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Sometime between ʻ98 and ʻ00. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/eebe1fc5-dfd5-4626-b684-6c44f89031de/Picture2.jpg Blog - Reflections from a Summer Intern - Make it stand out Me at Kīlauea Point NWR, while on an invasive mammalian trap line run with Koa, a USFWS Intern and U.H. Master’s student - June 11, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/a58039be-b630-4d41-a2ad-e17e69c4a73f/Picture3+collage.png Blog - Reflections from a Summer Intern - Make it stand out To the left is my dad with his intern group in front of the Kīlauea Point Lighthouse. Right of that is me driving a golf cart in front of the same lighthouse 27 years later. 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Bottom: Workshop participants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/b3845f0d-ccbe-4299-879b-1fed450b1a66/2.jpg Blog - Ka Pae ʻĀina O Hawaiʻi Nei - Make it stand out Project Timeline and a 25% scale comp of the mosaic mural project, with the USFWS team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1727918893037-OFF21B7ZCFW33D4ZWEHD/mosaic%2Bmural.jpg Blog - Ka Pae ʻĀina O Hawaiʻi Nei - Make it stand out A section of the mosaic mural artwork. https://www.kauairefuges.org/blog/reconnecting-with-founding-friends monthly 0.5 2024-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/889eb121-5f06-467f-a68d-ec19b85c2ae3/10.png Blog - Reconnecting with Founding Friends - Make it stand out Pauline and E Z Street in their Princeville home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1716064801736-AWMMSQATKFIDT1EZVXX4/4.png Blog - Reconnecting with Founding Friends - Make it stand out Pauline’s t-shirt design, which helped to generate thousands of dollars in support of our mission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/0bec0149-3199-4f59-9da1-d53aa95262fd/book+cover.jpeg Blog - Reconnecting with Founding Friends - Make it stand out The book cover to “E Z Directions to Adventure,” by E Z Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1716065008103-R0ZWNL2K110UJ2TFRMBK/9.png Blog - Reconnecting with Founding Friends - Make it stand out Pauline with a mosaic tile composition she created, one of the few elements from their prior home to survive the effects of Hurricane Iniki. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/6b7cf3ab-53a3-4b56-9086-b4d246a45f2b/1.png Blog - Reconnecting with Founding Friends - Make it stand out Kīlauea Point NWR Volunteer patch designed by Pauline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1716064883211-7PVQTVX1XDHU7Z8ILECZ/3.png Blog - Reconnecting with Founding Friends - Make it stand out Kīlauea Point NWR logo, designed by Pauline, on shirts sold at our Nature Store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1716064575241-N7S41TE9CSNGF0ZGD17R/2.png Blog - Reconnecting with Founding Friends - Make it stand out The USFWS Volunteer hat worn by E Z during his many hours of service as a roving interpreter and hiking guide. 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Together, Friends can do so much… Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges (FKWR) serves as a nonprofit “Friends Group,” supporting the environmental and wildlife conservation, historic preservation and community education programs of the Kauaʻi National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex, which are administered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and includes Kīlauea Point NWR, Hanalei NWR and Hulēʻia NWR. Our organization helps to fill in the gaps in the programs administered by the Refuge team by providing funding and Friends Group staffing to support a variety of refuge priorities. 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This year, Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture is celebrating the ʻalae ʻula, or Hawaiian Common Gallinule. There are just 712 of these waterbirds left. Although they are endemic to Hawaiʻi, they have been lost from all of the islands except Kauaʻi and Oʻahu. However, the good news is that we know what these birds need – high quality managed wetlands, thriving and expansive loʻi kalo, and spaces that are safe from predators like cats, dogs, rats, and pigs. Free Lecture: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 5:00-6:30pm Princeville Community Center and on Zoom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/d70a86d8-ae77-432d-8194-25f5d209066b/Daniel+Moriarty+Memorial+Scholarships.png Home - 2026 Daniel Moriarty Memorial Scholarship Application Process Open We are now accepting applications for annual scholarships in honor of Daniel Moriarty, an environmental educator and conservationist who played a major role in developing Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge. 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The mural will depict the topography of the entire Hawaiian Archipelago, helping us tell the geographic and cultural story of these islands and atolls, how the High Hawaiian Islands fit within this long history, and how these protected lands and waters serve as a refuge for a wide variety of native Hawaiian wildlife species. The finished mural will be installed on the retaining wall that begins outside the Visitor Center at Kīlauea Point NWR. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/a5cca5d9-8017-43cd-9c16-838c9fc4f1e3/LH+Construction+square.png Home - Lighthouse Repairs due to Storm Damage The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has announced the start of a project for storm damage repairs to the Daniel K. Inouye Kīlauea Point Lighthouse (located on the refuge). 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Kauaʻi was the first landfall for ships coming from the west. After surveys and consultations with masters of steamships, Kīlauea Point was selected. Due to the 180 foot elevation of the peninsula, the cost to build was less since the tower structure did not have to be taller to be effective. Construction started on July 8, 1912. The tower was built using a then-experimental technique, structural reinforced concrete, now a standard in the industry. The metalwork was fabricated in Ohio. All materials, including the Fresnel lens from France, were offloaded from ships in the inlet surrounded by steep rocky cliffs. Wooden derricks raised the materials from the decks of the ships. The loads were then hauled up steep inclines to the building site. In addition to the tower, three houses were built for the light keepers and their families. In 1927, the Kīlauea Point Light Station would play a role in aiding a new mode of travel, aviation. The first flight from the mainland to Hawaiʻi overshot its intended destination in Oʻahu in bad weather. Lost in the night, the pilots finally spotted the double flash of Kīlauea Point, realizing they were over Kauaʻi. They circled the tower for an hour and a half, waiting for daylight. Then, they made the 100 mile trip to Oʻahu. Already important to marine navigation, the lighthouse would now aid aviation since the beam could be seen for 90 miles away from an airplane. In 1930, two 80 foot radio towers were added to the station to broadcast a signal for ships and airplanes to use as direction finding devices. “Condition One” was declared after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, causing the light station to go dark until the end of the war. Bunkers were built into nearby Crater Hill for an observation post. Important work was done in these bunkers to test and perfect RADAR and long range navigational systems. Eventually, these systems would lead to the end of manned lighthouses throughout the nation, including at Kīlauea Point. After 63 years serving marine and air transportation, the massive beam of Kīlauea Point Lighthouse was replaced by an unmanned automated beacon. Large ships and planes no longer relied on the light for navigation. 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Lighthouse Restoration Due to the corrosion and deterioration of the historic lighthouse over the years, a group formed to discuss the preservation of the Kīlauea Point Light Station. This group included members of the community, Kīlauea Point Natural History Association (later to become Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges), and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS). In 2003, our organization established the Kīlauea Point Historic Preservation Committee, which eventually led to the kick-off of a one million dollar capital campaign in 2008, entitled “Beacon for the Generations to Come” (Ka Lama Kuhikuhi No Na Hanauna). In addition to the almost $1 million received in private donations, $1.5 million in public funds were allocated, thanks to the federal funding initiated by U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye, along with a Save America’s Treasures Grant, Federal Cost Share Grants and other USFWS funds. In 2008, the anchor bolts holding the lantern room to the concrete tower, some of which had completely disintegrated, were replaced. In 2010, additional phases of the restoration project began and were finished as follows: Spring 2012 – Completed repairs on the unique cast iron roof and lantern assembly, and stabilized the fragile lens. November 2012 - Completed restoration work on the concrete tower, which included opening the closed vents and window openings, installing new windows, and removing the old exterior coating to return the tower to its original appearance. Spring 2013 - Additional stabilization and protection of the Fresnel lens occurred. All Restoration work was completed by April 30, 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/981acb60-51bf-4cfe-b592-7145ab7ee0fb/inoye2.jpg Lighthouse Restoration - U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye was a major champion of this project and the lighthouse was renamed in his honor. https://www.kauairefuges.org/passport-stamps daily 0.75 2022-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/7a09db56-cf4c-4828-b7ac-9c3d7b799696/USLS.png Passport Stamps https://www.kauairefuges.org/plan-your-visit daily 0.75 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/02dfdbd4-7384-472f-ab7b-8104465d1334/NeneLighthouse-Hob+Osterlund.jpg Plan Your Visit - Plan Your Visit Kīlauea Point NWR, which includes the Daniel K. Inouye Kīlauea Point Lighthouse, is open for public visitation Wednesday through Saturday, except for Federal holidays. The Refuge has implemented a timed entry reservation system to better manage visitation demand and limited parking availability. Reservations are required for all visitors age 16 and older in order to visit the Refuge and must be booked online. If you need help making your reservation, or assistance with changing or cancelling an existing reservation, please call 877-444-6777. