Kīlauea, Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will have a temporary closure of the Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) from February 17 through April 30, 2025 for repairs to the main entryway and associated infrastructure. Kīlauea Point NWR, located at the northern-most point of the high Hawaiian islands and one of three refuges within the Kauaʻi NWR Complex, provides one of the most important seabird habitat sites in the State of Hawai‘i and hosts nearly 500,000 visitors annually.
In 2020 and 2021, severe storms damaged the access road and adjacent parking areas, a section of fencing, and the main water line that services the Refuge. The repairs will prevent further degradation of damaged infrastructure and loss of water availability, while continuing to provide safer long-term access to the Refuge. Under the National Environmental Policy Act, an Environmental Assessment was conducted to evaluate the effects of the proposed action on the natural and human environment and a Finding of No Significant Impact was issued on December 16, 2024.
Status updates will be posted on our website, social media, and our reservation page at Recreation.gov. We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to welcoming you to an improved visitor experience upon reopening!
The Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge was established to preserve and enhance migratory bird nesting colonies, federally listed species, and native coastal strand, riparian riparian
Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas.
Learn more about riparian , and aquatic biological diversity, as well as to support incidental fish and wildlife-oriented recreation. The refuge is home to some of the largest populations of nesting seabirds in the main Hawaiian Islands and the historic Daniel K. Inouye Kīlauea Point Lighthouse. In 1988, the refuge was expanded to include Nihokū and Mōkōlea Point. Learn more about the refuge at www.fws.gov/kilaueapoint, follow us on Facebook, or call Jennifer Waipa at (808) 635-0925.
