Subscribe to our newsletter Save the Date: Welcome Home Kōlea Festival Join Hawaiʻi Audubon Society and partners in celebrating the kōlea’s (Pacific Golden-Plover) return from Alaska on Saturday, September 19. More information. Volunteers needed at kōlea festival We need your help. Join us as a volunteer to ensure our festival runs smoothly. Tasks include setup, […]
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Subscribe to our newsletter Bird Droppings: 10 Things We Want to Share About Indian Peafowl (Pīkake) 1. Peafowl are native to India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The Indian Peafowl is India’s national bird. 2. People often call both males and females peacocks but technically only males are peacocks. Females are peahens. The term peafowl refers to both
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Read the full newsletter Hawaiʻi Audubon Society partners with DLNR for Year of our Coastal Kuleana Our manu o Kū mascot, Aloha Kea, made a special appearance at the Year of our Coastal Kuleana proclamation ceremony at the Governor’s Office. This campaign celebrates the richness of our coastal ecosystems, the ways that coasts connect us as people,
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Read the full newsletter Join our kōlea party Please join us at our second annual Welcome Home Kōlea Festival. Learn about our citizen science project, the Kōlea Count, join a mini bird tour through the park, and refresh yourself with a sparkling Kōlea beverage. Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025 Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm Location: Ala Moana
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We just finished our Bird and Learn weekend at Volcano National Park. We had about about 25 participants for the classroom presentations on Saturday. Seth Judge of Volcano National Parks presented his research on the Population Trends of the Forest Birds at Volcano National Park. Mike Carion gave a practical guide to using e-Bird. Kate Righter
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In November 1976, Hawaiʻi Audubon Society started printing a new logo at the top of the ‘Elepaio journal, issue 37.5. It was added without comment, befitting the humble nature of Ron Walker, the wildlife biologist and illustrator who created the newly designed logo. There was no room for fanfare in any case, as that issue
After consulting with ‘elepaio expert, Eric VanderWerf, Kate Righter has redesigned Hawaiʻi Audubon’s logo. The late Ron Walker, HAS’s beloved volunteer, lifetime member, and past director, designed the current one 48 years ago. The update includes: 1. An ʻokina in Hawaiʻi, and a font change to match the ʻElepaio Journal (Source Serif). 2. Color to
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Hawaiʻi Audubon Society published this article in issue 1.2 of the Elepaio Journal in January, 1940. While this little bird was once a common sight in our forests, it is now threatened on Oʻahu, and vulnerable on Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi island. Listen to calls and see more photos of this charismatic bird on eBird. For
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“MAKAHIKI O NĀ MANU NAHELE: YEAR OF THE FOREST BIRDS” It’s official: The year 2024 is for the birds, thanks to Governor Josh Green signing the proclamation. At yesterday’s event, Hawai’i Audubon Society’s President, Susan Scott, spoke about our organization’s long commitment to the protection, education, and joy of birds. Thanks to conservation efforts by
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The Division of Forestry and Wildlife has created a new website dedicated to celebrating Hawaiʻi’s forest birds. The new site has links to events, learning activities, and more, including: • detailed species profiles for Hawaiian forest birds, including photos of extinct birds from collections at Bishop Museum; • forest bird audio mixes for Kauaʻi, Oʻahu,
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