conservation hawaii org

An education site offering various paths to a better understanding of Hawai`i's unique and endangered environment and the need to balance natural resource protection with the demands of a growing human population.

 


link to Hawai`i native forest birds

Hawai`i was once home to over 150 unique species of birds. Fewer than 40 species remain, and of those now extinct most were lost in the past 200 years because of human expansion, and introduced predators and diseases.

A selection of the widespread, the endangered and the extinct forest birds of Hawai`i.

 

link to watersheds of hawai`i

Fresh water sources above and below: springs, streams, waterfalls and underground pools.

Evolving in relative isolation, Hawaii's water cycle has provided for the Islands' unique, robust yet vulnerable environment.
         

link to silent invasion

More than one-third of all threatened and endangered plants and birds in the entire United States live in Hawai`i. For more than 95% of these 282 imperiled Hawaiian species, alien competitors, diseases, or predators are a primary threat.

 

link to native not native

Would you buy a used car from this man? How about a Hawaiian vacation? Well, for a different spin on the real Hawai`i, chance 'em!
           

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link to other resources

A collection of in-print publications and online resources for further reference.

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