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Hawai‘i Unites files appeal in effort to stop release of mosquitoes in East Maui
The environmental nonprofit Hawai‘i Unites has filed an appeal for their case against the State of Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Land and Natural Resources to stop the release of mosquitoes in East Maui and require an environmental impact statement and comprehensive studies of the risks of the project.
Inaugural Honeycreepers Celebration Day in Hawaiʻi on Aug. 8 raises support for endangered species
The Hawai‘i State Legislature passed a resolution recognizing Aug. 8, 2023 as the inaugural Honeycreepers Celebration Day that was inspired by the American Bird Conservancy, local artists, conservationists, students and teachers.
Draft environmental assessment released for using modified mosquitoes to save native birds on Kauaʻi
The draft environmental assessment was made public for the use of Wolbachia-based incompatible male mosquitoes on Kauaʻi to stop the spread of avian malaria that is decimating native forest bird populations.
A bird named Christmas highlights recovery of endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper
Christmas, or Mele, is nine-years-old and believed to be the oldest living ʻakiapōlāʻau in the wild.
Community Members Raise Concerns Over State’s Plan to Import ‘Incompatible Male’ Mosquitoes to Control Wild Population
A protest in front of the Department of Agriculture in Hilo is scheduled this afternoon over the state’s plan to introduce a mosquito-control approach to Hawai‘i in an effort to save the endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper species.
Palila Showcased in Mural in Downtown Hilo
The mural of the endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper was done by local artist Kathleen Kam as part of the Mauna Kea Reforestation Project.