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/f2eb73ba-27a3-434e-9141-d66422510f21/IMG_2688.jpg Plan Your Visit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/cff2e6fa-dbb6-4964-83db-e3ef6f82cb31/Hamline+Pocket+Gallery.png https://www.kauairefuges.org/refuge-minute daily 0.75 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/a3466170-1b0f-473b-a990-7d9fa09ed678/PC+Laurel+Smith+stilt.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/a055ae8b-5323-4132-bbaf-ce26683eac4d/LAAL2ParentsOneCuteChick.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/63e6727b-edc1-4bb6-b389-037915560f8e/National+Wildlife+Refuge+Minute+collage+website.png Refuge Minute - National Wildlife Refuge Minute In partnership with Kauaʻi Community Radio (KKCR), this year we are producing a series of monthly radio spots to educate members of our community about the many species we help protect. Listen in here and on KKCR - an incredible partner for the community of Kauaʻi! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/7e2cc6d0-4d97-475a-a7b1-8d93b8e81dd6/RTTB.JPG Refuge Minute - March 2026 This month, we honor the koaʻe ʻula, or red-tailed tropicbirds, as they return to the Hawaiian Islands to nest. Kīlauea Point is a great place to view these impressive birds. Come visit us soon! Photo Credit: USFWS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/f8d74d85-3131-411c-b476-865f4b6fec47/Morning+Breach+with+Mike+Williams+watermark.jpg Refuge Minute - January 2026 This month, as winter swells roll in and nourishing rains begin to feed and support our ʻāina, we are fortunate to welcome back the koholā, or Hawaiian humpback whales. Photo Credit: Mike Williams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/c2038ee5-0408-470d-8e3b-38eb689b3e74/Newell%27s+adult-Zaun.JPG Refuge Minute - November 2025 This month, we are highlighting our seabirds and raising awareness of how we can help during fallout season. Photo Credit: USFWS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/9efeb2b0-e574-408b-af03-d9e07a781467/Wildlife+Awareness+PSA+-+1+Oct+2025+-+National+Wildlife+Refuge+Week+-+image+2.png Refuge Minute - October 2025 This month, we join others across the country to celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week. This annual event, held during the second full week of October, celebrates the great network of lands and waters that conserve and protect our precious wildlife heritage. Now, more than ever, it is important for us to recognize the value of public lands and to use our voices to support their protection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/b513f221-7105-4c8c-8a02-c9640e013e18/Malama+Huleia.png Refuge Minute - September 2025 This month, we are celebrating partnerships and highlighting our friends at Mālama Hulēʻia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/47d96d82-4ef8-42a3-aa51-f0a2fd12f728/Wildlife+Awareness+PSA+-+11+Aug+2025+-+who+is+nesting+-+graphic.png Refuge Minute - August 2025 This month we are taking you on a virtual tour of nesting activity across the Kauaʻi National Wildlife Refuge Complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/bdde0b3d-7ac2-420b-b9b4-fcf72cc47751/KoloaMalePose.jpg Refuge Minute - July 2025 This month, we are sharing information about an exciting program designed to help support koloa maoli populations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/13985727-49b6-48f9-a71c-1ea98f3c24e4/LAALPossCoverShotOrig.JPG Refuge Minute - June 2025 This month we are celebrating World Ocean Day, advocating for healthy oceans and extending a mahalo to our partners at the Surfrider Foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/4cbb89ea-b0da-4d3b-a3c3-51fded4269a7/Kilauea+Point+NWR+collage.png Refuge Minute - May 2025 This month, we honor and celebrate the history of the Daniel K. Inouye Kīlauea Point Lighthouse! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/c61c9f3d-9643-4963-b715-6fb5144d324c/Untitled+design+%283%29.jpg Refuge Minute - April 2025 This month we are celebrating Native Plant Month and highlighting the native plant garden at the Hanalei NWR Viewpoint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1648180712004-RN7HVWA6E81L7SQKBZ71/Kia%27i+Kahili+website.jpg Refuge Minute - March 2025 This month, we discuss the importance of partnerships in stewarding public lands and our collective work to enhance Kāhili Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/ea11bff2-34e4-48ce-8a0c-f66b04620ddf/IMG_3604.jpg Refuge Minute - February 2025 This month we are discussing the importance of wetland ecosystems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/8b7acc86-416f-48ee-9d6d-87909125b12c/whale+collage.png Refuge Minute - January 2025 This month, we are sharing information about koholā, or humpback whales, as we welcome back these majestic mammals of the sea. Photo Credits: Mike Williams and Bruce Parsil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/14554abe-73da-4c8c-9952-fc3fae772cd9/DSCN3719.JPG Refuge Minute - December 2024 This month we are sharing information about the annual return of our beloved mōlī and our keiki environmental education programs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1fdd3cf6-a583-4511-8c9d-1e98bc1f49fe/Newell%CA%BBs+Shearwater+and+Hawaiian+Petrel+v2.jpg Refuge Minute - November 2024 This month we’re sharing information about the ‘a’o (Newell’s shearwater) and ‘ua’u (Hawaiian petrel). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/a7e56bc8-590d-43fb-a588-d718474c9499/Nene3GoslingsGrass2.jpg Refuge Minute - October 2024 This month we are sharing information about recovery of nēnē populations, as they begin a breeding season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/51a8eb57-2eda-4c2e-9941-cd9c52b7f0ca/SOS+website.jpg Refuge Minute - September 2024 This month, we are pleased to honor and celebrate the work of our friends and partners at Save Our Shearwaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/12f4c45d-e2d7-4d43-b787-eec231b3f61a/web1_Akikiki-DLNR.jpg Refuge Minute - August 2024 This month we honor the “Year of the Forest Birds” and celebrate the tireless work of our forest bird conservation partners. Visit the Kauai Forest Bird Recovery Project online to learn more about their important work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/fedc6faf-8d56-4382-8219-de359e8bac5d/Native+Plant+collage.png Refuge Minute - July 2024 Part of our mission is dedicated to work that will help conserve and, where appropriate, restore native plants within the protected lands of our three national wildlife refuges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/f0eb6f38-7cba-4f81-857f-63724f8c707d/World+Ocean+Day+3.png Refuge Minute - June 2024 This month we celebrate World Ocean Day and pause to reflect upojn our relationship with our oceans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/24308bfa-45d1-4082-90bc-ca938791f0fb/Hanalei+NWR+Viewpoint.jpg Refuge Minute - May 2024 We are pleased to welcome community members and visitors to the new Hanalei NWR Viewpoint - open Tuesday - Saturday, 9am to 3pm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/9d55ec48-ba57-4748-b325-7454030e5ac5/Untitled+design+%285%29.png Refuge Minute - April 2024 This month we are featuring two endangered wetland birds, the ‘alae ‘ula, or Hawaiian gallinule, and the ‘alae ke‘oke‘o, or Hawaiian coot. Photo: Hob Osterlund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/49695074-61b2-49dc-a672-8454093193ac/Debra+Gochros+and+Luna+3.27.22+-+Gochros.JPG Refuge Minute - March 2024 This month we are featuring Conservation Dogs of Hawaiʻi, a partner in our mission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/31d7e0eb-31ba-4d1c-984d-a8e2c7769ced/Mike+Williams+whale.jpg Refuge Minute - February 2024 This month we are commemorating Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, or Hawaiian Language Month, and celebrating the majestic koholā (humpback whales). Photo: Mike Williams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/e5d88832-d8fa-45e4-b39a-284c556681cd/Nene3GoslingsGrass2.jpg Refuge Minute - January 2024 This month we are celebrating our beloved State Bird, the nēnē. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/8a860e79-cf3e-41e1-93ca-4cacbdf98f4d/Moli+12.09.23+Daubert+9.jpg Refuge Minute - December 2023 This month we are celebrating the return of mōlī for their annual nesting cycle. Photo: FKWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1fdd3cf6-a583-4511-8c9d-1e98bc1f49fe/Newell%CA%BBs+Shearwater+and+Hawaiian+Petrel+v2.jpg Refuge Minute - November 2023 This month we’re sharing information about the endangered ‘a’o and ‘ua’u. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646512349861-SPVLFLTW9TCG2L9IWAWJ/koloa.jpg Refuge Minute - October 2023 This month we join others across the country to celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week and highlight the endangered koloa. Photo: Hob Osterlund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/f04ccded-7cd0-49b9-a0ed-ec0042473f04/Hurricane+Inkiki.png Refuge Minute - September 2023 This month we’re sharing information about the impacts of hurricanes upon the wildlife of Kauaʻi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/172d5620-92cf-4a3c-90ac-1d93398b8343/web1_Akikiki-Talaber+PC+Graham+Talaber.jpeg Refuge Minute - August 2023 This month we’re sharing information about the plight of our endangered Hawaiian forest birds and an exciting plan to help save them from the brink of extinction. Photo: ʻakikiki; Credit: Graham Talaber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/4c91e20b-e9df-4686-9326-533d1bbbe44e/RFBWithStick.jpg Refuge Minute - July 2023 This month we’re sharing information about World Seabird Day and the incredible ‘ā! