#native species
A popular Hilo nēnē is second to die this year at Liliʻuokalani Park and Gardens
DOCARE officers have opened an investigation into the hit and run that killed a 12-year old nēnē in the popular Hilo park on Thursday morning.
$4.6M University of Hawai‘i project turns to non-invasive plants in fight against wildfires
“My perspective is that, like land and water, we need to treat seeds and plant lineages as a public trust,” said Clay Trauernicht.
Conservation personnel pay homage to the last ‘akikiki in the wild
Despite the existence of one, two, or three ‘akikiki remaining in the wild, the forest bird species is considered functionally extinct.
Big Island botanical artist’s endangered Hawaiian hibiscus featured in UK exhibition
Paula de la Cruz of Kapa‘au seeks ‘to communicate the beauty of the quiet world of botany.’
$40,000 HTA grant supports Hawai‘i Forest Institute sites on Big Island and O‘ahu
The funding from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority benefits several sites on the Big Island and O‘ahu.
Native Hawaiian snails now recognized by the state
Gov. Josh Green signed into law House Bill 1899, which recognizes nine native snail species as state snails. Hawai‘i Island’s snail is Hini hini kua mauna (Succinea konaensis).
Mayor Roth proclaims 2024 ‘The Year of the Forest Bird’ in Hawai‘i County
Hawai‘i is experiencing a bird extinction crisis, with roughly two-thirds of its known native manu
nahele species having become extinct.
Scientists uncover surprising findings in Big Island forest, 27 years after clear-cut
Flint Hughes and Dennis Grossman have studied how the Ki‘ula Forest fared, nearly three decades after 900 of its 2,500 acres were cut down.
Experts debunk tree-cutting misinformation following Maui wildfires
Healthy, viable trees, especially native species, enhance environmental health and help mitigate fire risk. However, social media posts following the wildfires seemed to fuel the notion, and the calls, that people should chop their trees down.
Nesting site of elusive ‘akē‘akē found on Big Island
The cryptic, nocturnal seabird species is native to Hawai‘i and inhabits remote areas of the state, with the vast majority likely breeding on Kaua‘i. Though the storm-petrel is widespread across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with numbers estimated at 150,000, the Hawaiian population is small, maybe fewer than 250 pairs. It is listed as Critically Endangered. As Wang and a group of fellow Hawai‘i Island biologists have learned, it is challenging to locate and estimate the population size of the smallest and rarest seabird species to breed in Hawai‘i.
