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.
Kaūmana Caves County Park
Kapiʻolani Park
Pasture and grasslands
Betty Bliss Memorial Overlook
Wetland
ʻAiea Loop Trail
Wet forest
Nuʻupia Ponds
Wetland
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge
Wetland
Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Open Ocean
Māhā’ulepū Heritage Trail
Open Ocean
Salt Pond Beach Park
Open Ocean
Kawaiʻele State Waterbird Sanctuary
Wetland
Pihea Trail
Wet forest
Kuilau Trail
Wet forest
Mauna Kea County Recreation Park
Wiliwilinui Access Road and Ridge Trail
Wet forest
Hilo International Airport (ITO)
Carlsmith County Beach Park
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole (KOA)
Kilohana Hunter Checking Station
Keālia Pond Visitor Center
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
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Paikō Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary
Wetland
Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trail
Open Ocean
Kawainui Marsh
Wetland
Lāʻie Point State Wayside Park
Open Ocean
Lānaʻi Lookout
Open Ocean
James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge
Wetland
Waimea Valley
Wet forestWetland
Kaʻena Point Trail
Open Ocean
Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
Wetland
Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary
Wetland
SIDE TRIP: Wai‘ānapanpa State Park
Open Ocean
Kahakapao Recreation Area
Wet forest
Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area
Dry forest
Waikamoi Preserve (The Nature Conservancy-PRIVATE)
Wet forest
Hosmer Grove (Haleakalā National Park)
Dry forest
Leleiwi Overlook (Haleakalā National Park)
Dry forest
Open Ocean
Open Ocean
Keāhole Point
Open Ocean
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park
Wetland
Honua‘ula Forest Reserve (Makāula -‘O‘oma section)
Wet forest
Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail
Dry forestPasture and grasslands
Waiki‘i (off Old Saddle Road)
Pasture and grasslands
Palila Forest Discovery Trail
Dry forest
Pu‘u Huluhulu Trail
Dry forest
Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Trail
Wet forest
Kaulana Manu Nature Trail
Wet forest
Kaūmana Trail
Wet forest
Wailoa River State Park
Wetland
Loko Waka Pond
Wetland
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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.
