Kanaha Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary

Kanaha Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Air view of Kanaha Pond
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Location	Maui, Hawaiʻi
Coordinates	20°53′42″N 156°27′32″W / 20.89500°N 156.45889°W / 20.89500; -156.45889Coordinates: 20°53′42″N 156°27′32″W / 20.89500°N 156.45889°W / 20.89500; -156.45889
Area	143 acres (58 ha)
Established	1951
U.S. National Natural Landmark
Designated	June 1971

Kanaha Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary is a 143-acre (58 ha) wetland in Maui, Hawaii. It is a famous waterfowl sanctuary, home to three endangered Hawaiian bird species, the Hawaiian coot (ʻalae, ʻalae keʻokeʻo) (Fulica alai), the Hawaiian duck (koloa) (Anas wyvilliana), and the Hawaiian (or black-winged) stilt (aeʻo) (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni). Kanaha Pond was designated a state sanctuary in 1951 and a National Natural Landmark in 1971.

Portulaca molokiniensis growing at Kanaha Pond