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), 


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Ae‘o 
(Himantopus mexicanus knudseni),


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 ‘Alae ke‘oke‘o
or Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai),
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 ‘Alae ‘Ula
or Hawaiian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis )

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




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