Loko Waka Pond
While it is on private property, Loko Waka fishpond is a great spot to see native waterfowl, particularly ‘alae ke‘oke‘o. Loko Waka is also a major roosting site for cattle egrets in the Hilo area. At 60 acres in size, Loko Waka is the largest of the fish ponds in Keaukaha.
Loko Waka Pond
Wetland
Managed by: Seaside Restaurant
Hours & Site Information: Visit Website
Important Info:
Park and use facilities at the Carlsmith County Beach Park across the street. The pond is private property: please observe respectfully.
Birds
| American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian goose | nēnē | Branta sandvicensis | |
| muscovy duck | Cairina moschata | ||
| mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | ||
| northern shoveler | koloa moha | Spatula clypeata | |
| northern pintail | koloa māpu | Anas acuta | |
| lesser scaup | Aythya affinis | ||
| red junglefowl (domestic) | moa | Gallus gallus | |
| pied-billed grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | ||
| great frigatebird | ʻiwa | Fregata minor | |
| cattle egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| black-crowned night-heron | ʻaukuʻu | Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli | |
| Hawaiian hawk | ʻio | Buteo solitarius | |
| Hawaiian coot | ʻalae keʻokeʻo | Fulica alai | |
| Hawaiian black-necked stilt | aeʻo | Himantopus mexicanus knudseni | |
| Pacific golden-plover | kōlea | Pluvialis fulva | |
| wandering tattler | ʻūlili | Tringa incana | |
| ruddy turnstone | ʻakekeke | Arenaria interpres | |
| spotted dove | Spilopelia chinensis | ||
| zebra dove | Geopelia striata | ||
| barn owl | Tyto alba | ||
| warbling white-eye | Zosterops japonicus | ||
| Chinese hwamei | Garrulax canorus | ||
| common myna | Acridotheres tristis | ||
| yellow-billed cardinal | Paroaria capitata | ||
| saffron finch | Sicalis flaveola | ||
| northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | ||
| house finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | ||
| yellow-fronted canary | Crithagra mozambica | ||
| house sparrow | Passer domesticus | ||
| common waxbill | Estrilda astrild | ||
| African silverbill | Euodice cantans | ||
| Java sparrow | Lonchura oryzivora | ||
| scaly-breasted munia | Lonchura punctulata |