● Swimming in deeper water at Kanuimanu ponds and Kealia Pond
● Ponds behind the educational kiosk parking lot near Kanuimanu ponds
● Outlet near the boardwalk
● Deeper water near the boardwalk and mudflats
● Similar DNA to American Coot
● Declared an endangered species in 1967
● Considered endemic by State of Hawaii
● Red frontal shields may occur in less than 1% of the population
● Hawaiians consider them to be sacred and a descendant of Hina, the mother of Maui and Pele (Kawainui Marsh Newsletter)