In September 2024, Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund team member, Stacey Breining, attended the 6th International Symposium on Anchialine Ecosystems (6ISAE) and shares the story of her experience in this magical place.
Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund (HWF) has been an active partner with the state DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources’ “Rapid Response” program to help remove large derelict fishing net bundles from Hawaiʻi Island shorelines since 2023.
During the 2023-2024 school year, the Volcano School of Arts and Sciences 9th and 10th grade student’s have been learning what it means to be hands-on stewards of the historic loko iʻa (fishpond) at Honuʻapo.
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a legal intervention opposing a proposed resort development on one of Hawaiʻi’s most renowned black sand beaches that would harm local residents and jeopardize threatened and endangered species, including green sea turtles and Hawaiian monk seals.
With funding and support from the National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Association (NOAA), Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund recently reached a major milestone in its collaborative project with the Surfrider Foundation (Kauaʻi Chapter), SHARKastics, and many other community partners. During this extensive two-year project across three Hawaiian Islands, we collaboratively hosted a total of 390 debris-removal activities and we recovered 61.0 metric tons (134,423 pounds) of marine debris!
HWF is excited to share our 2023 honuʻea (hawksbill) nesting season recap with our online community! Mahalo to our volunteer, staff, and supporters that allowed us to protect nearly 1,300 hatchlings on Maui this season!
The critically endangered Kaʻū silversword is staging a comeback within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, thanks to decades of collaborative conservation efforts and a stroke of luck.
Join Us Oct 24 to Oct 26, 2023 for the Hawaiʻi Predator Control and Wetland Workshop in Kahului, Maui! We cordially invite you for this statewide workshop focusing on wetland management and predator control across all habitats in Hawaiʻi.
Did you know there are no sewer lines along Ali‘i Drive from Kahalu‘u Beach (at Makolea St.) to Queen Kalama? We need your help TODAY to protect the health of citizens and the reefs in Kailua-Kona.
In June, Soul Community Planet (SCP) announced the new Pristine Makai program in partnership with Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund (HWF) when they opened their doors to guests. Through this innovative program, every time a guest chooses to stay at the new SCP Hilo Hotel, SCP will donate $1 to support HWF’s efforts to keep the Island of Hawai‘i beaches magnificent and pure.
