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Teen sailor saves young seabird in distress offshore of Kaua'i beach during Mother's Day outing
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (505+ words) What began as a Mother's Day fishing trip tuned into a wildlife rescue after a Kaua'i teenager spotted a struggling seabird drifting offshore at Kawailoa Bay Beach and swam out to save it. Xavier Prentice was spending the holiday with…...
The $300 M threat: University of Hawai'i seeks community input to stop invasive fruit flies
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (348+ words) University of Hawai'i at M'noa's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience encourages community members and agriculture growers statewide to push back against invasive fireflies " Hawai'i's $300 million threat " by taking a quick survey. Completed surveys will provide input the college…...
Sunset Adoption Nights aims to connect more Kaua'i families with rescue pets
2+ week, 3+ day ago (382+ words) As summer approaches on Kaua'i, the island's animal shelter is staying open later " and lowering adoption fees in hopes of helping more pets find a home. The Kaua'i Humane Society will launch its new "Sunset Adoption Hour' series on Friday,…...
Globally known humpback whale "Big Mama" back in Salish Sea after winter in Hawai'i
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (177+ words) The Pacific Whale Watch Association said Thursday that iconic humpback whale BCY0324 known as "Big Mama" has safely returned to local waters after her winter migration in Hawai'i. The beloved whale swam roughly 3, 000 miles from Hawai'i to Boundary Pass where she…...
Birth of Hawaiian monk seal pup at Kaimana Beach prompts coordinated safety response
3+ week, 2+ day ago (649+ words) A Hawaiian monk seal pup was born Sunday, May 3, at sunset on Kaimana Beach in Waik'k' on O'ahu. The pup is the seventh 15-year-old female Ka'iwi (RK96), who is known to visit O'ahu's south shore. Officials remind the public that maintaining…...
Mass kill of 168 seabirds on Kaua'i sparks renewed calls for action
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (668+ words) A mass killing of at least 168 native seabirds on Kaua'i has left conservationists and some residents outraged, renewing urgent calls for action to be taken to deal with the believed culprits: feral cats. A visitor from Colombia and his friend,…...
Peak pupping for endangered Hawaiian Monk seals underway
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (263+ words) With Hawaiian monk seal peak pupping season underway across the islands, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources reminds beachgoers they are protected under both state and federal law. Monk seals give birth year-round, but the months from March…...
New study on Kaua'i finds surge in road deaths for Hawai'i's state bird, the n'n'
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1287+ words) A new research effort on Kaua'i's west side is uncovering a troubling trend that far more endangered n'n', the Hawai'i state bird, are dying along a rural highway than previously believed. Dr. Andre Raine, science director at Archipelago Research and…...
University of Hawai'i scientists discover 10 new species of Hawaiian leaf-roller moths
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (370+ words) University of Hawai'i at M'noa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience researchers have identified 10 new species and seven new groups of Hawaiian leaf-roller moths, highlighting just how much native Hawaiian biodiversity remains a mystery. And while new species are…...
Community input sought on additional protection of Alaka'i Wilderness Preserve on Kaua'i
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (349+ words) Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife seeks community feedback on a proposed fencing project to protect an additional 2, 400 acres of the Alaka'i Wilderness Preserve on Kaua'i. Alaka'i Wilderness Preserve is the only wilderness preserve…...