{"id":87023,"date":"2021-04-12T08:20:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T12:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/?p=87023"},"modified":"2021-04-12T09:58:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T13:58:47","slug":"hawaii-kaloko-honokohau-nhp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/hawaii-kaloko-honokohau-nhp\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"87023\" class=\"elementor elementor-87023\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d5d4b9d elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d5d4b9d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50a5cbf1\" data-id=\"50a5cbf1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf6c99c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bf6c99c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Big Island, Hawaii<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65a1ac4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65a1ac4c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2262f98\" data-id=\"2262f98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a2e8c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57a2e8c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kaloko-Honokohau-NHP.Orientation-Map-300x208.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-87020\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kaloko-Honokohau-NHP.Orientation-Map-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kaloko-Honokohau-NHP.Orientation-Map.png 538w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eedc4ba\" data-id=\"4eedc4ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a618db0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a618db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The coastal zone between Kailua-Kona and its airport contains the Big Island\u2019s two most productive waterbird sites, Aimakapa Pond and the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant, and one of its best seawatching sites, Keahole Point.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-coot\/\"><strong>Hawaiian Coot<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-stilt\/\"><strong>\u201cHawaiian Stilt\u201d<\/strong><\/a> breed locally, and migratory waterfowl and shorebirds are seasonally numerous and diverse, often including vagrants from both sides of the Pacific.\u00a0 Exotic landbirds of interest include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/black-francolin\/\"><strong>Black<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/gray-francolin\/\"><strong>Gray Francolins<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-masked-parakeet\/\"><strong>Red-masked Parakeet<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0Seabirds seen regularly from shore include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-storm-petrel\/\"><strong>\u201cHawaiian Storm-Petrel\u201d<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/bulwers-petrel\/\"><strong>Bulwer\u2019s Petrel<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/masked-booby\/\"><strong>Masked Booby<\/strong><\/a>, in addition to commoner species.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17d57433 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17d57433\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7683b73e\" data-id=\"7683b73e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c8d5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34c8d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Orientation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d03a73f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d03a73f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49dc5743\" data-id=\"49dc5743\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d268e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98d268e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Directions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78047aab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78047aab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d92523e\" data-id=\"d92523e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59836c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59836c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park is on the western coast of the Big Island between Kona International Airport and Kailua-Kona.<\/p><p>The park entrance is along Highway 19 four miles south of the airport, or three miles north of Kailua-Kona.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b598e49\" data-id=\"7b598e49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db283ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"db283ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Kaloko-Honokohau%20National%20Historical%20Park&#038;t=m&#038;z=11&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-177ced28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"177ced28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-651f4d50\" data-id=\"651f4d50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24caea85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24caea85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Birdfinding<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6da861da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6da861da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a6bd1e6\" data-id=\"6a6bd1e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf0d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcf0d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the span of about six miles, the Kaloko-Honokohau area offers three significant hotspots for birdwatchers: Aimakapa Pond (inside Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park), the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant (south of the park), and Keahole Point (north of the park).<\/p><p><strong><em>Aimakapa Pond.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 There are two ways to get to Aimakapa Pond, both requiring a hike of at least a half-mile each way.\u00a0 Many tourists prefer to park at the Hale Ho\u2019okipa visitor center and hike to the pond via the main interpretive trail, which features a set of prehistoric (i.e., early Polynesian) petroglyphs.\u00a0 A more direct approach is to park in the lot on the north side of Honokohau Marina and hike the very short distance to the beach, then north to the pond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a9952f6\" data-id=\"1a9952f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36090bed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36090bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/WanderingTattler24.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-86767\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/WanderingTattler24.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/WanderingTattler24-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f50fdb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f50fdb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/wandering-tattler\/\">Wandering Tattler<\/a> at Aimakapa Pond.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/196750391\">\u00a9 Jim Merritt<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-756ab0b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"756ab0b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24439668\" data-id=\"24439668\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53bd4aa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53bd4aa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kaloko-Honokohau-NHP.Topo-Map.labeled.2-1024x703.