- Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge's rocky cliffs have
been a premier seabird nesting area for thousands of years,
providing protected coastal nesting and roosting habitat for
seven species of native Hawaiian seabirds. It is probably one of
the most important seabird nesting sites in the main inhabited
Hawaiian islands. Doves, cardinals, sparrows and other
introduced bird species are also common on the refuge. Some
introduced birds, such as cattle egrets, mynahs and feral
chickens, impact native birds on the refuge by spreading
disease, pecking seabird eggs, and competing for nesting
habitat. Reintroduction efforts for the endangered nene goose
were begun on the refuge in 1991 as part of a statewide recovery
program. Regular predator control efforts and a buried fence
line around the perimeter of the refuge are necessary to protect
breeding seabirds and nene. Native plant restoration efforts
have been ongoing since the refuge was established in 1985.
Habitat management efforts also include opening up an