Shad Hanohano, from left, Leilani Fagner and their daughter Meleana Hanohano view the pink water at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge in Kihei, Hawaii on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023
Visitors at the Kealia Pond in Hawaii in early November.
  • A pond on the island of Maui, Hawaii, has become a tourist destination in recent weeks.
  • The pond recently turned a bright pink color.
  • Scientists hypothesize a draught may be causing this change, although they can't say for sure yet.

Tourists have been flocking to a bright pink pond on the island of Maui, in Hawaii, in recent weeks.

The pond, called Keālia Pond, has been monitored by the Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge since October 30, when its color changed.