#hawaii bird

Hawaiian stilt gets moved from endangered to threatened under Endangered Species Act

The US Fish and Wildlife Service is downlisting the aeʻo (Hawaiian stilt) from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The aeʻo was originally listed as endangered in 1970 due to destruction and alteration of habitat, hunting, introduced predatory animals and nonnative birds, and diseases.   

Celebrate Hawaiian Honeycreeper Day, Aug. 27 at the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens

A celebration of Hawaiian Honeycreeper Day takes place Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Maui Nui Botanical Garden in Central Maui.

Feeding and careless driving cause undue risk to nēnē population on Maui

A female nēnē was struck and killed by a passenger truck on Haleakalā Highway near the Dairy Road/Keolani Place junction in Kahului last Tuesday, according to state officials.

Race to save Hawaiian honeycreepers bolstered by $14M in federal aid

Significant federal dollars are headed to Hawai‘i to help address the extinction crisis facing at least four species of native Hawaiian birds.

Nēnē Awareness Day Today at Haleakalā National Park

The public is invited to come and explore the park, find out about the world’s most endangered geese, and learn how you can protect them.