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-87051\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kaloko-Honokohau-NHP.Topo-Map.labeled.2-1024x703.png 1024w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kaloko-Honokohau-NHP.Topo-Map.labeled.2-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kaloko-Honokohau-NHP.Topo-Map.labeled.2-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kaloko-Honokohau-NHP.Topo-Map.labeled.2.png 1099w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aad484f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aad484f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5611a64\" data-id=\"5611a64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e61cd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e61cd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to the resident population of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-coot\/\"><strong>Hawaiian Coot<\/strong><\/a>, a few waterfowl species winter regularly at Aimakapa Pond: mainly Northern Shoveler, Ring-necked Duck, and Lesser Scaup.\u00a0 Waterfowl that are less consistently present, and usually in smaller numbers include Brant, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-goose\/\"><strong>Hawaiian Goose<\/strong><\/a>, Eurasian and American Wigeons, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Blue-winged and Green-winged Teal, Greater Scaup, and Bufflehead.\u00a0 Pied-billed Grebes were known to breed at the site for many years, but that small population died out.\u00a0 Vagrant waterfowl have included Snow, Cackling, and Canada Geese, Garganey, Cinnamon Teal, Gadwall, Canvasback, Tufted Duck, and Red-breasted Merganser.<\/p><p>The common shorebirds of Aimakapa Pond are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-stilt\/\"><strong>\u201cHawaiian Stilt\u201d<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/pacific-golden-plover\/\"><strong>Pacific Golden-Plover<\/strong><\/a>, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/wandering-tattler\/\"><strong>Wandering Tattler<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Uncommon but regular shorebirds include Black-bellied and Semipalmated Plovers, Dunlin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/sharp-tailed-sandpiper\/\"><strong>Sharp-tailed<\/strong><\/a>, Pectoral, and Spotted Sandpipers. \u00a0Vagrants have included Whimbrel, Red Knot, Ruff, Least and Western Sandpipers, Red-necked Stint, Wilson\u2019s Phalarope, <strong>Gray-tailed Tattler<\/strong>, Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, and Long-billed Dowitcher.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6749621\" data-id=\"6749621\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7188c65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7188c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HawaiianStilt13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-46381\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HawaiianStilt13.jpg 435w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HawaiianStilt13-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4dc3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb4dc3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-stilt\/\">\u201cHawaiian Stilt\u201d<\/a> at Aimakapa Pond.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/101136241\">\u00a9 Lydia Scheeren<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3b8099 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3b8099\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f19bac7\" data-id=\"f19bac7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1128e68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1128e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kaloko-Honokohau-NHP.Sat-View.labeled.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-87022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kaloko-Honokohau-NHP.Sat-View.labeled.png 943w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kaloko-Honokohau-NHP.Sat-View.labeled-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kaloko-Honokohau-NHP.Sat-View.labeled-768x612.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd944d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd944d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95ce5fc\" data-id=\"95ce5fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce41634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce41634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laughing Gull occurs regularly during the winter months and occasionally at other seasons.\u00a0 Other larids that have occurred once or more include Common Fairy-Tern, Least, Black, and Elegant Terns, and Bonaparte\u2019s, Franklin\u2019s, Ring-billed Gull, American Herring, Slaty-backed, and Glaucous-winged Gulls.<\/p><p>White-faced Ibis has been seen sporadically at Aimakapa Pond since the 1990s, but is not to be expected.\u00a0 Black-crowned Night-Heron and Western Cattle Egret are more consistently present, but usually in small numbers.<\/p><p>The brushy and areas along the trail and around Aimakapa Pond often produce introduced landbirds.\u00a0 Common species include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/gray-francolin\/\"><strong>Gray Francolin<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/common-waxbill\/\"><strong>Common Waxbill<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/african-silverbill\/\"><strong>African Silverbill<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/scaly-breasted-munia\/\"><strong>Scaly-breasted Munia<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/yellow-fronted-canary\/\"><strong>Yellow-fronted Canary<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/yellow-billed-cardinal\/\"><strong>Yellow-billed Cardinal<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/saffron-finch\/\"><strong>Saffron Finch<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Less common but possible are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/black-francolin\/\"><strong>Black Francolin<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/kalij-pheasant\/\"><strong>Kalij Pheasant<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-masked-parakeet\/\"><strong>Red-masked Parakeet<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/lavender-waxbill\/\"><strong>Lavender Waxbill<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-avadavat\/\"><strong>Red Avadavat<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/java-sparrow\/\"><strong>Java Sparrow<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70911a5\" data-id=\"70911a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8866106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8866106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Red-maskedParakeet15-e1557448028193-768x601.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-18794\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Red-maskedParakeet15-e1557448028193-768x601.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Red-maskedParakeet15-e1557448028193-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Red-maskedParakeet15-e1557448028193.