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Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge

The Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. It is located within the Hanalei River Valley along the island's northern shore. The Refuge was established on 30 November 1972 for the conservation of endangered plants and animals, especially the Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian coot, Hawaiian gallinule and Hawaiian duck.

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National Wildlife Refuge916 acresUSFWSHI
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Eilerts Bruce, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in the public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateHawaii
Size916 acres
FWS regionRegion 1
Center point22.20° N, 159.47° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 12)

Boundary map

2 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge60°70°80°January: 5.43 inches of precipitationFebruary: 6.63 inches of precipitationMarch: 8.26 inches of precipitationApril: 5.60 inches of precipitationMay: 5.10 inches of precipitationJune: 5.01 inches of precipitationJuly: 5.42 inches of precipitationAugust: 6.29 inches of precipitationSeptember: 5.54 inches of precipitationOctober: 6.43 inches of precipitationNovember: 7.43 inches of precipitationDecember: 8.03 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 70.3°F averageFebruary: 69.9°F averageMarch: 69.9°F averageApril: 72.2°F averageMay: 74.6°F averageJune: 75.8°F averageJuly: 77.0°F averageAugust: 77.7°F averageSeptember: 77.1°F averageOctober: 75.5°F averageNovember: 73.5°F averageDecember: 71.3°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Princeville Rch 1117, 1 mile from the center point at 217 feet, station USC00518165 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 75 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 14 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Guidebooks for Hawaii

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge?

916 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge in?

Hawaii.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 22.201° N, 159.471° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 14 listings within 15 miles, including Haraguchi Rice Mill and Hanalei Elementary School.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q5646870), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.