#alala project

This multi-partner pilot release allows wildlife managers the opportunity to monitor and evaluate ʻalalā and its potential for survival and breeding in the forests of East Maui without risk of depredation by ‘io (Hawaiian hawk). The EA provides background information concerning methods for release of ‘alalā and outlines the proposed action, potential impacts, and strategies to avoid and minimize potential adverse impacts of the project on East Maui.

Prompted by repeated injuries suffered by a single ʻIo or Hawaiian hawk, a collaboration of conservation agencies and nonprofit organizations are holding the first-ever “Hawk Week,” Oct. 9-15, 2022. 

Maui Mauka, a nonprofit that nurtures nature-based tourism, is hosting free online Conservation Awareness Training on Oct. 21 from 1 to 4 pm and Nov. 9 from 9 am to noon, via Zoom.

Conservationists working to recover the ‘alalā (Hawaiian crow) are addressing recent mortalities of the species living in the Pu’u Maka`ala Natural Area Reserve on Hawai‘i island by bringing the surviving wild crows back into the protection of its conservation breeding program.

The ‘Alalā Project is now in the fourth year of releases, and despite losses, project organizers say the birds are continuing to grow and learn in their new environment.

The ʻAlalā Project, a group of government and non-government organizations, is working to restore a self sustaining, breeding population of ʻAlalā (native Hawaiian crows). The ʻAlalā have been extinct in the wild for over a decade and the last wild ʻAlalā were seen in South Kona more than 15 years ago. The ʻAlalā Project will […]