When SCP Hilo Hotel opened its doors in June 2020, they didn't just welcome guests—they launched a groundbreaking commitment to ocean conservation. Through the Pristine Makai Partnership with Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund, every overnight stay at the hotel directly supports the removal of marine debris from Hawaiʻi Island's remote beaches.
In honor of Sea Turtle Week, our HWF Sea Turtle Recovery Project Coordinator, Alex Aguilar, shares his account of his recent journey to Accra, Ghana to participate in the International Sea Turtle Society Symposium.
To help combat the alarming problem of microplastic pollution in our oceans, we were excited to host Dr. Sean Anderson to "train our trainers" last January at the Hawaiʻi Wildlife Discovery Center!
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.
Check out this internship essay from Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund summer 2024 intern, Joshua Landkamer, describing his experience working with the Hawaiʻi Island HWF team.
In late September, our team at HWF was thrilled to have the opportunity to celebrate <<10 years>> with Ke Kai Ola, the only hospital in Hawaiʻi dedicated to the conservation and care of critically endangered Hawaiian monk seals (ʻīlio holo i ka uaua, Monachus schauinslandi)!
Ella Hartmann was an intern with Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund during the summer of 2023. Here is her story!
With all of the recent discussion and news about store-bought soil/compost products and the growing invasion of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) into the outer Hawaiian islands, we wanted to share some simple tips for easy home composting.
Wendi Gordon was a volunteer with the Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund team on Maui during the summer of 2004, and recently reminisced about her experiences: How I helped Maui’s baby sea turtles crawl safely through the sand and swim out to sea- and the unique thank you gift that’s my favorite Maui souvenir. Hawaiʻi [...]
Did you know that Hawaiʻi has more than 80 species of coral reef huʻakai or ʻūpī (sponges)? Some types of sponges are an important food source for endangered honuʻea (hawksbill) sea turtles, and in general, sponges are a key resident on a healthy coral reef ecosystem (although some varieties will overgrow coral).
