Waterbirds of Wailua

These are some of the birds observed and protected by the ancestral kiaʻi of Wailua.  They are being threatened by water diversions from development. 

Koloa Maoli 

or Hawaiian Duck (Anas wyvilliana), 

Ae‘o 

or Hawaiian Stilt

(Himantopus mexicanus knudseni),

 ‘Alae ke‘oke‘o

or Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai),

 ‘Alae ‘Ula

or Hawaiian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis )

‘Auku‘u or Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli),