native species

Avi Soifer, former dean of the University of Hawaiʻi William Richardson School of Law, talks about the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive orders; Department of Land and Natural Resources survey entomologist Karl Magnacca shares how a new native bee species was discovered on Molokai

The state has named the winners of this year’s Hawai‘i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp Art Contest. Alvin Galvez’s painting of a kāhuli is the winner of the conservation stamp. Lauren Trangmar won the game bird stamp with her image of the chestnut-bellied sandgrouse.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated federal habitat protection for 12 endangered Native Hawaiian species that can only be found on Hawaiʻi Island. Establishing a critical habitat identifies landscapes for endangered species to recover.

The Board of Land and Natural Resources approved the Environmental Assessment to suppress the mosquito population to save native birds in East Maui.

Gov. Josh Green signed a proclamation last Thursday that honors the endemic Kāhuli snail. What used to span over 700 species of snails has dwindled to 300 due to habitat loss and invasive predators.

The introduction of hooved animals on Maunakea in the late 1700s nearly brought the native plant to extinction. Now, more than 100 seedlings of silverswords are flourishing in the Center for Maunakea Stewardship’s greenhouse.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced technical corrections for 60 endangered or threatened species in the Pacific Islands. The changes include the correct usage of ʻokina and kahakō in Hawaiian species names.

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 DLNR is hosting an art contest for a new license stamp. Artists can submit entries for either the Hawai’i wildlife conservation or the game bird stamp.

The “Birds, Not Mosquitoes” initiative traps and studies mosquitos that infect native birds with avian malaria. The team is currently surveying high elevation areas on Hawaiʻi Island, because climate change induced warming means mosquitoes have moved higher into areas with native birds.