Legal Intervention Seeks to Protect Hawaiʻi’s Punaluʻu Beach From Development

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.

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.

Kaʻū Scholarship Essay by Lori-Lee Lorenzo (Hapuʻu pulu)

My Favorite Wildlife Species Written by Kaʻū Wildlife Scholarship Recipient #1: Lori-Lee Lorenzo In May 2023, HWF offered ten scholarships to recent high school graduates with ties to Kaʻū (thanks to funding from a private foundation).  Part of the application process included an essay (400-500 words) featuring their favorite native wildlife species, plant or [...]

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