Lānaʻi Lookout
Easily accessed just off Kalanianaʻole Highway (HI-72), this scenic lookout is a popular spot for viewing seabirds and for watching whales (whale watching season is from November through May). In addition to bird and wildlife, on a clear day, this vantage point can offer views of Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi, and Maui.
Lānaʻi Lookout
Coastal
Managed by: City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation
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Important Info:
Scenic Point located within Koko Head District Park
Birds
| American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Junglefowl (domestic) | moa | Gallus gallus | |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater | ʻuaʻu kani | Ardenna pacifica | |
| White-tailed Tropicbird | koaʻe kea | Phaethon lepturus | |
| Masked Booby | ʻā | Sula dactylatra | |
| Brown Booby | ʻā | Sula leucogaster | |
| Red-footed Booby | ʻā | Sula sula | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Pacific Golden-plover | kōlea | Pluvialis fulva | |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | ||
| Wandering Tattler | ʻūlili | Tringa incana | |
| Bristle-thighed Curlew | kioea | Numenius tahitiensis | |
| Brown Noddy | noio kōhā | Anous stolidus | |
| Sooty Tern | ʻewaʻewa | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
| Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | ||
| Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus | ||
| Warbling White-eye | Zosterops japonicus | ||
| White-rumped Shama | Copsychus malabaricus | ||
| Saffron Finch | Sicalis flaveola | ||
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | ||
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | ||
| Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild |