The Hawai‘i Birding Trails website is your guide to finding Hawai‘i’s birds. Use the interactive map to explore hotspots along our birding trails and plan your trip with printable checklists. Read all about our many feathered residents in an easy to use search page. New trails are being planned, so check back in to find your next birding adventure.

Honokōhau Harbor

BathroomBoat

Wawaloli Beach Park

BathroomParkPicnic

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole (KOA)

Airplane

Mauna Kea County Recreation Park

BathroomParkPicnic

Kaūmana Caves County Park

BathroomCavePicnic

Rainbow Falls State Park

BathroomPicnicWaterfall

Hilo International Airport (ITO)

Airplane

Carlsmith County Beach Park

BathroomParkPicnic

Kilohana Hunter Checking Station

Bathroom

Ma‘alaea Harbor

BathroomBoat

Keālia Pond Visitor Center

BathroomParkPicnic

Kahului Airport

Airplane

Haleakala National Park

BathroomParkPicnic

Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge

Coastal Wetland

Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
HikingLookoutBathroomInterpretive SignageParkingPicnic areaRanger StationTrash
Site Details Find Birds (57)

Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary

Coastal Wetland

LookoutParking
Site Details Find Birds (58)

SIDE TRIP: Wai‘ānapanpa State Park

Open Ocean

Waianapanapa State Park
HikingLookoutBathroomInterpretive SignageParkingPicnic areaTrash
Site Details Find Birds (33)

Kahakapao Recreation Area

Wet forest

HikingBathroomParkingPicnic areaTrash
Site Details Find Birds (19)

Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area

Dry forest

DrivingHikingBathroomParkingPicnic areaTrash
Site Details Find Birds (23)

Waikamoi Preserve (The Nature Conservancy-PRIVATE)

Wet forest

TNC Waikamoi Preserve
HikingParking
Site Details Find Birds (25)

Hosmer Grove (Haleakalā National Park)

Dry forest

Hosmer Grove
DrivingHikingLookoutBathroomInterpretive SignageParkingPicnic areaRanger StationTrash
Site Details Find Birds (33)

Leleiwi Overlook (Haleakalā National Park)

Dry forest

Leleiwi Overlook
HikingLookoutInterpretive SignageParkingTrash
Site Details Find Birds (10)

Open Ocean

Open Ocean

Site Details Find Birds (16)

Keāhole Point

Open Ocean

LookoutParking
Site Details Find Birds (42)

Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park

Coastal Wetland

HikingBathroomInterpretive SignageParkingPicnic areaRanger StationTrash
Site Details Find Birds (41)

Honua‘ula Forest Reserve (Makāula -‘O‘oma section)

Wet forest

HikingParking
Site Details Find Birds (35)

Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail

Dry forestPasture and grasslands

HikingBathroomParkingTrash
Site Details Find Birds (37)

Waiki‘i (off Old Saddle Road)

Pasture and grasslands

Driving
Site Details Find Birds (30)

Palila Forest Discovery Trail

Dry forest

HikingInterpretive SignageParking
Site Details Find Birds (34)

Pu‘u Huluhulu Trail

Dry forest

HikingBathroomInterpretive SignageParkingTrash
Site Details Find Birds (33)

Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Trail

Wet forest

HikingInterpretive SignageParking
Site Details Find Birds (30)

Kaulana Manu Nature Trail

Wet forest

HikingBathroomInterpretive SignageParkingTrash
Site Details Find Birds (29)

Kaūmana Trail

Wet forest

HikingInterpretive SignageParking
Site Details Find Birds (24)

Wailoa River State Park

Coastal Wetland

HikingLookoutParkingPicnic areaTrash
Site Details Find Birds (35)

Loko Waka Pond

Coastal Wetland

LookoutBathroomParkingPicnic areaTrash
Site Details Find Birds (33)
Reset Map

Hawaiʻi Bird Species

Hawai‘i’s birds represent one of the greatest examples of variety and adaptation anywhere in the world. In addition to the unique native species, many introduced birds also call Hawai‘i home. In only a few hours, an intrepid birder could spot endangered native species, African game birds, European song birds, and North American waterbirds.
View all

SUPPORT HAWAI‘I BIRDING TRAILS

Hawai‘i Island Bird Festival

Celebrate Hawaii’s unique blend of birds – from native honeycreepers found nowhere else in the world to common backyard birds from five continents. The annual Hawai‘i Island Festival of Birds supports the Hawai‘i Island Coast to Coast Birding Trail and the Hawai‘i Wildlife Center.
Details

Birding Ethics

It’s important to be respectful of the birds and the areas they live in when birding. Many hotspots are in fragile ecosystems and require special care. Others are near working ranches or urban areas and require good neighborly conduct.

[su_button url=”