Adventures · Kihei
Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge & Kealia Coastal Boardwalk
- Features
- Coastal wetland with a sandy beach, birdwatching opportunities, and educational exhibits
- Parking
- Free parking at visitor center and at the boardwalk lot on N Kihei Rd
- Hazards
- No swimming, no pets, no drones, no fishing/hunting, no jogging/bicycling/kites on refuge (wildlife disturbance rules); boardwalk is exposed sun. Seasonal closures of areas for nesting waterbirds possible
- Sand Color
- Golden
- Associated Resort
- Not associated with a specific hotel or resort
- Authority
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (National Wildlife Refuge)
- Access Notes
- Refuge gates 7:30am-5pm (visitor center Mon-Fri, closed federal holidays); Kealia Coastal Boardwalk open daily ~6am-7pm including holidays. Free admission. This is a 700-acre wetland for endangered Hawaiian stilts/coots - birdwatching and boardwalk walking only; the adjacent ocean beach is Sugar Beach .
Checked against current sources, October 2026.