Enter a place where sea turtles roam the shallow reefs and flocks of birds circle the offshore islands below. Kayaking is the main form of transportation and the noises of the city are left behind. Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles or Honu make Kailua their year round home between periodic visits to French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for breeding. They can be seen spending the days eating seaweed or Limu off the coral heads and poking their heads out for the occasional breath of air. Bird watchers in Kailua will not be disappointed as these islands offer the last sanctuary for ground nesting sea birds in Hawaii. The most common species include Wedge Tailed Shearwaters, Brown Nodies and the occasional Blue Footed Boobie and Albatross.

Baby Wedge Tailed Shearwater nesting on Flat Island

Bird Watching in Kailua

Rare and endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal off of the Mokulua Islands.