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/582d7ad1-e112-4f60-a3f9-b7cb05ffdeeb/LAALFlightLighthouse2.jpg Refuge Minute - June 2023 This month, we celebrate World Ocean Day and World Albatross Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/e7fdf19a-4df5-4e56-90e1-22a883da122c/KoleaReady2+extend.jpg Refuge Minute - May 2023 This month we’re sharing information about Migratory Bird Day and the species that visit us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/b0e17e0c-32a5-4150-a35f-9c715810c53e/img-5623_orig.jpg Refuge Minute - April 2023 This month, we recognize Native Hawaiian Plant Month and celebrate the accomplishments of the Nihokū Ecosystem Restoration Project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/18c150f7-f779-4200-abab-63dc5e46c97a/rising+ocean+levels+PC+go_greener_oz+at+flickr.jpg Refuge Minute - March 2023 This month we’re focusing on the impacts of rising ocean levels upon our island ecosystems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/a40ac1bf-a314-4e58-ab8a-80d0069283bd/Huleia+NWR+50th.png Refuge Minute - February 2023 World Wetlands Day & Hulēʻia NWR 50th https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/ddd6b4f8-ff16-488c-b32b-a554f4feee88/Nene+with+young+goslings+K+Viernes.JPG Refuge Minute - January 2023 Nēnē (Hawaiian goose) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/63bee5a8-f687-4e19-a280-089464577a44/LAALLighthouse3.jpg Refuge Minute - December 2022 Mōlī (Laysan albatross) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1fdd3cf6-a583-4511-8c9d-1e98bc1f49fe/Newell%CA%BBs+Shearwater+and+Hawaiian+Petrel+v2.jpg Refuge Minute - November 2022 ʻAʻo (Newell’s shearwater) and ʻuaʻu (Hawaiian petrel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646512207624-31XFI50F7J2TG0TWS4EE/coot.jfif Refuge Minute - 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This endowment was matched with contributions from his family, friends in the community, and profits from the Nature Store at Kīlauea Point NWR. 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However, careful estate planning helps you and your loved ones prepare for the future, continue to show your support and appreciation for the Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges and its mission, and further your personal, financial, estate-planning, and philanthropic goals. With smart planning, you may actually increase the size of your estate and/or reduce the tax burden on your heirs. Just as important, you will know that you have made a meaningful contribution to support our work to support the conservation, preservation, and education programs of the Kauaʻi National Wildlife Refuge Complex. There are a number of giving options available. However, the most common type of planned gift is a simple designation made in your will. We invite you to review the information included within this Planned Giving Overview, with information provided by our friends at the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, and we recommend that you speak with your personal financial advisor to discuss the options that best meet your needs. If you wish to share with us that you have made a planned gift, we welcome the news! Please contact us at info@kilaueapoint.org or (808) 828-0384, ext. 1. 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National Wildlife Refuges are funded through allocations from the Department of Interior. Each year, there are needs not covered within their budget. As the dedicated nonprofit Friends Group that supports the work of Kīlauea Point NWR, Hanalei NWR and Hulēʻia NWR, we serve as a gateway to help channel the goodwill of our community members and friends to the areas in need by our Refuge partners. Some of the costs we have underwritten include restoration of the water infrastructure system at Hanalei NWR, binoculars for biologists, invasive animal traps, training and support for FWS volunteers, avian botulism detector dog supplies and training, educational signage, support for public events, wildlife viewer repairs, native plants for wildlife habitat restoration, supplies for the native plant nursery, materials and supplies for the Environmental Education program, Lighthouse restoration and maintenance, and much more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/525722f3-00c9-4b81-8808-2488bc00d04f/Conservation+Dogs+of+Hawaii+with+logo.jpg Refuge Programs - Make it stand out Volunteer Debra Gochros with Xena and Luna https://www.kauairefuges.org/mission-and-history daily 0.75 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/4fa443d3-5d64-4a1c-9047-b9c220c3c49b/3+refuge+pic+spread+FKWR.jpg Mission and History - Our Mission Our Mission is to promote better understanding, appreciation, and conservation of the natural history and environment of Kauaʻi’s National Wildlife Refuges and native Hawaiian ecosystems by fostering educational, interpretive, and scientific activities and projects for the benefit of the public and the wildlife. Our Vision Keeping people and nature harmonious with the ʻaina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/a2f3040f-6ead-4929-b8b4-b880ba24915c/FKWR-clr-tag-V.jpg Mission and History - A New Name Over time, due to our name, physical presence at Kīlauea Point NWR and the amount of support provided to Kīlauea Point NWR programs and services, it may have appeared to many that we are the Friends Group supporting just Kīlauea Point NWR. However, throughout our history, we have been honored to provide funding and support for all three refuges within the Kauaʻi National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Therefore, in 2020, we introduced a new name and a new logo to better reflect the full scope of our work: Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges. We hope that this (doing business as) name better reflects the full scope of our work and more easily identifies that we are a “Friends Group,” working in service of our three local national wildlife refuges and the wildlife they help to protect. https://www.kauairefuges.org/community-education daily 0.75 2022-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/72823bfa-d08f-4520-9e18-6d8b4490d91f/IMG_1824.jpg Community Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/394643d7-f4b0-47b2-bdf5-1d8c674f4559/IMG_4892.JPG Community Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/87846b8e-7052-46f3-9bac-ce4f779c64de/IMG_1825.jpg Community Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/e470574a-2585-4b7f-af8d-b4591070d6d7/IMG_8411.JPG Community Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/48f2a396-1d54-47d1-bc70-55993c09c06b/IMG_1826.jpg Community Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/8adf45d2-58b3-4d8f-b70b-45503d09b648/IMG_1504.jpg Community Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/14a26ca3-6d71-46d4-a925-334242832070/IMG_1822.jpg Community Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/5d41faeb-9cf8-439e-91da-66f6bc649c13/IMG_3101.JPG Community Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/c2529f86-254e-43a9-bcd8-8bf4e39a3373/IMG_1829.jpg Community Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/ecd78518-f371-4bd5-8f66-d8df982dc81b/IMG_3221.jpg Community Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/2845154a-0f22-4f7b-a885-140734100f93/IMG_1827.jpg Community Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/083f135f-0c23-4558-81b7-cf188bb7d325/IMG_3682.jpg Community Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/a0e11be3-4563-4e7b-a8ea-49ed05a468c1/Jenny+Allen+pic.jpg Community Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/7cb5a3ae-eacc-46dd-a03a-0d6213be4a30/FullSizeRender.JPG Community Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/0d0bb323-52e5-4132-9961-fc35696c2598/IMG_1828.jpg Community Education Historically, up to 500,000 people per year have visited Kīlauea Point NWR to enjoy its immense beauty, experience our wildlife and learn about the history of the Daniel K. Inouye Kīlauea Point Lighthouse. One of the signature initiatives of Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges is our Community Education Program. Our team staffs the Visitor Center and Nature Store at Kīlauea Point NWR. We share our passion for this special place, information about the wildlife conservation, habitat maintenance and environmental education programs carried out by our Refuge partners, tips on how we can each help - while visiting the Island of Kauaʻi and wherever our guests call home - and other information about our mission. Together, we protect, preserve, educate and inspire! https://www.kauairefuges.org/kilauea-point-nwr daily 0.75 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/367c01f5-a157-4104-8004-925c0bbbbf72/KPNWROverlook+-+Hob+Osterlund.jpg Kilauea Point NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/6b34c9a4-59cf-4a62-871e-b9096c669ca0/IMG_0824.jpg Kilauea Point NWR ʻā (Red-footed Booby) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/e30e27a9-937a-412c-8775-682b9e4c2af8/NeneLighthouse-Hob+Osterlund.jpg Kilauea Point NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/0f3464d6-b0ee-4853-ad49-7dc5bf02506f/LAALPossCoverShotOrig.JPG Kilauea Point NWR Mōlī (Laysan Albatross) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/9af583f0-16c2-4e1a-9ce9-cf5b1bf7e1f7/Hob+Osterlund.jpg Kilauea Point NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646451211228-VSIGZK3QTQA981J2W90I/Red-tailed+Tropicbird.jpg Kilauea Point NWR Koaʻe ʻula (Red-tailed Tropicbird) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/24d241c1-a6cc-4a49-a202-eb57552181b8/Daubert+12.18.21.jpg Kilauea Point NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646452036493-JID7KIDVV7N4OZJVMHKA/White-tailed+Tropicbird.jfif Kilauea Point NWR Koaʻe kea (White-tailed