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.
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!
Ka ʻOhana O Honuʻapo (with support from HWF) launch their Kaʻū Hoa Pili ʻĀina Training Program!
Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund, Sea Cleaners NZ, Clean Rewards, Keep Puakō Beautiful and the Marine Option Program at the University of Hawaiʻi - Hilo all team up to clean up coastlines across Hawaiʻi Island for the annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) event in September 2023. Read more about this "net" success in the full story!
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.
The 5th International Symposium on Anchialine Ecosystems (5ISAE) was held in Kailua-Kona in November 2022 and provided a platform for sharing the brilliant research, management and restoration projects going on both globally and locally here in Hawai‘i. Want to learn more about the beauty, fragility, importance and conservation of anchialine pools around the world? To see all of the presentations, check out the HWF YouTube channel and the 5ISAE event Facebook page.
The coral spawning season in Hawaii has begun! Each spring, the Hawaiian coral species, Pocillopora meandrina, or cauliflower coral, clouds the coastal sea with its annual broadcast spawning event. These short-lived events occurring just after sunrise signify the creation of the next generation of corals.
Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund, Hawaiʻi Division of Aquatic Resources, Hawaiʻi State Parks, The Nature Conservancy, and members of the Hui Loko network cordially invite you and your #hianchialine colleagues (and friends) to join us for this upcoming 5ISAE event! #hianchialine
Our HWF team has been working to protect and restore habitats along the Waiʻōhinu coastal strand for nearly two decades. Learn more about these efforts and how to get involved!
