This month, we are featuring the beautiful, bright yellow lauʻīpala, also known as lāʻī pala, yellow tang, or Zebrasoma flavescens. Similar to many other types of surgeonfish, lauʻīpala are an important reef grazer, and can help promote coral reef resiliency by removing algae from reef substrates.
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.
Jaya Mishra was an intern with the Hawai’i Wildlife Fund team on Maui from June to July 2023. Here is her wonderful account of her experience with HWF.
Learn more about the experience of Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund Intern, Ramzi Talbi, who joined our team all the way from Patagonia and helped support the Hawksbill (Honuʻea) Sea Turtle Recovery project.
Check out this inspiring essay from our third and final Kaʻū Wildlife Scholarship winner for 2023, Adam Dierking.
Learn more about Alex Xia's experience during his Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund internship, which unfortunately encompassed the devastating wild fires in Lahaina, Mauʻi. Not only did Alex help make our sea turtle recovery project a success, he helped support our Maui community following the fires.
Learn more about Pippin Paulson's amazing experience as a Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund intern, where she supporting our sea turtle recovery projects in both 2019 and 2023 and helped support our community on Maui during the 2023 Lahaina wild fires.
Did you know that HWF's Hawaiʻi Island team works in classrooms around the island to educate keiki / ʻōpio on different conservation-related topics? In December, HWF was able to launch their waterbird curriculum into all three second grade classrooms at Nāʻālehu Elementary School!
HWF intern, Daniela Guerrero, shares her experience as an intern with HWF on Maui in 2023.
HWF is excited to share our 2023 honuʻea (hawksbill) nesting season recap with our online community! Mahalo to our volunteer, staff, and supporters that allowed us to protect nearly 1,300 hatchlings on Maui this season!