Tropicbird) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/063222bc-0636-4121-869e-ce36fa6efdbe/NenePairPoses.jpg Kilauea Point NWR Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646451122314-GE2FVS5DUGTUSAJEUN9R/IwaFliesOverhead.jpg Kilauea Point NWR ʻiwa (Great Frigatebird) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646452106139-1LWVAITCF90540WDPTOU/Wedge-tailed+Shearwater.jfif Kilauea Point NWR ʻuaʻu kani (Wedge-tailed Shearwater) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646452183049-AJK8O0U52G6BSGSAPJKE/Newell%CA%BBs+Shearwater.jpg Kilauea Point NWR ʻaʻo (Newell's Shearwater) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1098529d-1ec6-4c3a-a425-c0255afe887e/fence.jpg https://www.kauairefuges.org/huleia-nwr daily 0.75 2024-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646512349861-SPVLFLTW9TCG2L9IWAWJ/koloa.jpg Huleia NWR Koloa (Hawaiian duck) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646512082516-GHPCFU55BS914KPENC1T/moorhen.jfif Huleia NWR ʻAlae ʻula (Hawaiian Gallinule) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646512207624-31XFI50F7J2TG0TWS4EE/coot.jfif Huleia NWR ʻAlae keʻokeʻo (Hawaiian Coot) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646512005256-MZN98NQ8OD0KKBVGMU4P/stilt.jfif Huleia NWR Aeʻo (Hawaiian Stilt) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646512444999-CE8FVGHSXW3ZEJ2LH7OK/heron.jfif Huleia NWR ʻAukuʻu (Black-crowned Night Heron) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646511898551-X1A0IN2V2YM2ZSYQKK9O/Nene3GoslingsGrass2.jpg Huleia NWR Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/68b46f8d-90ae-48a1-8c76-f678fbfa6163/Huleia+from+Kipu_SUyehara.JPEG Huleia NWR Photo Credit: USFWS/S.Uyehara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/076ea90a-c041-45e0-9067-5973dcfa0b88/huleia01.jpg Huleia NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/92b0aa16-25d9-4557-a2be-6b722dd5794b/8+Reasons+We+Love+Our+Wetlands.png Huleia NWR - There are so many reasons to love our wetlands! https://www.kauairefuges.org/hanalei-nwr daily 0.75 2025-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646512349861-SPVLFLTW9TCG2L9IWAWJ/koloa.jpg Hanalei NWR Koloa (Hawaiian duck) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646512082516-GHPCFU55BS914KPENC1T/moorhen.jfif Hanalei NWR ʻAlae ʻula (Hawaiian Gallinule) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646512207624-31XFI50F7J2TG0TWS4EE/coot.jfif Hanalei NWR ʻAlae keʻokeʻo (Hawaiian Coot) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646512005256-MZN98NQ8OD0KKBVGMU4P/stilt.jfif Hanalei NWR Aeʻo (Hawaiian Stilt) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646512444999-CE8FVGHSXW3ZEJ2LH7OK/heron.jfif Hanalei NWR ʻAukuʻu (Black-crowned Night Heron) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1646511898551-X1A0IN2V2YM2ZSYQKK9O/Nene3GoslingsGrass2.jpg Hanalei NWR Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/63a30958-5ad4-4616-9703-867d5a180294/IMG_4786.jpg Hanalei NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/8334c237-75f5-4e31-b8c6-2d2452564adb/IMG_2803.jpg Hanalei NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/eff929cd-eb4d-47bb-a467-e440f0116fc4/Hanalei+NWR+Viewpoint.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/92b0aa16-25d9-4557-a2be-6b722dd5794b/8+Reasons+We+Love+Our+Wetlands.png Hanalei NWR - There are so many reasons to love our wetlands! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/2069d0e0-ecc5-4d45-b95c-dd8f15d88964/Preserving+the+Koloa+Maoli+Infographic.png Hanalei NWR - Learn how we are working to help preserve, protect and expand populations of the koloa maoli. https://www.kauairefuges.org/advocacy daily 0.75 2025-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1648175908098-U807B23LQ7LAK5V56PJ0/NWRA+logo.png Advocacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1648176198867-XGE71HVI390TRTALO8DM/FeralCat2Gallinule_Osterlund.jpg Advocacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1648176642353-0ID3QUVAPWZ8MDDPQYQ8/recycle%2Bimage.jpg Advocacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1648177390855-U8VQI6UGHL4AP72WS572/Community+Partnerships.png Advocacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/10d73725-0303-422d-b2f0-eead7aa2ec76/neneSunrise2.jpg Advocacy - Together we protect, preserve, educate and inspire… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1f3ac0e8-8147-40ba-974b-70079e3ccf81/7+actions+to+help+birds.jpg Advocacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/7a5b4cf9-24f6-4d44-97f7-7d73c54fc32e/Reduce+Plastics+collage.jpg Advocacy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1648176198867-XGE71HVI390TRTALO8DM/FeralCat2Gallinule_Osterlund.jpg Advocacy - It is estimated that there are 25,000 feral cats on Kauaʻi. Free-roaming cats pose a significant to risk our ground-nesting seabirds and waterbirds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/a00cecb6-1fa2-4978-b170-8333860da9d5/Luke+Evslin.jpg https://www.kauairefuges.org/redirect daily 0.75 2023-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/0e1ca4af-fc95-427f-ba56-6f4b67e1f691/IMG_5293.jpg New Page https://www.kauairefuges.org/princeville-moolelo daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1677802862788-Z6C4H9OPMBS78RGC1E9Y/Princeville+Mo%27olelo.png Princeville Moolelo - Princeville Moʻolelo Series We are pleased to partner with the Princeville at Hanalei Community Association Events Committee to present this engaging series. Together, we’ll be presenting informative free “talk story” events monthly in the Princeville Community Center to share the work and stories of conservation partners, Hawaiian cultural practitioners and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/fc0864a2-4e58-495c-9e6f-a66ad8841de2/Princeville+Mo%27olelo+3.10.26+alae+ula+-+IG+post.png Princeville Moolelo - “Celebrating the ʻAlae ʻUla” Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 5:00-6:30pm Presented by Helen Raine, Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, March 10th as we learn more about the ʻalae ʻula, an endangered Native Hawaiian waterbird that needs our kōkua. This year, Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture is celebrating the ʻalae ʻula, or Hawaiian Common Gallinule. There are just 712 of these waterbirds left. Although they are endemic to Hawaiʻi, they have been lost from all of the islands except Kauaʻi and Oʻahu. However, the good news is that we know what these birds need – high quality managed wetlands, thriving and expansive loʻi kalo, and spaces that are safe from predators like cats, dogs, rats, and pigs. Please join us as we kick off a year of events that celebrate the ʻalae ʻula and ignite hope across our community for the survival of the ʻalae ʻula! The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/245e6cbe-1684-4b4f-a43b-24baa8cd41d8/Princeville+Mo%27olelo+2.17.26+CRB+K9+detection+-+social+share.png Princeville Moolelo - “Send in the Dogs: How Our Faithful Companions Are Helping Save Niu and More.” Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 5:00-6:30pm Presented by Kim Rogers & Matt Cataleta of Conservation Dogs Hawaiʻi Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, February 17th as we learn how our canine friends are helping in the fight against CRB. Kaua’i is turning to what might seem an unusual response to slowing the invasion of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles: Dogs! In this presentation, K9 handlers from Conservation Dogs Hawaiʻi will share why dogs are adept at sniffing out CRB breeding sites and how they go about doing it. The newly certified volunteer K9 teams are now accepting CRB survey requests from residents, businesses, and property managers who are concerned about suspected CRB breeding activity on their properties. If you’re concerned about CRB on your property, this may be for you. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. Links mentioned in the talk: Conservation Dogs of Hawai’i Kaua’i CRB Program Website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/dc560e49-9246-4938-9391-3649855ddc64/Princeville+Mo%27olelo+1.20.26+Hob+Osterlund+-+social+share.png Princeville Moolelo - “Mōlī of Kauaʻi – A rare treasure among us.” Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 5:00-6:30pm Presented by Hob Osterlund Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, January 20th with the return of Hob Osterlund. The North Shore of Kauaʻi is the only place in the world where this majestic species nests within a human community. This, and the challenges they face due to climate change, make it our kuleana to help protect these birds, which nested here long before human contact. Be a proud Kauaʻian and learn how you can help protect our mōlī and other endangered wildlife. In this presentation, you’ll enjoy Hob’s amazing photos and delightful stories, and learn how you can help protect this important iconic species. