haleakala national park

A female nēnē was struck and killed by a car on Haleakalā Highway in Kahului this week. Here are some tips from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources on how to keep the endemic birds safe.

The National Park Service plans on releasing infertile male mosquitoes to reduce avian malaria on Maui. The federal agency will host virtual public meetings in January to explain its plans.

The program in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi will offer natural and cultural lessons about the park. HPR's Jayna Omaye spoke with the Hawaiian language teachers who developed the lesson plans, worksheets and activities.

Tens of thousands of dollars are going toward conservation and educational programs at two of the state’s national parks. The money is from the state’s specialty license plate program, which started in 2015.

Haleakalā National Park is recruiting Hawaiian language teachers to create a new distance learning curriculum in the Native Hawaiian language, or ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. The initiative aims to fill the shortage of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi curriculum for Hawaiian immersion students while also strengthening the park’s connection to the surrounding community. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.

Patti Welton had dreamed of a career in conservation since she was in high school, but she never expected that she would end up as a botanist for the Haleakalā National Park on Maui. She just retired after 30 years with the park, and in that time, she’s watched both the environment and the conservation movement change.

Today on The Conversation: East-West Center Senior Fellow Denny Roy discusses China-Taiwan and China-U.S. relations; Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s Oceanic Institute uses a federal grant to engage STEM majors; Honolulu Civil Beat's Suevon Lee reports on educators exiting teaching; Botanist Patti Welton reflects on three decades of conservation work at Haleakalā National Park; and Mānoa Honey & Mead's Yuki Uzuhashi celebrates the natural flavors gathered by his bees.

Today on The Conversation: East-West Center Senior Fellow Denny Roy discusses China-Taiwan and China-U.S. relations; Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s Oceanic Institute uses a federal grant to engage STEM majors; Honolulu Civil Beat's Suevon Lee reports on educators exiting teaching; Botanist Patti Welton reflects on three decades of conservation work at Haleakalā National Park; and Mānoa Honey & Mead's Yuki Uzuhashi celebrates the natural flavors gathered by his bees.

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The National Park Service has announced an increase in visitor entrance fees at Haleakala National Park on Maui and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the…