Open Ocean
The waters off the Kona coast offer some of the best sport fishing available. And where there’s fish, there’s seabirds. Chartering a boat from Honokōhau Harbor is a good way to view these acrobats of the sky and sea up close. And you might catch a fish while you’re at it!
Open Ocean
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Important Info:
There are multiple charter boats available from nearby Honokōhau Harbor.
Birds
| American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Petrel | ʻuaʻu | Pterodroma sandwichensis | |
| Bulwer’s Petrel | ʻou | Bulweria bulwerii | |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater | ʻuaʻu kani | Ardenna pacifica | |
| Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | ||
| Newell’s Shearwater | ʻaʻo | Puffinus newelli | |
| Leach’s Storm-petrel | Oceanodroma leucorhoa | ||
| Band-rumped Storm-petrel | ʻakeʻake | Oceanodroma castro | |
| White-tailed Tropicbird | koaʻe kea | Phaethon lepturus | |
| Red-tailed Tropicbird | koaʻe ʻula | Phaethon rubricauda | |
| Great Frigatebird | ʻiwa | Fregata minor | |
| Masked Booby | ʻā | Sula dactylatra | |
| Brown Booby | ʻā | Sula leucogaster | |
| Red-footed Booby | ʻā | Sula sula | |
| Black Noddy | noio | Anous minutus | |
| Sooty Tern | ʻewaʻewa | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
| Least Tern | Sternula antillarum |