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The cryptic, nocturnal seabird species is native to Hawai‘i and inhabits remote areas of the state, with the vast majority likely breeding on Kaua‘i. Though the storm-petrel is widespread across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with numbers estimated at 150,000, the Hawaiian population is small, maybe fewer than 250 pairs. It is listed as Critically Endangered. As Wang and a group of fellow Hawai‘i Island biologists have learned, it is challenging to locate and estimate the population size of the smallest and rarest seabird species to breed in Hawai‘i.
The Maui News A four-person team of state forestry staff is continuing to monitor the 1,081-acre Olinda fire, which remains 90 percent contained roughly a mon
The Hawaii Supreme Court Thursday denied a state petition that included a request to roll back court orders so more water could be allocated to Alexander & Bald
Citing concerns over not having enough water to fight recent fires, the state is asking the Hawaii Supreme Court to allow more water to be allocated to Alexande