Meet Sage Murakami – a 2025 Kaʻū Wildlife Scholarship Applicant
Congrats to Sage, a Kaʻū Wildlife Scholarship applicant honoree and mahalo for sharing your essay about ‘Ōhi‘a Lehua with our online community!
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.
Lāʻau Letters: Native Plants of Kaʻū (Kupukupu)
Welcome to Lāʻau Letters: Native Plants of Kaʻū. Read about Kaʻū’s native plants and their moʻolelo (stories), uses, preferred habitats, and opportunities to adopt them for stewardship. This column seeks to encourage making new plant friends and to reunite with others.
Ten Kaʻū Stewardship Trainee POSITIONS AVAILABLE NOW!
Ka ʻOhana O Honuʻapo (with support from HWF) launch their Kaʻū Hoa Pili ʻĀina Training Program!
Lāʻau Letters: Native Plants of Kaʻū (ʻŌhai)
Welcome to Lāʻau Letters: Native Plants of Kaʻū. Read about Kaʻū’s native plants and their moʻolelo (stories), uses, preferred habitats, and opportunities to adopt them for stewardship. This column seeks to encourage making new plant friends and to reunite with others.
Lāʻau Letters: Native Plants of Kaʻū (ʻŌhelo Kai)
Welcome to Lāʻau Letters: Native Plants of Kaʻū. Read about Kaʻū’s native plants and their moʻolelo (stories), uses, preferred habitats, and opportunities to adopt them for stewardship. This column seeks to encourage making new plant friends and to reunite with others.
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 [...]
Newest Kaʻū silversword site in HAVO sows promising results
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.
Hawaiʻi Predator Control and Wetland Workshop
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.
