#Hawaiian Stilt
Mānoa: Study debunks myth of Native Hawaiians causing bird extinctions
A new study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa challenges a long-standing scientific narrative about the decline of Hawaiʻi’s native waterbirds, finding no evidence that Native Hawaiians hunted the species to extinction.
Endangered Hawaiian birds find refuge in taro patch on Kaua‘i
According to University of Hawai‘i, six ʻalae ʻula (Hawaiian moorhen) chicks hatched in the loʻi in December. The parents had shown up a couple of months earlier.
World Wetlands Day to be celebrated in South Maui with two free events
The two free events for World Wetlands Day will be held in South Maui on Feb. 4.
Comment Period Reopens for Proposed Downlisting of the Hawaiian Stilt
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period on the published proposed rule to reclassify the aeʻo (Hawiian stilt) from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Citizen Science Project At Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge and Friends of Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge are partnering to support the Chronolog project, a nation-wide citizen science project that encourages visitors to document natural changes throughout the refuge.
Strong Conversation Efforts Lead to Proposal To Downlist Endangered Hawaiian Stilt to Threatened
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to downlist the aeʻo (Hawaiian stilt)from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Keālia Pond Offers Guided Walks Featuring Native Birds
Every Tuesday in February and March 2018, a Keālia Pond NWR naturalist will offer an hour-long guided bird walk at 9 a.m.
Keālia Pond Guided Bird Walks, Visitor Center Hours
Every Tuesday in January, February and March 2018, a Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge naturalist will offer an hour-long guided bird walk at 9 a.m.
Educational Talk on Seasons & Waterbirds at Kealia Pond
The event features special guest speaker Glynnis Nakai, the manager form the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, and 22-year employee of the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Biologists Monitor Endangered Waterbirds at 250 Sites
More than 250 wetland sites were visited today as part of the bi annual waterbird survey, organized by the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
State simplifies access rules at Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary on Maui
Public access to visit Kanaha Pond — one of Maui’s most scenic wetlands, and permanent home to the endangered Hawaiian stilt (‘Aeo), Hawaiian coot (Alae-ke‘oke‘o) and Hawaiian duck (Koloa-maoli) — has now been made simpler, under recent administrative rule changes. Kanaha Pond wildlife sanctuary is open from sunrise to sunset, between August 31 to March […]
45 Youth Work on Kanaha Pond Restoration
By Wendy Osher Forty-five Youth Conservation Corps members will participate in a day of service on Monday, February 15, 2010 to restore Maui’s Kanaha Pond in Kahului. The group will work to remove invasive plants, plat native species, and remove a fence to improve accessibility for future restoration efforts. Kanaha Pond is a 234-acre wetland […]
