Hawaii's oldest wildlife refuge to mark 100th
Advertiser Staff
On Tuesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hawai'i's oldest national wildlife refuge, the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
The refuge encompasses the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from Nihoa to Pearl and Hermes Atoll and lies within the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
The party will be at the Kilauea National Wildlife Refuge on Kaua'i's north shore, the closest accessible place for the public.
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument staff will give short educational presentations every half-hour from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Kilauea Point.
Two authors with extensive experience in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands also will be at Kilauea Point from 2 to 3 p.m., autographing copies of their work: Mark Rauzon, author of "Isles of Refuge: Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands," and wildlife artist and author Patrick Ching.