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0772d1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0772d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-masked-parakeet\/\">Red-masked Parakeet<\/a> is becoming established along the Kona coast.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbw.com\/ibc\/1296314\">\u00a9 Lars Petersson<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f2c071 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f2c071\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-789d473\" data-id=\"789d473\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72294ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72294ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the northern end of the park is a second pond, called the Kaloko Fishpond (an ironically redundant name, as \u201ckaloko\u201d means \u201cfishpond\u201d), which is more of a bay, pure saltwater.\u00a0 This site generally offers far lower bird diversity than Aimakapa Pond, so for birds it is not worth the hike, but it is a scenic spot for a picnic lunch.<\/p><p><strong><em>Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Just half a mile south of Honokohau Marina, the Kona sewage ponds at Kealakehe are one of Hawaii\u2019s best locations for shorebirds, gulls, and terns, and make an excellent complement to Aimakapa Pond.\u00a0 Hawaiian Coot, \u201cHawaiian Stilt\u201d, and Wandering Tattler are present year-round, and Least Tern has bred (up to three pairs) most years since 2010.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adb7b76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adb7b76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-205b707\" data-id=\"205b707\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38821b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38821b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kealakehe is among the state\u2019s most consistent locations for several species, including White-faced Ibis, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (October-November), Pectoral Sandpiper (August-November), Laughing Gull (December-April), Franklin\u2019s Gull (April-May), and Ring-billed Gull (December).<\/p><p>The site\u2019s impressive list of vagrants includes Tufted Duck, Long-tailed Duck, Hudsonian Godwit, Ruff, Stilt Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Marsh Sandpiper, and Black, Common, and Arctic Terns.<\/p><p>In addition to the Gray Francolin, which is common throughout the Kona region, the less common <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/black-francolin\/\"><strong>Black Francolin<\/strong><\/a> can often be found at Kealakehe.<\/p><p>To visit the ponds, you must park outside the entrance gate along Highway 19 and walk the half-mile access road.\u00a0 There is a fence around the ponds, so visitors are limited to viewing from this perimeter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b049775\" data-id=\"b049775\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deafd0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"deafd0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BlackFrancolin1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37956\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BlackFrancolin1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BlackFrancolin1-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f12c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62f12c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/black-francolin\/\">Black Francolin<\/a> is locally common around Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/204146331\">\u00a9 Jaysukh Parekh Suman<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a37edb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a37edb4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b2bd1f\" data-id=\"3b2bd1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0bc44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba0bc44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Keahole Point.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 In Hawaii, most seawatch points become interesting in the late afternoon, when tubenoses are most likely to approach land.\u00a0 Consequently, few Hawaiian seawatch points face west\u2014into the setting sun.\u00a0 Keahole Point faces west, but is nonetheless among the state\u2019s more interesting promontories for seawatching.\u00a0 This is due in part to the contours of the seabed offshore, as there is a steep subsea cliff about 200 m offshore.\u00a0 As with most seawatches, the birds are often too distant to see clearly, and a strong spotting scope is at least preferable, if not essential.<\/p><p>It is one the few shoreside sites where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-storm-petrel\/\"><strong>\u201cHawaiian Storm-Petrel\u201d<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/bulwers-petrel\/\"><strong>Bulwer\u2019s Petrel<\/strong><\/a> are seen regularly\u2014the latter is seen consistently from April to August and former somewhat less consistently between June and September.\u00a0 It is also one of the best sites in Hawaii for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/masked-booby\/\"><strong>Masked Booby<\/strong><\/a>, which apparently occurs year-round but is seen most often between June and October.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3035656\" data-id=\"3035656\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f4b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24f4b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BulwersPetrel1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-49510\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BulwersPetrel1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BulwersPetrel1-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0541f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0541f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/bulwers-petrel\/\">Bulwer\u2019s Petrel<\/a> is seen regularly from shore at Keahole Point.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/204359261\">\u00a9 Olli Tenovuo<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df1e6d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df1e6d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8991b40\" data-id=\"8991b40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c20fad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c20fad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Other species seen regularly at Keahole Point include: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/wedge-tailed-shearwater\/\"><strong>Wedge-tailed Shearwater<\/strong><\/a> (March-November), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/sooty-shearwater\/\"><strong>Sooty Shearwater<\/strong><\/a> (April and September), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/great-frigatebird\/\"><strong>Great Frigatebird<\/strong><\/a> (June-September), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/brown-booby\/\"><strong>Brown Booby<\/strong><\/a> (year-round), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-noddy\/\"><strong>\u201cHawaiian Noddy\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (year-round).