Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge Alternative Transportation Systems Study

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge (KPNWR, Refuge), established in 1985, is a 203-acre facility located on the north shore of the Island of Kauai, and is part of the Kauai National Wildlife Refuge Complex managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). KPNWR is a popular destination for tourists with an estimated annual visitation of 215,000 in 2005. KPNWR is among the top five in public visitation for all national wildlife refuges, and is at the top in terms of revenue generated. The increasing popularity of KPNWR has led to transportation problems, including access and parking problems, congestion, and associated safety issues at the two main parking areas, the Point and the Overlook. Increasing traffic through Kilauea Town, generated in large part by visitation to the Refuge is also a concern. Exacerbating the existing problems both on- and offsite, is the projection that KPNWR visitation will continue to grow, and by 2025 will be 22 to 55 percent higher than it is today. To address such transportation-based issues for the Refuge, FWS, with support from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) initiated an Alternative Transportation Systems (ATS) Study to explore alternatives to the existing transportation system that currently provides access to and circulation within KPNWR. The ATS Study effort has incorporated a series of investigations, including the Traffic, Visitor, and Parking Counts Study (TVP) and the Refuge Visitor Projection Report (RVP). This ATS Study Final Report summarizes issues raised during the planning process, provides an overview of the findings to date, and makes recommendations for future phases.

• Record URL:
  • https://highways.dot.gov/sites/fhwa.dot.gov/files/docs/federal-lands/programs/federal-lands-planning-program/8421/kilauea-point.pdf
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71911
• Corporate Authors:

  Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas, Incorporated

  1001 Bishop Street, Suite 2400
  Honolulu, HI  United States  96813

  Federal Highway Administration

  Central Federal Lands Highway Division, 12300 West Dakota Avenue
  Lakewood, CO  United States  80228

  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

  1839 C Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20240
• Publication Date: 2006-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 139p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Parking; Public transit; Tourism; Transportation planning; Wildlife
• Identifier Terms: Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01887809
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: DTFH68-02-D-00001; DTFH68-05-T-00044
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 17 2023 5:42PM