Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trail
This scenic, paved hike presents breathtaking views of expansive coastline, including Koko Head and Koko Crater, as well as views of the iconic red-roofed Makapuʻu lighthouse. Be sure to bring your binoculars to spot passing seabirds and humpback whales (humpback whale season runs from November through May).
Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trail
Coastal
Managed by: Department of Land and Natural Resources
Hours & Site Information: Visit Website
Important Info:
This trail tends to be hot and dry and the vegetation includes low-growing kiawe and panini (cactus). It can be very windy at the summit. A hat, sunscreen, and plenty of water are recommended.
Birds
| American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | ||
| gray francolin | Ortygornis pondicerianus | ||
| Laysan albatross | mōlī | Phoebastria immutabilis | |
| wedge-tailed shearwater | ʻuaʻu kani | Ardenna pacifica | |
| sooty shearwater | Ardenna grisea | ||
| red-tailed tropicbird | koaʻe ʻula | Phaethon rubricauda | |
| red-footed booby | ʻā | Sula sula | |
| cattle egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Pacific golden-plover | kōlea | Pluvialis fulva | |
| ruddy turnstone | ʻakekeke | Arenaria interpres | |
| brown noddy | noio kōhā | Anous stolidus | |
| sooty tern | ʻewaʻewa | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
| gray-backed tern | pākalakala | Onychoprion lunatus | |
| rock pigeon | Columba livia | ||
| spotted dove | Spilopelia chinensis | ||
| zebra dove | Geopelia striata | ||
| rose-ringed parakeet | Psittacula krameri | ||
| red-vented bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | ||
| red-whiskered bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus | ||
| warbling white-eye | Zosterops japonicus | ||
| red-billed leiothrix | Leiothrix lutea | ||
| white-rumped shama | Copsychus malabaricus | ||
| common myna | Acridotheres tristis | ||
| red-crested cardinal | Paroaria coronata | ||
| saffron finch | Sicalis flaveola | ||
| house sparrow | Passer domesticus | ||
| common waxbill | Estrilda astrild | ||
| African silverbill | Euodice cantans | ||
| Java sparrow | Lonchura oryzivora | ||
| scaly-breasted munia | Lonchura punctulata |