Ranch on the right. The Pu`uanhulu escarpment is a short distance beyond.
     
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