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KPSWS became Hawaiʻi's first wildlife sanctuary in 1951 when the Territory of Hawaiʻi's Board ofWildlife Habitat and Conservation
KPSWS is one of just two major wetland habitats on Maui, and one of the few remaining brackish-water ecosystems on the island. The area is also the oldest wetland that is managed by DLNR's DOFAW. In recent years, efforts to protect and conserve KPSWS have been underway.

As of January 2024, the DLNR hired Pono Pacific Management to build a 14,785 foot-long predator-exclusion fence around KPSWS to prevent predators and harmful species, like cats, dogs, pigs, rats, and deer from entering the sanctuary. The fence has a cover at the top that will make it difficult for predators to enter the area. Once completed, the fence will become the longest predator-exclusion fence in the United States.

Examples of Birds Found in KPSWS (non-exhaustive)

ʻAlae Keʻokeʻo (Hawaiian Coot, Fulica alai) - endangered
Aeʻo (Hawaiian Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) - endangered
Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose, Branta sandvicensis) - endangered
ʻAukuʻu (Black-Crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli)
Kōlea (Pacific Golden-Pluver, Pluvialis fulva)
‘Ua‘u kani (Wedge-Tailed Shearwater, Ardenna pacifica, Puffinus pacificus)


Wildlife Habitat and Conservation
KPSWS is one of just two major wetland habitats on Maui, and one of the few remaining brackish-water ecosystems on the island. The area is also the oldest wetland that is managed by DLNR's DOFAW. In recent years, efforts to protect and conserve KPSWS have been underway.

As of January 2024, the DLNR hired Pono Pacific Management to build a 14,785 foot-long predator-exclusion fence around KPSWS to prevent predators and harmful species, like cats, dogs, pigs, rats, and deer from entering the sanctuary. The fence has a cover at the top that will make it difficult for predators to enter the area. Once completed, the fence will become the longest predator-exclusion fence in the United States.

Examples of Birds Found in KPSWS (non-exhaustive)

ʻAlae Keʻokeʻo (Hawaiian Coot, Fulica alai) - endangered
Aeʻo (Hawaiian Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) - endangered
Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose, Branta sandvicensis) - endangered
ʻAukuʻu (Black-Crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli)
Kōlea (Pacific Golden-Pluver, Pluvialis fulva)
‘Ua‘u kani (Wedge-Tailed Shearwater, Ardenna pacifica, Puffinus pacificus)


Wildlife Habitat and Conservation
KPSWS is one of just two major wetland habitats on Maui, and one of the few remaining brackish-water ecosystems on the island. The area is also the oldest wetland that is managed by DLNR's DOFAW. In recent years, efforts to protect and conserve KPSWS have been underway.

As of January 2024, the DLNR hired Pono Pacific Management to build a 14,785 foot-long predator-exclusion fence around KPSWS to prevent predators and harmful species, like cats, dogs, pigs, rats, and deer from entering the sanctuary. The fence has a cover at the top that will make it difficu

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hāPondStateWildlifeSanctuary(KPSWS)isa208-acrewetlandinKahuluiontheislandofMaui,
Hawaiʻi.Thebrackish-watersanctuary,situatedbetweentheocean,anurbanandcommercialarea,
andKahuluiInternationalAirport,ishometomanynativeplantandanimalspecies,includingover
100nativeplantsandinvertebratespecies,and86birdspecies.Thesebirdspeciesincludeseveral
stateandfederallyendangeredwaterbirds.TheoriginsoftheKPSWScanbetracedbacktothe
1700s,whenitwasoncethesiteofroyalshponds.Today,KPSWSisthefocusofconservation
eCorts.
QuickFactsLocation,Coordinates...
History
Sinceitsfounding,KPSWShasgonethroughmanystructuralchangesthathaveaCecteditsecology
andfunction.Today,KPSWSisaoodcontrolbasinandwildlifesanctuarythathasbeenhighly
modiedfromitsoriginalstateasafullyfunctioningwetland.
HowKPSWSHasChangedOverTime
Duringhisreigninthe1700s,theKingofMaui,Kapiʻiohookalanibuilttworoyalshponds.One
shpondwasnamedMauʻoniandtheotherwouldgoontobenamedKanahāduringthe
Kamehamehadynastyinthe1800sinhonorofKapiʻiohookalani'sdaughter.Asashpond,thepond
wasfedbynaturalspringsandprovidedaconstantsourceoffoodduringtheannualfour-monthsh
breedingperiodwhenKanakaMaoli(NativeHawaiians)werebannedfromcatchingshintheocean.
Intheearly1900s,duringtheconstructionofthenearbyKahuluiHarbor,halfoftheKanahāshpond
waslledwithrubbleanddredgedmaterials,whichgreatlyalteredthepond.DuringWorldWarII,
themilitarytookcontrolofthepondandsurroundingareas,buildingaNavalairstation,roads,
bunkers,andadrainageoutlet.Inthe1970sand1980s,drainageculvertswereconstructedalong
theeastandwestsidesofKPSWStodivertstormwaterrunoC.Theseculvertsresultedinreduced
rechargeandwatercirculationrateswithinthepond.