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Senate passes Hirono resolution designating April as ‘National Native Plant Month’
The US Senate unanimously passed a resolution led by Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), designating April 2025 as “National Native Plant Month.”
NOAA Fisheries proposes habitat protection for threatened corals in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
NOAA Fisheries proposes new critical habitat designations for five threatened coral species in the Pacific Islands, focusing on areas essential for coral growth and resilience.
Hawaiʻi-based team discovers rare seabird nests in American Sāmoa for first time in almost 40 years
Researchers from Archipelago Research and Conservation, in collaboration with several organizations, have discovered four active burrows of the rare Tahiti Petrel on Tutuila, American Sāmoa.
US Fish and Wildlife Service proposes critical habitat for ʻiʻiwi
Approximately 275,647 acres of federal, state and private lands are proposed as critical habitat for ʻiʻiwi , a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
UH: Hawaiʻi Hit Hard by Wild Pigs Threats
The team of researchers hope that these findings will shed light on the magnitude of threat wild pigs pose to global biodiversity when compared to other problematic species that receive greater research and management attention like feral cats, rodents and wild dogs.
Comment Period Reopens for Proposed Downlisting of the Hawaiian Stilt
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period on the published proposed rule to reclassify the aeʻo (Hawiian stilt) from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Lawsuit Aims to Protect ʻIʻiwi, Threatened Iconic Hawaiian Forest Bird
The Center for Biological Diversity on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the US Fish and Wildlife Service for allegedly “failing to designate critical habitat and develop a recovery plan” for the threatened ‘i‘iwi, one of Hawai‘i’s imperiled honeycreepers.
Hawai‘i’s Cauliflower Coral Moves Toward Endangered Listing
Cauliflower corals have declined significantly, including a 36% drop in coverage across Hawaiʻi from 1999 to 2012.
Hawai‘i Visitor Fined for Harassing Monk Seal and Turtle
A visitor to Hawaiʻi was fined $1,500 for harassing a monk seal and sea turtle on Kauaʻi and then posting videos with the protected marine species online.
School Children Help Release Rescued Shearwaters
Young shearwaters, a threatened species, are attracted to artificial lights on the island of Kauai, where they are rescued by concerned members of the public.
Hawai‘i’s Native Plants Targeted for Red List of Threatened Species
By September 2016, Maui’s number of red-listed species is expected to increase from 84 to 117, Lāna‘i from 40 to 50, and Moloka‘i from 44 to 66.
Orange Clownfish Under Review For Listing as Threatened or Endangered
“Finding Nemo is getting harder,” that according to scientists at the Center for Biological Diversity. Scientists point toward “global warming” and “acidification of oceans” as the cause of reduced habitat for orange clownfish in coral reefs.
