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Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge

Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is a coastal salt marsh along the south-central coast of Maui, Hawaiʻi. The refuge is located between the towns of Kihei and Maalaea, on both sides of North Kihei Road, Route 31. The wetland is also a 691-acre (2.80 km2) bird sanctuary, home to 30 species of waterfowl, shorebirds, and migratory ducks, including the ʻaukuʻu and the endangered āeʻo and ʻalae keʻokeʻo. Kealia Pond was selected as a wildlife refuge in 1953, protecting an initial 300 acres (1.2 km2) of land. The refuge joined the National Wildlife Refuge System in 1992.

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Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
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Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateHawaii
Size713 acres
FWS regionRegion 1
Center point20.80° N, 156.48° W
Night skySome glow on the horizon (Black Marble reading 50)

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 Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge70°80°90°January: 2.42 inches of precipitationFebruary: 2.00 inches of precipitationMarch: 2.64 inches of precipitationApril: 1.32 inches of precipitationMay: 0.71 inches of precipitationJune: 0.17 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.53 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.53 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.45 inches of precipitationOctober: 0.83 inches of precipitationNovember: 1.81 inches of precipitationDecember: 2.80 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 72.9°F averageFebruary: 73.0°F averageMarch: 74.0°F averageApril: 75.5°F averageMay: 77.1°F averageJune: 79.3°F averageJuly: 80.5°F averageAugust: 81.1°F averageSeptember: 80.6°F averageOctober: 79.4°F averageNovember: 77.1°F averageDecember: 74.6°F average0 in1 in2 in3 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Kahului AP, 8 miles from the center point at 51 feet, station USW00022516 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 16 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 Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Park · 21 mi
Haleakalā National Park
National Register listings within 15 miles · 23 in all · Register Atlas

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

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge?

713 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge in?

Hawaii.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 20.796° N, 156.478° W. Haleakalā National Park is 21 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge?

Haleakalā National Park (21 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 23 listings within 15 miles, including Ma'alaea General Store and Wailuku 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 (Q6382129), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Kealia Pond 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.