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Special webinar on seabirds, and a bill to address light pollution on Maui

A special webinar takes place on Monday as part of the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council’s Know Your Ocean Speaker Series. Topics include seabirds in Maui County, and an upcoming bill to better protect them.

Nighttime Banding of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters

A group of volunteers, led by staff from the Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project, banded 150 adult wedge-tailed shearwaters (‘Ua’u kani) at a Kapalua colony in West Maui on Friday night.

Mauians Asked to Look Out for Endangered Seabirds

Fledgling season for young endangered seabirds in the Hawaiian Islands runs from October through December, prompting a reminder to the public to be on the look out for disoriented or grounded birds.