NFWF Grant Profile

Improve native Hawaiian forest bird populations on the islands of Hawai‘i, Maui, and Kaua‘i and continue efforts in implementing biotechnology-based avian disease vector control program. Project will introduce Palila to the northern slope of Mauna Kea, conduct predator control and restore habitat on Hawai'i and Maui, maintain fencing around Palila critical habitat, and conduct Palila population surveys and mosquito surveys on the Alaka‘i Plateau and eastern Maui.