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. Links mentioned in the talk: Kauaʻi Albatross Network, Kalama’s Journey, Albatross of Kauaʻi, Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges Nature Store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/0f9f6263-2c8e-42cd-9722-3d34d136e198/Barnfield+11.18.25+-+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - “The Kuaihelani Nest Count & Albatross Demographic Project” Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 5:00-6:30pm Presented by Louise Barnfield, USFWS Volunteer Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, November 18th with a special presentation from USFWS Volunteer Louise Barnfield. Louise has volunteered with the Kauaʻi National Wildlife Refuge Complex since 2012 and, for most of those years, has been monitoring the Laysan albatross, or mōlī, that return to us in November for their breeding season. Since 2016, she has also volunteered with the Annual Nest Count crew that travels to Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) each winter to count all active nests. She now returns on alternate years as a co-leader of the team, including this past season when she lived on the Atoll for two months, through December and January. Through her talk, Louise, will share personal experiences of the Annual Albatross Nest Count on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) and how the data collected throughout the year, both on Kuaihelani and at Kīlauea Point NWR, play a part in the long-term Albatross Demographic Project. Please join us as we kick off the 2026 mōlī nesting season! The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/05a13434-a4d9-4567-acb2-5527b0725b51/KESRP+10.15.25+-+social+post+small.png Princeville Moolelo - Endangered Seabirds and Light Pollution: A Call to Action Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 5:00-6:30pm Presented by Dilek Sahin, PhD, Project Coordinator, Kauaʻi Endangered Seabird Recovery Project We are in seabird fallout season, an important time to highlight the work of the Kaua‘i Endangered Seabird Recovery Project (KESRP). KESRP is a project of the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in association with Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW). Formed in 2006, the project focuses primarily on the three endangered seabirds found on the island of Kauaʻi – ʻaʻo (Newell’s shearwaters), ʻuaʻu (Hawaiian petrels), and ʻakēʻakē (band-rumped storm-petrels). Their work involves identifying the breeding distribution of these rare and enigmatic seabirds, monitoring their breeding colonies, undertaking research projects to better understand their life histories and the various threats which they face, and working with partner projects and organizations to ensure their long-term conservation. Join our conversation to learn more! The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/47695f2d-685a-490b-89fa-fba9bf3e0fdf/PRC+9.16.25+social+share.png Princeville Moolelo - Kīlauea Point NWR Seabird Monitoring and Invasive Predator Eradication: Project Updates Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 5:00-6:30pm Presented by Dylan Blanchard of Pacific Rim Conservation Our The Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 as we welcome Dylan Blanchard of Pacific Rim Conservation, who will share information about the mission of the Nihokū Ecosystem Restoration Project and ongoing work by PRC to support wildlife monitoring, invasive species management and more within the protected lands of Kīlauea Point NWR. For more than ten years, Pacific Rim Conservation has been involved in seabird conservation at Kīlauea Point NWR. Between 2015 and 2020, nearly 200 endemic seabirds were translocated to artificial burrows within the Nihokū exclosure and, after assisting with hand-rearing the chicks and watching them fledge, Pacific Rim is monitoring the return of birds as the seabird colony grows by generations. In 2023, a much larger predator-exclusion fence was completed, enclosing nearly the entirety of the refuge, as well as Nihokū, ensuring the security of the refuge in perpetuity. Pacific Rim has led efforts to remove invasive mammalian predators from within the fence, as well as assess how the fence and predator removal efforts affect the reproductive rates of the native seabirds nesting across the refuge. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/4deb4e69-8bb3-49d8-aad2-5c0c1fec2da0/SOS+8.19.25+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - “What's the Fuss About Fallout?” Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 5:00-6:30pm Presented by Jacqueline Nelson of Save Our Shearwaters Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, as Jacqueline Nelson, Program Manager with Save Our Shearwaters, returns with important information about how we can help protect seabirds. Have you heard of fallout season? Why does everyone keep referring to it as a big deal? Well, from September to December each year, thousands of fledgling shearwaters and petrels make their first journey out to sea from the safety of their burrows. However, their first flight isn’t always so simple. They are instinctually guided by the light of the moon out to the ocean, but lights from urbanization can cause them to become disoriented and land in inappropriate locations. Once grounded they are usually unable to take flight again and become vulnerable to a wide variety of threats. This is referred to as "fallout", impacting hundreds of light-attracted shearwaters on Kaua‘i each year. With fallout season around the corner, Jacqueline will explain this phenomenon, how the public can help, volunteer opportunities and key factors affecting fallout numbers for 2025. Additionally, she will cover wildlife rehabilitation regulations and basic wildlife laws that govern this type of conservation work. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. Note: We apologize for the challenge we had with our audio system. Feel free to jump to 7:10, after which it was resolved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/71d45ed4-25de-4fd2-a52d-38181069b23f/Koloa+maoli+7.08.25+KKCR+-+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - “Koloa Maoli: A road to recovery and returning home.” Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 5:00-6:30pm Presented by Carly Kano and Bryn Webber Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, July 8th, with a special talk on the Koloa Maoli, or Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana). Once widespread across all islands, Koloa Maoli are now only found on the islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau. This talk will begin with a brief overview of the Koloa Maoli, including how its ancestors arrived in Hawai‘i, and evolved into a unique species deeply intertwined with the islands’ ecosystems. The presentation will then explore threats that have led to the species’ decline, including habitat loss, predation by introduced animals, and the particularly significant threat posed by introduced mallards. The core of the presentation will focus on current conservation efforts, highlighting an upcoming translocation project aimed at reestablishing Koloa Maoli populations on islands where they have been extirpated. These efforts, led by dedicated conservation teams, seek to restore Hawai‘i’s wetland ecosystems and ensure the survival of the Koloa Maoli for generations to come. The talk will conclude with ways the public can support this critical work, from spreading awareness to engaging in community conversations about native species conservation across Hawai‘i. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1392af6e-0de3-4f72-8309-9a2ab66ab5a0/Forest+Birds+6.10.25+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - Saving the Songs of the Forest: Using BTI and IIT to Protect Kaua‘i’s Last Remaining Native Forest Birds Tuesday, June 10th, 2025, 5:00-6:30pm Presented by Lucho Gomez, Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. This presentation will explore the urgent conservation work underway to save Kaua‘i’s native forest birds from extinction, with a particular focus on mosquito suppression efforts using Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTI) and Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT). It will begin with a brief overview of Hawai‘i’s human history—from the arrival of Polynesian voyagers to modern times—and how these changes impacted native ecosystems. This context will help frame the dramatic decline of native bird species, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth and are now threatened by avian malaria transmitted by invasive mosquitoes. The core of the presentation will highlight two primary mosquito control strategies: the aerial application of BTI to target larvae in remote, wet habitats like the Alaka‘i Plateau, and the IIT method, which involves releasing sterile male mosquitoes to reduce reproduction. These efforts, led by dedicated field teams and scientists, represent innovative and collaborative approaches to ecosystem restoration. The presentation will conclude with actionable ways the public can support this critical work—spreading awareness, engaging in community outreach, and advocating for native species protection on Kaua‘i and throughout Hawai‘i. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/3ba53450-06d4-413a-b497-55f5fe4ac66f/Princeville+Mo%27olelo+4.15.25+-+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - History of Nihokū & Mōkōlea Point Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 5:00-6:30pm Presented by Gary Smith Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 as Uncle Gary Smith returns to share the history of Nihokū & Mōkōlea Point. Gary was part of a hui of community advocates who worked tirelessly to protect these important sites from development, and we are so pleased that he is sharing this knowledge and his experience with us. Make sure to join us, either in person or on Zoom. Today, more than ever, we need to come together to protect and preserve public lands and critical wildlife habitats. Free Lecture Series: Tuesday, February 11th, 5:00-6:30pm in the Princeville Community Center. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. In addition, we invite you to view the video “How Government Works” ONLINE. The video (recommended by guest speaker Gary Smith and JoAnn Yukimura) was produced by Hawaii filmmaker Heather Giugni, following the acquisition of Crater Hill (Nihokū) and Mōkōlea Point, to demonstrate how community organizing and using the governmental process can empower people to make a difference in their communities. (Location: Kilauea, Kauaʻi. Host: US Sen. Daniel Inouye. Year Produced: 1988.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/681f945f-83da-4a49-89ff-d524731db988/FKWR+Princeville+Mo%27olelo+series+2.11.25+Hob+Osterlund+-+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - Mōlī of Kauaʻi A rare treasure among us. Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 5:00-6:30pm Presented by Hob Osterlund Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 with the return of Hob Osterlund. Hob is a wildlife enthusiast who knows a lot about mōlī! She founded the Kauaʻi Albatross Network and dedicates her time to the preservation, protection and celebration of our beloved mōlī, or Laysan albatross, along with the other endangered wildlife of Kauaʻi. Hob is an award-winning author, photographer, birding guide, Safina Center Fellow, guest lecturer and more. In this presentation, you’ll enjoy her amazing photos and delightful stories and learn how you can help protect this important iconic species. The North Shore of Kauaʻi is the only place in the world where this majestic species nests within a human community. This, and the challenges they face due to climate change, make it our kuleana to help protect these birds, which nested here long before human contact. Be a proud Kauaʻian and learn how you can help protect our mōlī and other endangered wildlife. Free Lecture Series: Tuesday, February 11th, 5:00-6:30pm in the Princeville Community Center. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/ae46a244-e0f2-42af-92d8-0779f5d6ea55/FKWR+Princeville+Mo%27olelo+series+1.14.25+-+IG+post.png Princeville Moolelo - New Insights into Hawaiʻi Humpback Whale Behavior and Ecology - A Simplified Interpretation by Jean Souza Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 5:00-6:30pm Presented by Jean Souza Our Princeville Moʻolelo series will continue on Tuesday, January 14th with a talk by Jean Souza, Program Specialist, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Hawaiian Archipelago is the largest breeding and calving area for humpback whales in the North Pacific. For decades since the international ban on whaling, the population of humpback whales in Hawaiʻi has increased steadily, until the huge "blob" of hot ocean water formed in the eastern North Pacific in 2015. This multi-media presentation presents insights into the immense and lingering impacts of the "blob" on the Hawaiʻi subpopulation, and on many recent Hawaiʻi-based humpback whale research findings. The mission of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is to protect Hawaiʻi humpback whales and their habitat through education, research, and resource protection efforts with partners. Free Lecture Series: Tuesday, January 14th, 5:00-6:30pm in the Princeville Community Center. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/3b05a182-c19c-43d6-9b2f-516decf491a1/FKWR+Princeville+Mo%27olelo+series+11.19.24+-+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - “The Importance of Wetlands, Current Threats & How We Help” Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 5:00pm Presented by Helen Raine, members of the Detector Dog Team and representatives from USFWS. The Princeville Moʻolelo series will continue on Tuesday, November 19th with another great collaborative free lecture! This month, we are honored to host an in-depth discussion of the importance of our wetlands and how the Refuge Complex collaborates with volunteers and partners in the community to help protect critically endangered waterbird populations. Helen Raine of Pacific Birds Joint Habitat Venture will share information about the importance of wetlands to our wildlife, as well as the health and safety of our island communities. She will be joined by volunteers from the Conservation Dogs of Hawaiʻi Detector Dog Program, as they share how scent-trained dogs and their volunteer partners work together to help keep our wildlife safe. Join us to learn more and to find out how you can get involved and help! Free Lecture Series: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 5pm in the Princeville Community Center. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/2f441a8c-2893-4750-9e12-18ad5a485537/FKWR+Princeville+Mo%27olelo+series+10.15.24+Caren+Loebel-Fried+-+social+post+v2.png Princeville Moolelo - “Finding Home, a Hawaiian Petrel’s Journey” Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 5:00pm Presented by Caren Loebel-Fried with special guests André Raine & Robby Kohley. The Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Join artist/author Caren Loebel-Fried for the launch of her new book, “Finding Home, A Hawaiian Petrel’s Journey,” published by University of Hawai‘i Press. Caren will share the behind-the-scenes of this inspiring story. Her adventures researching the endangered ‘ua‘u (Hawaiian petrel) brought her to their colonies throughout the Hawaiian Islands and to Nihokū, within Kīlauea Point NWR, where Pacific Rim Conservation (PRC) and partners have undertaken an ambitious project to save these seabirds. Special guest speakers include André Raine (Archipelago Research & Conservation) and Robby Kohley (PRC) whose work with the ‘ua‘u inspired this story. ‘Ua‘u are endemic Hawaiian seabirds that soar huge distances day and night, powered by wind. They are guided by smell and an inner magnetic map, and only touch land once a year when they meet their life mate at their burrow and together raise one chick. For 60 million years, ‘ua‘u have made a living off the ocean, nesting in Hawai‘i far from predators. Hawaiian legends tell of seabirds darkening the sky as they returned from the sea, their guano washing down from the mountaintops, nourishing the land and offshore coral reefs. But, since the arrival of humans, ‘ua‘u numbers have plummeted to near extinction. “Finding Home, a Hawaiian Petrel’s Journey” is based on the true story of these amazing seabirds and the people working to save them. Free Lecture Series: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 5pm in the Princeville Community Center. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/696e50b9-131b-4010-a806-591759252c4c/FKWR+Princeville+Mo%27olelo+series+9.17.24+mosaic+mural+-+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - “Ka Pae ʻĀina O Hawaiʻi Nei” Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 5:00pm Presented by Kumu Hula Kehaulani Kekua of Hālau Palaihiwa O Kaʻipuwai and artist Kathleen Ho. Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, September 17th with a very special presentation by Kumu Hula Kehaulani Kekua of Halau Palaihiwa O Kaipuwai and artist Kathleen Ho. “Ka Pae ʻĀina O Hawaiʻi Nei”, is a culturally centered educational program and a community created mosaic mural that is being offered by the Garden Island Arts Council. Join us in learning about the program and how to be further involved in future workshops, helping to create an 80-foot-long by 4-foot-high mosaic mural that depicts the entire Hawaiian Archipelago. A place-based inspired design for the Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, the finished mosaic will be installed on the retaining wall that begins right outside the Visitor Center and Friends Nature Store. “Ka Pae ʻĀina O Hawaiʻi Nei” Hawaiian Archipelago Mosaic Program blends Hawaiian culture, education, and art through integrated opportunities created for Kauaʻi’s community and visitors. Participants will learn about the Hawaiian Archipelago and have a tactile involvement in and ownership of a collaborative public art mural. This mini workshop will be led by Kumu Hula Kehaulani Kekua of Hālau Palaihiwa O Kaʻipuwai and artist Kathleen Ho. Kumu Kehau brings her wealth of skills, passion, and commitment to sharing ancestral wisdom and perpetuating the traditions of her culture. She will introduce a cultural version of the birth of the Hawaiian Archipelago and a short oli (chant). Kathleen has done other community cultural-inspired mosaics throughout Kauaʻi. She will share the inspiration and intention of this large-scale project and facilitate the hands-on process of mosaic making. Free Lecture Series: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 5pm in the Princeville Community Center. The event will also be available by Zoom. At the day/time of the event, please click the link below to join us. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/5303dbe3-276b-4a7f-91f2-fbec8b28b904/FKWR+Princeville+Mo%27olelo+series+8.20.24+SOS+-+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - “Help Save Our Shearwaters” Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 5:00pm Presented by: Jacqueline Nelson Senior Program Manager, Save Our Shearwaters Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 with Jacqueline Nelson, Senior Program Manager for Save Our Shearwaters (SOS). Each year, from September to December, thousands of fledgling shearwaters and petrels make their first journey out to sea from the safety of their burrows. However, their first flight isn’t always so simple. They are instinctually guided by the light of the moon out to the ocean, but lights from urbanization can cause them to become disoriented and land in inappropriate locations. Once grounded they are usually unable to take flight again and become vulnerable to a wide variety of threats. This is referred to as "fallout", impacting hundreds of light-attracted shearwaters on Kaua‘i each year. With fallout season around the corner, Jacqueline will address ways to support native birds during this time and provide an overview of the Save Our Shearwaters program. Free Lecture Series: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 5pm in the Princeville Community Center. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/98283516-d872-45b2-b921-40774c5f026e/FKWR+Princeville+Mo%27olelo+series+7.16.24+Native+Plants+with+Limahuli+-+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - The Propagation & Care of Hawaiian Plants Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 5:00pm Presented by: Brendan Stogner & Ezikio Quintana of Limahuli Garden & Preserve Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 as horticulturalists Brendan Stogner and Ezikio Quintana of Limahuli Garden & Preserve will be presenting on the cultivation and care of native Hawaiian plants. Topics covered will include Hawaiian botany, horticultural techniques, nursery management, and garden establishment / maintenance. Live demonstrations will also be given, and attendees will be provided an extensive list of educational resources for further learning. Free Lecture Series: Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 5pm in the Princeville Community Center. The presentation was recorded and archived in two segments. