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“Four Hawaiian honeycreepers are at risk of extinction within the next ten years: akikiki ~1 year; kiwikiu ~6 years; akekee ~8 years; and akohekohe ~10 years. If we lose these special birds, we also lose the essential roles they perform within the native ecosystem and a piece of Hawaiian culture. Unless we take significant action now, they will be gone forever.”
Work is currently underway to replace an old, rusty fence that surrounds the sprawling Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary on Maui. The old fending is being replaced with predator-proof fencing to keep rats, cats, mongoose, and dogs from attacking ground-nesting birds.
Of the eight remaining forest bird species on Kaua‘i, two face imminent extinction. The ‘akikiki and ‘akeke‘e, are threatened by mosquito-borne avian malaria.
UH Hilo’s LOHE lab wants to improve techniques for monitoring endemic birds in Hawaiʻi.
MARE ISLAND — NightMare Island is here this year with a new venue but the same fun time. The youth-friendly, none-too-scary haunted house will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. There will be no scary actors, animatronics or roaming actors. But after 6 p.m., it’s a grownup party with scares suited fo