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UH scientists discover 10 new species of Hawaiian moths

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers identified 10 new species and seven new groups of Hawaiian leaf-roller moths. While new species are frequently discovered, the description of a new genus of insects is a much rarer event; seven groups at once is almost unheard of.

Hawai‘i students partner with conservation professionals to produce first-ever draft genome of critically endangered Palila

In a landmark collaboration between science and education, six Hawaiʻi high school students have successfully produced the first-ever draft genome of the palila—a critically endangered, finch-billed Hawaiian Honeycreeper endemic to the islands.

DLNR: Critically rare native plant on Kahoʻolawe finds success in cultivation

Native Hawaiians have tended a relationship with the critically endangered native Hawaiian plant—Ka Palupalu o Kanaloa (Kanaloa kahoolawensis)— for over a thousand years. Now the rest of the world can experience and learn about it online at a new website dedicated to telling its story of resilience. 

Bird rescue team desperate to find two critically endangered ʻakikiki on Kaua’i

In the remote central mountains of Kauaʻi, a bird rescue team is searching for Abby and Carrot, two critically endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers, the ʻakikiki.

Study Explores Native Bird Survival in Kaua‘i’s Forests

A new study from Kauaʻi’s Alakaʻi Wilderness shows different how management may enable long-term survival of the Puaiohi, a critically endangered native thrush.