Embracing ʻĀina: My Journey with HWF (Intern Story by Mike Stone)

Mike Stone was a graduate student working with HWF during his internship within the Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science Master’s program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo from Fall 2019 to Fall 2021. During this time, Mike worked with HWF’s Megan Lamson (as his graduate advisor) and completed over 700 volunteer hours with HWF and focused on a brand audit study for marine debris collected in Kaʻū from 2013-2021. We are so appreciative of his amazing contribution to HWF.

Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund reaches a milestone in its Hawai‘i Large Debris Recovery Partnership

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!

Lāʻau Letters: Native Plants of Kaʻū (Loulu)

Welcome to Lāʻau Letters: Native Plants of Kaʻū. Read about Kaʻū’s native plants’ moʻolelo (stories), uses, preferred habitats, and opportunities to adopt them for stewardship. Meet loulu! Loulu (not to be confused with loʻulu, the name of the endemic fern Coniogramme pilosa), is the name for all species of the only native Hawaiian palms, which are perhaps the most distinctive and conspicuous native plants.

HWF Launches Endemic Waterbird Curriculum at Nāʻālehu Elementary School

Two Aeʻo searching for food. Photo courtesy of ʻAuliʻi Mahuna, HWF. Did you know that HWF's Hawaiʻi Island team works in classrooms around the island to educate keiki / ʻōpio on different conservation-related topics? From Waimea to Ka Lae, the HWF team coordinates with classrooms to teach curriculum covering Hawaiian Coastal Ecosystems, [...]

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