ami . ▁The ▁ ▁of ▁wet land ▁provide ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁remaining ▁nest ing ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁ ā e o ▁( H aw ai ian ▁st ilt , ▁Him ant opus ▁mex ican us ▁kn ud sen i ), ▁the ▁al ae ▁ke oke o ▁( H aw ai ian ▁co ot , ▁Ful ica ▁al ai ), ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁known ▁bre eding ▁area ▁for ▁the ▁au ku u ▁( black - c rown ed ▁night ▁her on , ▁Ny ctic or ax ▁ny ctic or ax ▁ho act li ) ▁in ▁Hawai i . ▁The ▁p ond ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁coordinates ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁area ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁park . ▁ ▁Mah ai ula ▁Bay ▁is ▁accessed ▁by ▁an ▁un p aved ▁la va ▁road ▁which ▁heads ▁west ▁off ▁the ▁main ▁highway ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁air port . ▁The ▁Mah ai ula ▁section ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁coordinates ▁ ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁sand y ▁beach ▁with ▁a ▁pic nic ▁area . ▁ ▁A ▁ ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁A la ▁K ah ak ai ▁coast al ▁trail ▁connect s ▁Mah ai ula ▁and ▁K ua ▁Bay . ▁A ▁hi ke ▁up ▁Pu u ▁Ku ili ▁offers ▁a ▁wide ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁coast line ▁from ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁c inder ▁cone . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁is ▁open ▁daily ▁from ▁ 8 : 0 0 ▁am ▁– ▁ 7 : 0 0 ▁pm . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Hawai