Racing To Save Hawaii’s Songbirds From Extinction
Scientists are urgently searching for backup homes to protect the three remaining species in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
This Remote Hawaiian Island Just Vanished
Scientists are concerned about what will happen to the hundreds of endangered species that once called East Island home.
Rescued Monk Seals Recover At Big Island Animal Hospital
NOAA rescued the two malnourished pups in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands amid fears they wouldn’t survive the winter.
Wind Farms Want Permission To Kill More Bats 鈥 A Lot More
In a “conservation conundrum,” projects to produce more clean energy are a threat to Hawaii’s only native land mammal.
How Sen. Mazie Hirono Hopes To Save Hawaii’s Endangered Plants
A Senate bill would promote the hiring of more federal botanists and encourage the use of native plants in federal projects.
City Keeps Funding Feral Cat Approach That Legislature Rejected
A state agency opposes the trap-neuter-return-manage strategy, but Honolulu just ponied up $300,000 for the program.
Once-Plentiful Hawaii Bird Now Protected By Endangered Species Act
The ‘i’iwi, or scarlet honeycreeper, was widespread until a warming planet constricted its habitat.
Another Growing Threat To Hawaii’s Coral Reefs: Invasive Algae
Several years ago, the state stopped the infestation of leather mudweed by pulling up 3 million pounds of the algae. Now it’s back.
Monk Seal Pup To Be Relocated From Waikiki Beach
The risks of leaving Kaimana at the popular beach where she was born outweighed the risks of moving her to a remote location on Oahu, officials said.
Kauai Man Gets 4 Years In Prison For Harassing Monk Seal
Authorities say it may be the first felony conviction under a statute designed to protect the endangered marine mammals.