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Hawaiʻi motorists support Hawaiian geese at national parks

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park license plate sales have generated $60,000 to support the parkʻs Nēnē Monitoring Program.

Hawai‘i State Bird, Nēnē Proposed for Downlisting

The US Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed downlisting the Hawaiian goose, or nēnē, from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

PHOTOS: Baby Nēnē Forage at Kahili Golf Course

he rare and endangered Hawaiian nēnē goose is known to frequent the upper elevations of Haleakalā, but they also have become accustomed to more populated areas in the lower elevations, with frequent sightings reported at both the Kamehameha Golf Club and Kahili Golf Course in Waikapū.

Nesting Season for Endangered Nēnē Begins

Visitors to Haleakalā National Park on Maui and the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island are urged to drive with caution as the endangered Hawaiian nēnē goose begins its breeding and nesting season which traditionally begins around November.

Maui Student Art Sought for Nēnē Awareness Logo Contest

Haleakalā National Park kicks-off its Nēnē Awareness campaign with a logo contest in which student artists are invited to create a logo depicting why nēnē are special, or what can be done to protect them.