A non-profit Friends Group supporting the three national wildlife refuges located on Kauaʻi.
Together, Friends can do so much…
Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges (FKWR) serves as a nonprofit “Friends Group,” supporting the environmental and wildlife conservation, historic preservation and community education programs of the Kauaʻi National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex, which are administered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and includes Kīlauea Point NWR, Hanalei NWR and Hulēʻia NWR.
Our organization helps to fill in the gaps in the programs administered by the Refuge team by providing funding and Friends Group staffing to support a variety of refuge priorities. Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges also manages the Friends Nature Store and Visitor Center at Kīlauea Point NWR, supports environmental education programs, administers an annual scholarship, conducts community outreach and much more!
Current Events, News and Activities
Princeville Moʻolelo
Free Lecture Series featuring Uncle Gary Smith & Uncle Gary Pacheco
Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 with a special presentation by two beloved local historians. Join us as Uncle Gary Smith and Uncle Gary Pacheco talk story about their Kīlauea Plantation Days experiences and share historical photos and stories about growing up in Kīlauea and helping to preserve its rich cultural history.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 5pm
Princeville Community Center and on Zoom
Hanalei NWR Viewpoint Now Open!
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with the State of Hawai‘i Department of Transportation Highways Division (HDOT), is pleased to welcome the community and visitors to the new Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Viewpoint site, which opened to the public on April 30, 2024.
The new viewpoint site is the primary location for the public to visit the Hanalei NWR, where the public can safely view the many sensitive endangered species and habitats in the valley from a distance. The site is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
The viewpoint is a 5.4-acre parcel located along Kūhiō Highway in Princeville that includes two lookouts featuring views of the greater Hanalei Valley and Bay, Hanalei NWR, and Halele‘a Forest Reserve. The site also includes parking for 25 cars, short-term parking for a maximum of three small buses, interpretive displays, vault toilets, and native plantings that will provide residents and visitors with opportunities to learn about the natural and cultural history of the Hanalei Valley and Hanalei NWR.
Celebrating our mōlī
Kīlauea Point NWR is honored to host two mōlī (Laysan albatross) nesting colonies. Together, with a team of dedicated volunteers, we provide a safe place for these majestic seabirds to nest, rest and thrive.
New Predator-Resistant Fence for Kīlauea Point NWR is complete.
The Kīlauea Point NWR team has announced that construction of the fence is complete! This new 2.1 mile long fence will protect 168 acres and thousands of native birds nesting here from mammalian predators.
Click HERE to read a related article about the project on the USFWS website.
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