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/42ac647a-f482-438b-824c-3dc04af28562/FKWR+Princeville+Mo%27olelo+series+6.18.24+KISC+-+IG+post.png Princeville Moolelo - ʻAkikiki to Āholehole: Birds to fish and, even, us. The myriad of life that relies on a healthy ʻōhiʻa forest for life. Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 5:00pm Presented by: Kim Rogers & Haylin Chock, Outreach Specialists with Kauaʻi Invasive Species Committee Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 with a special presentation by two members of the outreach team from our friends at the Kauaʻi Invasive Species Committee. Kim Rogers will talk story about “ʻAkikiki to Āholehole: Birds to fish and even us,” as she shares information about the myriad of life that relies upon a healthy ʻōhiʻa forest for life. Then, Haylin Chock will provide information about the threats we are facing due to invasive Little Fire Ants and Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles, and how we can each help. Free Lecture Series: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 5pm in the Princeville Community Center. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/154a974b-3703-46f9-8cfb-49451d15b4b5/FKWR+Princeville+Mo%27olelo+series+5.21.24+Gary+Smith+and+Gary+Pachecko+-+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - Kīlauea Town & Plantation Days History Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 5:00pm Presented by: Uncle Gary Smith & Uncle Gary Pacheco Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 with a special presentation by two beloved local historians. Join us as Uncle Gary Smith and Uncle Gary Pacheco talk story about their Kīlauea Plantation Days experiences and share historical photos and stories about growing up in Kīlauea and helping to preserve its rich cultural history. Free Lecture Series: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 5pm in the Princeville Community Center. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/63e6f014-ec6e-4d31-adf8-0e87d65b57fa/Princeville+Mo%27olelo+4.16.24+-+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - “A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds” Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 5:00pm Presented by: Scott Weidensaul Even as scientists make astounding discoveries about the navigational and physiological feats that enable migratory birds to cross immense oceans or fly above the highest mountains, go weeks without sleep or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch, humans have brought many migrants to the brink. Based on his bestselling new book "A World on the Wing," author and researcher Scott Weidensaul takes you around the globe - with researchers in the lab probing the limits of what migrating birds can do, to the shores of the Yellow Sea in China and the remote mountains of northeastern India where tribal villages saved the greatest gathering of falcons on the planet - to learn how people are fighting to understand and save the world's great bird migrations. Free Lecture Series: Tuesday, April 16th at 5pm in the Princeville Community Center. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/bfb62471-6691-4f25-9163-e88f46ec732f/FKWR+Princeville+Mo%27olelo+series+2.27.24+Patrick+Ching+-+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - Inspirations of Hawaiʻi’s Wildlife Artist Patrick Ching Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 5:00pm Presented by: Patrick Ching Our Princeville Moʻolelo free lecture series will continue with a special presentation by Patrick Ching. Patrick discovered a passion for our native Hawaiian wildlife when he was young. He then channeled that passion into multiple careers – with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and as an award-winning artist and author. Join us as Patrick shares delightful stories about his life and his work at Kīlauea Point NWR and the remote islands of Papahānaumokuākea, and how these have influenced his paintings, books, murals, children’s books and Painting in Paradise TV series. Selections of his work will also be available for sale, with proceeds benefiting Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges. Free Lecture Series: Tuesday, February 27th at 5pm in the Princeville Community Center. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/ab9f3a4c-de90-4417-a0c8-e73a16931a0f/FKWR+Princeville+Mo%27olelo+series+1.25.24+Hob+Osterlund+-+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - Celebrating and Supporting our Mōlī Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 5:00pm Presented by: Hob Osterlund Hob Osterlund is a wildlife enthusiast who knows a lot about mōlī! She founded the Kauaʻi Albatross Network and dedicates her time to the preservation, protection and celebration of our beloved mōlī, or Laysan albatross, along with the other endangered wildlife of Kauaʻi. Hob is an award-winning author, photographer, birding guide, Safina Center Fellow, guest lecturer and more. In this presentation, you’ll enjoy her amazing photos and delightful stories and learn how you can help protect this important iconic species. The North Shore of Kauaʻi is the only place in the world where this majestic species nests within a human community. This, and the challenges they face due to climate change, make it our kuleana to help protect these birds, which nested here long before human contact. Be a proud Kauaʻian and learn how you can help protect our mōlī and other endangered wildlife. Free Lecture Series: Thursday, January 25th at 5pm in the Princeville Community Center. The presentation was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/99f9646c-394c-41d5-a2c2-cfef78e4c958/FKWR+Princeville+Mo%27olelo+series+12.17.23+Reef+Guardians+-+IG+post.png Princeville Moolelo - "Anini Watershed – Progress and Action Steps for 2024" Sunday, December 17, 2023, 2:00pm Presented by: Robin Knox, Reef Guardians Chief Water Quality Scientist, Robin Knox, will provide an update on the Reef Guardians ‘Anini Watershed Characterization Report and share next steps on their work from mauka to makai impacting the lagoon from Kalihiwai to Hanalei. Reef Guardians Hawaiʻi is a nonprofit environmental conservation organization based in Princeville with the mission to preserve Hawaiʻi's reefs through Research, Restoration and Education. Reef Guardians was formed to address the decline of the coral reef ecosystems on Kaua’i and across Hawai’i and to work to restore their health for the benefit of the natural environment and the people who reside and visit. Free event: Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 2pm in the Princeville Community Center. The event was recorded. Click below to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/2b94a3fe-e9c6-45d6-9521-ddf2ab029ff2/FKWR+Princeville+Mo%27olelo+series+11.26.23+Andre+Raine+-+social+post.png Princeville Moolelo - "Seabird “discos” and other conservation projects on Kauaʻi" Sunday, November 26, 2023, 3:00pm Presented by: Dr. Andre Rainé, Science Director for Archipelago Research and Conservation Join Dr. André Raine, Science Director for Archipelago Research and Conservation, for a talk on the latest seabird conservation projects on Kauaʻi. These include a project that creates a new disco for young shearwaters looking for a partner, another that takes us back to the days that seabirds were so numerous they darkened Kauaʻi's skies and the deployment of acoustic devices by helicopter on the spectacular Na Pali coast. Free event: Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 3pm in the Princeville Community Center. The recorded session is available below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/e51331af-8519-44da-9088-79c07ee2a006/Princeville+Mo%27olelo+web+image+10.10.23.png Princeville Moolelo - Is Roundup in our food make us fatter, sicker and sadder? Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 5:00pm Presented by: Dr. Lee A. Evslin Are Roundup-type herbicides in our food and the environment making us sick? Research by scientists around the world is increasingly demonstrating that exposure to Roundup-type herbicides may be one of the most significant public health issues of our time. Dr. Evslin’s talk will present the evidence for harm and include steps individuals can take to decrease the risk. Free event: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 5pm in the Princeville Community Center. The recorded session is available below. Passcode: B3k9*Sq% (E kala mai! We experienced technical difficulties with the recording. The screen is black for the first 5:20 but shows properly once our speaker, Dr. Evslin, begins his presentation.) Within the meeting, a possible alternative to Roundup was discussed. The company name is Contact Organics and the suggested glyphosate alternative is their two products used in tandem - “Weed Terminator 20" and "Boost”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/392115bd-03f6-4160-8014-2e024b96f184/Photo+collage.png Princeville Moolelo - Help Save Our Shearwaters Sunday, September 24, 2023, 3:00pm Presented by: Jacqueline Nelson Wildlife Rehabilitation Manager - Save Our Shearwaters Each fall on Kauaʻi, community members and wildlife conservationists work together to support the fledging season for the critically endangered ʻaʻo, or Newell’s shearwaters. ʻAʻo live nowhere else in the world and they rear their young in burrows high up in the mountains of Kauaʻi. Because they use light to guide them, they can easily become distracted by man-made lights and crash to the ground, where they are also vulnerable to dogs, cats and cars. Thankfully, the team at Save Our Shearwaters is on hand to provide expert care that enables many of these downed birds to recover and successfully fledge out to sea. Learn more about the ʻaʻo, how you can help, and about other wildlife recovery work provided by this incredible partner in our community. Free event: Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 3pm in the Princeville Community Center. The recorded session is available below. Passcode: 2nfJJG&R https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/e38dd6ce-5a98-4416-9510-846ccf010b54/Kathleen+Viernes+and+USFWS+logo.png