<\/p><p>Species seen sporadically or exceptionally have included: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/yellow-billed-tropicbird\/\"><strong>Yellow-billed<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-tailed-tropicbird\/\"><strong>Red-tailed Tropicbirds<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/laysan-albatross\/\"><strong>Laysan<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/black-footed-albatross\/\"><strong>Black-footed Albatrosses<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Juan Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-petrel\/\"><strong>Hawaiian Petrels<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/bullers-shearwater\/\"><strong>Buller\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/christmas-shearwater\/\"><strong>Christmas Shearwaters<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-footed-booby\/\"><strong>Red-footed Booby<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/sooty-tern\/\"><strong>Sooty Tern<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>To reach Keahole Point, take Makako Bay Drive west from Highway 19\u2014the first turn south of the airport\u2014and follow it to its end, passing Wawaloli Beach Park, and arriving at a short lane to the left.\u00a0 Park along this lane, Ha\u2019uke\u2019uke Way, and follow it to the shore, then turn right and walk another five minutes to Keahole Point.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92da244\" data-id=\"92da244\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3282c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3282c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HawaiianStormPetrel2-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-47807\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HawaiianStormPetrel2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HawaiianStormPetrel2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HawaiianStormPetrel2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HawaiianStormPetrel2.jpg 1432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7b40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc7b40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-storm-petrel\/\">\u201cHawaiian Storm-Petrel\u201d<\/a> can sometimes be seen from shore at Keahole Point.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/hbs.bishopmuseum.org\/birds\/rlp-monograph\/images\/HRBPs\/HRBP%206310%20Band-rumped%20Storm-Petrel.jpg\">\u00a9 Annie B. Douglas \/ Cascadia Research Collective<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79d0a1c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79d0a1c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3db5b405\" data-id=\"3db5b405\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0a3fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c0a3fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Services<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cb82f4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cb82f4c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49281349\" data-id=\"49281349\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed40ce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ed40ce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accommodations<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bc76bac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bc76bac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c1b6743\" data-id=\"3c1b6743\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769b0426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"769b0426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Kona coast has no shortage of accommodations.\u00a0 There are several hotels in Kailua-Kona itself and larger resorts north of the airport.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1637a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1637a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-325531e3\" data-id=\"325531e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da96e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2da96e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Notes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52a320a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52a320a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-757a4959\" data-id=\"757a4959\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a8215b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65a8215b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When to Visit<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19487b41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19487b41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56830f7f\" data-id=\"56830f7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40fbf0a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40fbf0a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aimakapa Pond and Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant can be productive at any time of year, with some unusual migrants and vagrants possible at any season.<\/p><p>Diversity at Keahole Point is highest between April and September.\u00a0 Due to its position on the western coast, the lighting is best in the early morning, but interesting sightings can occur at any time of day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63a5e43f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63a5e43f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1deaea9\" data-id=\"1deaea9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6859139f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6859139f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hazards &amp; Hassles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75d160a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75d160a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3692515b\" data-id=\"3692515b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331b421e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"331b421e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Rough Walking.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The trails of Kaloko-Honokohau include many patches of extremely jagged lava.\u00a0 Sturdy hiking boots with ankle support are strongly recommended.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-500f25b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"500f25b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62cb6f4\" data-id=\"62cb6f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d24df32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d24df32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Links<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-279bd2d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"279bd2d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1204b582\" data-id=\"1204b582\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bbd488b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bbd488b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/kaho\/\">National Park Service<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Big Island, Hawaii The coastal zone between Kailua-Kona and its airport contains the Big Island\u2019s two most productive waterbird sites, Aimakapa Pond and the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant, and one of its best seawatching sites, Keahole Point.\u00a0 Hawaiian Coot and \u201cHawaiian Stilt\u201d breed locally, and migratory waterfowl and shorebirds are seasonally 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