About Us

Pearl Harbor NWR was established in 1972 as mitigation for construction of the Honolulu International Airport Reef Runway. The Honouliuli and Waiawa Units are managed under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Navy. The Kalaeloa Unit, once part of the former Barber's Point Naval Air Station, was established during military base closure proceedings in 2001 to protect native plants. Through these cooperative efforts with the Federal Aviation Administration, the State of Hawaiʻi, and the U.S. Navy; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made Pearl Harbor NWR a reality.

Our Mission

The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management and, where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations.

Our History

1972—Honouliuli and Waiawa units of Pearl Harbor NWR were established.

2001—Kalaeloa unit of Pearl Harbor NWR was established.