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Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge

The Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii. It was created in 1972 to mitigate the wildlife resource disturbances caused by construction of the Honolulu International Airport Reef Runway. The Refuge includes three units, the Honouliuli, Waiwa and Kalaeloa. The Honouliuli and Waiawa Units are managed under a cooperative agreement with the United States Navy. The Kalaeloa Unit was established during Base Realignment and Closure proceedings in 2001. Through these cooperative efforts with the Federal Aviation Administration, the State of Hawaii, and the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made Pearl Harbor NWR a reality.

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Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateHawaii
Size114 acres (computed from the boundary polygon)
FWS regionRegion 1
Center point21.3567, -158.0190
Night skyBright skies nearby (Black Marble reading 186)

Boundary map

4 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.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Memorial · 3 mi
Pearl Harbor National Memorial
National Historic Site · 3 mi
Honouliuli National Historic Site
National Register listings within 15 miles · 108 in all · Register Atlas

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

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge?

114 acres, measured from the published boundary polygon. The agency’s own figure can differ where the boundary includes water or inholdings.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in?

Hawaii.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 21.357, -158.019. Pearl Harbor National Memorial is 3 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

How dark is the night sky at Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 186 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, bright skies nearby.

Source: NASA Black Marble

Which national parks are near Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge?

Pearl Harbor National Memorial (3 mi) and Honouliuli National Historic Site (3 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge?

108 National Register listings within 15 miles, including U.s. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Operations Building and Uss Bowfin.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons; a state is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Description: Pearl Harbor 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.