Huleia National Wildlife Refuge, Protected wetland habitat in Kauai County, United States

Hulēʻia National Wildlife Refuge covers roughly 241 acres (98 ha) of bottomlands and wooded slopes along the Hulēʻia River on Kauaʻi's southeast side, beside the Menehune Fish Pond. Established in 1973, it provides open wetland for nesting and feeding Hawaiian waterbirds. The refuge is closed to all public access; shoreline viewing is available just east at Niumalu Beach Park.

The refuge was established in 1973 to provide open, productive wetlands as nesting and feeding habitat for endangered Hawaiian waterbirds. It lies next to the Menehune Fish Pond, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The refuge covers about 241 acres of bottomlands and wooded slopes along the Hulēʻia River.

The refuge lies next to the Menehune Fish Pond, a stone-walled pond on the National Register of Historic Places. The pond is a traditional Hawaiian loko iʻa, a fishpond built to trap and raise fish in coastal waters, and its name refers to the Menehune, the legendary builders said to have constructed it in a single night.

The refuge is closed to all public access to protect the endangered waterbirds, so there is no trail or overlook inside it. Shoreline access is provided just to the east at Niumalu Beach Park, from where the river mouth and refuge bottomlands can be seen. The refuge lies along the Hulēʻia River on the southeast side of Kauaʻi, about 4 km from Līhuʻe.

The refuge lies beside the Menehune Fish Pond, a stone-walled pond on the National Register of Historic Places. The pond's name refers to the Menehune, legendary builders said to have raised such structures in a single night. The refuge itself is closed to all public access; shoreline views are available just east at Niumalu Beach Park.