#hawaii endangered birds

Pono Pacific Land Management, LLC (Pono Pacific), Hawai‘i’s largest private natural resource conservation company, in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and Pūlama Lāna‘i, recently hosted a volunteer ua‘u (Hawaiian petrel) habitat restoration event on Lāna‘i to celebrate World Conservation Day.

Starting this weekend, federal and state agencies, local groups and individuals will come together for Hawai‘i Climate Week (March 23 through 31), hosting a series of events that underscores the importance of taking action and supporting efforts to build a climate-ready Hawai’i.

The National Park Service released a new short film called Drawing Connections: Haleakalā National Park, shedding light on the impact of climate change on the park’s most critically endangered species, Hawaiian honeycreepers.

Officials say that ‘i‘iwi are now virtually gone from the islands of Lāna‘i, O‘ahu, Moloka‘i and West Maui, while the population on Kaua‘i is in steep decline.

Researchers are taking the first steps to adapt a “birth control method” for mosquitos to protect Hawaiʻi’s unique, imperiled native birds.