page_title: Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
section_title: Boardwalk
hierarchical_section_title: Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge / Boardwalk
caption_attribution_description: Going down the boardwalk
context_page_description: Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is a coastal salt marsh along the south-central coast of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. The refuge is located between the towns of Kīhei and Māʻalaea, on both sides of North Kihei Road, Route 31. The wetland is also a 691-acre bird sanctuary, home to 30 species of waterfowl, shorebirds, and migratory ducks, including the ʻaukuʻu and the endangered āeʻo and ʻalae kea. Kealia Pond was selected as a wildlife refuge in 1953, protecting an initial 300 acres of land. The refuge joined the National Wildlife Refuge System in 1992.
context_section_description: A new boardwalk and 14-stall parking lot opened on North Kihei Road on September 8, 2009.  The area encompasses the bird sanctuary next to Sugar Beach between Kīhei and Māʻalaea.  It is open from 6 a.m. - 7 p.m. and is patrolled by private security.
caption: The boardwalk at Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
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