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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 801 

Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Hanalei National 

Wildlife Refuge and Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in the State 

of Hawaii. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 

Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. SCHATZ) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the establishment of 

Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge and Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Hawaii. 

Whereas, on October 17, 1972, Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge was established as mitigation for the construction of the Honolulu International Airport Reef 

Runway; 

Whereas effective management of Pearl Harbor National 

Wildlife Refuge has necessitated partnerships between 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Navy, the Federal 

Aviation Administration, the State of Hawaii, and several 

private conservation organizations, as well as the general 

public; 


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Whereas Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge protects 

some of the last remaining wetlands on Oahu and is 

home to threatened and endangered wildlife and plants; 

Whereas the Honouliuli and Waiawa units of Pearl Harbor 

National Wildlife Refuge are managed under a cooperative agreement with the Navy to provide wetland habitat 

for 4 endangered waterbirds: the aeo (Hawaiian stilt), 

the alae keokeo (Hawaiian coot), the alae ula (Hawaiian 

moorhen), and the koloa maoli (Hawaiian duck); 

Whereas the Honouliuli unit of Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge has served as a conservation site for the endangered endemic Ko oloa ula shrub (Abutilon menziesii) 

since its translocation there in 2002 and 2003; 

Whereas the Kalaeloa unit of Pearl Harbor National Wildlife 

Refuge was established in 2001 to protect and enhance 

the habitat for 2 endangered plants, the akoko and the 

ewa hinahina, and is home to the largest and second largest populations of these plants, respectively; 

Whereas all 3 units of Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge 

are closed to the general public to protect endangered 

wildlife but provide educational and volunteer opportunities during the nonbreeding season of the aeo; 

Whereas the Honouliuli unit of Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge serves as the site of the wetlands education 

program conducted by the Hawaii Nature Center, bringing more than 4,000 third-grade students to the 

Honouliuli unit during the fall semester to learn about 

the recovery of Hawaii’s waterbirds and the value of wetlands; 

Whereas Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge was established 

under the Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969 


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(Public Law 89–669; 80 Stat. 926) on November 30, 

1972, to aid in the recovery of threatened and endangered species, including the aeo, the alae keokeo, the alae 

ula, the koloa maoli, and the nene (Hawaiian goose); 

Whereas Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge consists of 917 

acres in Hanalei Valley on the north shore of Kauai island and includes a portion of the Hanalei River, a designated American Heritage River; 

Whereas Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge provides an important habitat for a diverse array of fish, wildlife, and 

plants, including 27 species of migratory waterfowl, 23 

species of migratory shorebirds, and all 5 species of endemic Hawaiian oopu (amphidromous gobies); 

Whereas kalo farming has occurred for several hundred years 

in Hanalei Valley and remains an ecologically, culturally, 

and economically important practice on Hanalei National 

Wildlife Refuge; 

Whereas kalo farming in the greater Hanalei watershed, including Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, provides shallow-water habitat for threatened and endangered 

waterbirds and generates at least 40 percent of all kalo 

grown in the State of Hawaii; and 

Whereas the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is opening the 

new Hanalei Viewpoint to provide residents and visitors 

with increased opportunities to learn about and connect 

with the natural and cultural history of Hanalei Valley 

and the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates and celebrates Pearl Harbor 

3 National Wildlife Refuge and Hanalei National 


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1 Wildlife Refuge on the 50th anniversary of their es2 tablishment; 

3 (2) acknowledges the range of natural and cul4 tural wonders that make up the other national wild5 life refuges of the State of Hawaii, including— 

6 (A) Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife 

7 Refuge; 

8 (B) Huleia National Wildlife Refuge; 

9 (C) Kakahaia National Wildlife Refuge; 

10 (D) James Campbell National Wildlife 

11 Refuge; 

12 (E) Kilauea Point National Wildlife Ref13 uge; 

14 (F) Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Ref15 uge; 

16 (G) Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge; 

17 and 

18 (H) Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge; 

19 and 

20 (3) encourages the people of Hawaii and of the 

21 United States to learn about, support, and appre22 ciate those national wildlife refuges, which are na23 tional treasures. 

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