#Petrel

Maui Meeting Looks at Impacts of Wind Farms on Hawaiian Hoary Bat

The meeting will address the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of Mauiʻs four wind farms on the ʻŌpeʻapeʻa as well as other issues facing the bat species

Lawsuit Threatened Over Airport Light Impacts on Rare Seabirds

The complaint alleges lighting at state-operated airports and harbors on Kaua‘i, Maui and Lāna‘i are causing injuries & death to critically imperiled seabirds.

Biologists ask for the public’s help as endangered seabirds leave nests

Biologists on Maui are asking for the public’s help in protecting endangered seabirds as they leave their nests for the ocean in search of feeding grounds over the next two months.  The fledging period for the endangered ‘ua’u Hawaiian Petrel and the non-endangered ‘ua’u Kani Wedge-tailed shearwater begins tomorrow on the night of the new […]

Meeting to discuss draft Habitat Conservation Plan for Haleakala Solar Telescope, August 23

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will hold a public hearing to receive testimony on the draft “Habitat Conservation Plan for the Construction of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope at the Haleakala High Altitude Observatory Site Maui, Hawai‘i.” The public hearing will be at 7 p.m. on […]

Kaheawa Wind Power II Topic of DLNR Meeting

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will hold a public hearing to receive public testimony on the Draft Habitat Conservation Plan for Kaheawa Wind Power II Wind Generation Facility (KWPII). The public hearing is March 17, 2010, at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Whale Foundation 300 Ma‘alaea […]