A federal hold on funding could upend a novel approach to preventing mosquitoes from sending a number of Hawaiian bird species into extinction.

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture today said it is extending a voluntary pause on the interisland transport of poultry and other bird species to help prevent the spread of H5N1, or highly ...

STANTON FINK illustration For millennia, before humans ever set foot in Hawaii, birds ruled the islands. From mountaintop to shoreline, the feathered filled the forests, grasslands, wetlands and ...

LIHUE (HawaiiNewsNow) - A taro patch at Kauai Community College has become a hot spot for endangered Hawaiian birds. Six alae ula, or Hawaiian moorhen chicks, hatched there just this month ...

Workers who had hoped to spend their careers supporting these at-risk local species have been let go. Now, who might take ...

The Hawaiian Islands are full of astounding beauty and an incredible diversity of plants, insects, and birds. Most people picture the islands—one of the most isolated archipelagoes in the world—as a ...

Hawaiian honeycreepers are an integral part of native ecosystems and Hawaiian culture. Some birds, like the iiwi (left), developed long, curved bills to sip nectar out of crescent-shaped flowers ...

It’s National Birding Day. So, are you ready to experience Hawaiʻi’s birds? Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to ...

The initial 90-day pause was issued on Dec. 13, 2024 and expires on March 13, 2025. The extension will continue until June 13, 2025.

Hawaii News Now celebrates the 52nd anniversary of the Honolulu Marathon with a special edition of Sunrise. We’ll be tracking runners throughout the entire course, sharing heartfelt stories from ...

The Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kauai, with its historic lighthouse, attracts more than 500,000 visitors a year ...

The state Department of Health has announced a bird flu survey for Hawaii residents who keep backyard flocks or involved in ...