Princeville Moolelo - Volunteer and Support our Local National Wildlife Refuges Sunday, August 27, 2023, 3:00pm Presented by: Kathleen Viernes USFWS Park Ranger & Volunteer Coordinator Join Kathleen Viernes, Volunteer Coordinator for the Kauaʻi National Wildlife Complex, as she shares the wonderful world of volunteerism at Kīlauea Point and Hanalei National Wildlife Refuges. Learn what it takes to become a volunteer, and what you can do to help Hawaiian wildlife and habitats by assisting with biological monitoring programs; conducting habitat management and native plant restoration; assisting with environmental education field trips and in classroom; sharing the natural history and cultural stories of our refuges as a roving interpreter; maintaining and building infrastructure through carpentry or maintenance. Meet some of our volunteers and hear their stories. Get ready to be inspired and motivated to join our volunteer ʻohana! Free event: Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 3pm in the Princeville Community Center. Click below to view the recorded session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/bb02e8ad-b183-4748-8463-eb755bf8140b/7+-+July+Pacific+Birds+Habitat+Joint+Venture+-+photo+with+logo+2.png Princeville Moolelo - "How Wetlands Can Keep Us Dry...and Save Our Endangered Birds" Sunday, July 30, 2023, 3:00pm Presented by: Helen Raine Hawai'i Conservation Coordinator Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture Helen Raine is a Conservation Specialist for Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture. In Hawai‘i, Pacific Birds focuses on wetlands across the Hawaiian Islands, working in partnership to increase the acreage and quality of wetland habitat for native and migratory birds. Helen has worked in conservation for over 19 years in England, Malta, Peru, Zambia and Hawaiʻi. She has an MSc in Conservation from University College London. The recorded session is available below. Passcode: Z=j#Nz7@ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/7d727fbd-222b-4f3b-b0e4-4c7918759bcb/6+-+June+Detector+Dog+Program+-+Debra+Gochros+and+Karen+Shrimpton+-+collage.png Princeville Moolelo - Detector Dog Program is Saving the Lives of Native Hawaiian Birds Sunday, June 11, 2023, 3:00pm Presented by: Debra Gochros & Karen Shrimpton Conservation Dogs of Hawaiʻi Avian Botulism Detector Dog Program Volunteers Debra and Karen will share information about an exciting collaboration between Conservation Dogs and Hawaiʻi and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Together, they are using trained scent detection dogs and human handlers to help identify sick and deceased birds afflicted with avian botulism. Their work has been proven to be much more effective than human-only survey efforts, greatly reduces the overall staffing needs to mitigate the impacts of avian botulism and is truly saving the lives of our native Hawaiian wetland birds, many of which are critically endangered. In addition, they are also developing a new program to help locate downed seabirds, whose maiden flight out to sea has been disrupted due to the impacts of man-made lights, power lines or other factors. Free event: Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 3pm in the Princeville Community Center. We regret that this event will only be available in-person, and not via Zoom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/f6cafbe2-bcd2-4ecb-a1a0-fe3d3d04d3ed/5+May+Bryn+Webber+collage.jpg Princeville Moolelo - Resisting Extinction: Ensuring the Survival of Kauaʻi's Native Forest Birds Sunday, May 21, 2023, 3:00pm Presented by: Bryn Webber Kaua‘i Mosquito Research Coordinator Hawaiian honeycreepers continue to suffer from a wave of extinctions, driven by diseases carried by non-native mosquitoes. These diseases, such as avian malaria, are exacerbated by climate change because mosquitoes carrying avian malaria are moving further upslope into the upper elevation forests - the last refuge of Hawaiian forest birds. Without control or elimination of avian malaria’s vector, the southern house mosquito, several endangered honeycreepers will become extinct within the next one to ten years and the remaining species will continue to decline. The situation is particularly dire on our island of Kaua‘i, where the ‘akikiki has declined from 400 individuals in 2018 to 40 in 2023. The Kaua‘i Forest Bird Recovery Project and Birds Not Mosquitoes, a multi -agency collaboration, are working to mitigate the threat of avian malaria and protect our remaining ‘akikiki from extinction. In this presentation, we will uncover the strategies and innovative conservation tools that we are implementing over the next several years. Please join us as we share the many ways that the community can help advance our collective efforts to ensure the survival of our precious forest birds. Bio: Bryn re-joined KFBRP in March of 2023 as the Kaua‘i Mosquito Research Coordinator in partnership with the American Bird Conservancy. She obtained her master’s in wildlife science from Oregon State University in 2022 aft er spending the majority of the pandemic studying reproductive success of the endangered ‘alae ‘ula across taro and managed wetlands at Hanalei NWR. Bryn has worked in conservation on Kaua‘i since 2016, where she began by monitoring sea and waterbirds at the Kaua‘i National Wildlife Refuge Complex. From 2017-2018, she worked for KFBRP and then led a project studying Culex mosquitoes in the Alaka‘i Plateau for Dennis LaPointe at the USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center in 2018-2019. Photo Credits: ‘akikiki - Justin Hite, apapane - Jack Jeffrey Passcode for Recorded Presentation: D$QG5V.f (include the “.”) We apologize for the technical difficulties we encountered in the first few minutes of the presentation. They are resolved by the time we introduce the speaker at 10:00 into the recording. Feel free to fast forward to that point and enjoy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/51d9eb90-42c2-4337-bf01-b7bac81dd7de/4+Apr+2023+Susan+Scott+Hawaii+Audubon+Soc+image.JPEG Princeville Moolelo - The Hawaiʻi Audubon Society celebrates native birds with citizen science. Sunday, April 16, 2023, 3pm Presented by: Susan Scott, president Hawaiʻi Audubon Society The subject of Hawaiʻi’s birds nearly always contains bad news about extinction, disease, invasive species, and habitat loss. Several of our native birds, however, have adapted to the changes we’ve made to the birds’ natural environments. In spite of lights, traffic, lawn mowers, introduced predators and ever-present human company, Hawaiʻi’s kōlea (Pacific golden-plovers), manu o kū (white terns) and ‘ua’u kani (wedge-tailed shearwaters) thrive like never before. Even so, countless questions remain about the species. This year, the Hawaiʻi Audubon Society chose to highlight these ambassadors of adaptation through citizen science projects in which residents and visitors help collect facts about the birds. The more we learn, the better we can help these remarkable birds continue to live with us. Bio: Susan Scott wrote a weekly column called Ocean Watch for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser from 1987 to 2020, and is the author often books about nature in Hawaiʻi. Two recent books are about kōlea (Pacific golden-plovers), manu o kū (white terns.) In 2020, Susan helped revise the 7th edition of the Hawaiʻi Audubon Society’s book, Hawaiʻi’s Birds. Susan’s interest in Hawaii’s native birds resulted in the HAS Board of Directors electing her president of the Society in January, 2022. Susan, a former registered nurse, earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Hawaii and is a graduate of the university’s Marine Option Program, where she studied science journalism. As a volunteer for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Susan has counted albatrosses at Midway, tagged crabs on Palmyra, and rescued monk seals and sea turtles at French Frigate Shoals. Susan’s newspaper column was discontinued due to the pandemic, but through her website and work with Audubon, she continues sharing her enthusiasm for Hawaii’s remarkable native species. Passcode for Recorded Presentation: nFA53WV. (include the “.”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/e4ac8350-3709-4a0b-89cb-13db98d8e781/3+-+Mar+Hob+website+collage.png Princeville Moolelo - Celebrating the Mōlī Sunday, March 19, 2023, 3pm Presented by: Hob Osterlund Hob Osterlund is a wildlife enthusiast who knows a lot about mōlī! She founded the Kauaʻi Albatross Network and dedicates her time to the preservation, protection and celebration of our beloved mōlī, or Laysan albatross, along with the other endangered wildlife of Kaua’i. Hob is an award-winning author, photographer, birding guide, Safina Center Fellow, guest lecturer and more. In this presentation, you’ll enjoy her amazing photos and delightful stories and learn how you can help protect this important iconic species. During our session, we experienced some technical difficulties. If you wish to view our recorded session, we will post it soon. Alternately, we have posted below a link to a prior presentation given by Hob on the same topic, which we believe you may enjoy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f333119c923cc45df0479ce/1051c9df-e929-483c-a3ee-9213b6097fa4/2+Feb+2023+FKWR+2.26.23+daubert+logo.png Princeville Moolelo - Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges Sunday, February 26, 2023, 3pm Presented by: Thomas Daubert, Executive Director Thomas will share information about the work of Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges, which serves as the dedicated non-profit “Friends Group” established to support the work of our three national wildlife refuges on Kauaʻi including Hanalei NWR, Hulēʻia NWR and Kīlauea Point NWR. Learn how they help, how you can get involved and a bit more about the threated and endangered native Hawaiian wildlife our island supports. Click below to view the archived Zoom recording of the presentation. 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