Welcome to the Pacific Islands Fish & Wildlife Office
The Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office is an Ecological Services office headquartered in Honolulu. The office is divided into three major sections: Endangered Species, Habitat Conservation, and Invasive Species/Marianas Terrestrial. Employees use the best available science and sound managerial techniques to further the Service's mission to conserve, protect, and enhance wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
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Nihoa Millerbird Translocation Project Updates
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and American Bird Conservancy, began a historic scientific expedition - to create a second population of the endangered Nihoa Millerbird. To read the project updates, click here.
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Nihoa Millerbird - Ccredit Robby Kohley |
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23 O‘ahu Species Receive Endangered Species Act Protection
September 18, 2012
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that 20 plant species and three Hawaiian damselfly species found on the Hawaiian island of O‘ahu will receive protection under the Endangered Species Act. As part of the Service’s ecosystem-based approach to the conservation of imperiled plants, animals and habitat on the island, the agency also identified habitat essential to the survival of these and other threatened and endangered species. |
| Female Oceanic Hawaiian Damselfly - Photo credit Dan Polhemus |
News Release - 23 O‘ahu Species Receive Endangered Species Act Protection
Federal Register Notice
To view a Google Earth map of the proposed O‘ahu critical habitat, click here. Click on the blue areas to view unit information.
UTM Coordinates for Oahu Critical Habitat
Images can be downloaded from the following Flickr Site |
September 4, 2012
The second phase of an ambitious and historic effort to save one of the United States’ rarest bird species from extinction reached another milestone as a group of 26 Millerbirds captured on Nihoa Island was released by biologists on the northwestern Hawaiian island of Laysan, some 650 miles away.
News Release - Expedition Captures 26 Rare Millerbirds, Releases Them Safely at New Home on Remote Hawaiian Island
Images can be viewed at the following Flickr site |
August 10, 2012
News Release - Second Voyage to Move Endangered Millerbirds Departs Honolulu
August 9, 2012
News Release - Public Comment Period Extended on Proposal to Protect 40 Species on Moloka‘i, Lāna‘i, and Maui as Endangered - Includes Designation of Critical Habitat for 135 Species |
Proposal to Protect 40 Species on Moloka‘i, Lāna‘i, and Maui as Endangered and the Designation of Critical Habitat for 135 Species
June 11, 2012
This proposal is collectively referred to as the Maui Nui listing and critical habitat package. Public comments on this proposal will be accepted until August 10.
News Release - Public Comments Sought on Proposal to Protect 40 Species
Federal Register Notice
To view a Google Earth map of the proposed Maui Nui Ecosystem critical habitat, click here. Click on the gray areas to view unit information.
Images can be downloaded from the following Flickr Site |
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| Canavalia pubescens or ‘āwikiwiki - Photo Hank Oppenheimer - Plant Extinction Prevention Program |
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Nihoa Millerbird Recovery Team Honored for Achievements
April 10, 2012
Loyal Mehrhoff, Field Supervisor for the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, presented several members of the Nihoa Millerbird Translocation Team with the 2011 Recovery Champions Award for their for their historic reintroduction of endangered Millerbirds to Hawai‘i’s Laysan Island after a 100-year absence, a major step forward to save the species from extinction."
The Nihoa Team members are:
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Fred Amidon, Holly Freifeld, Sheldon Plentovich and Rachel Rounds - biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Walterbea Aldeguer - cultural monitor
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George Wallace and Chris Farmer - American Bird Conservancy biologists
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Robby Kohley, Cameron Rutt, and Daniel Tsukayama - contractors with ABC
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Peter Luscomb - aviculturist
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Eric VanderWerf and Lindsay Young - Pacific Rim Conservation biologists
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Dr. Thierry Work - USGS veterinarian
- Tom Edgerton, Lauren Greig, Michele Kuter, Tawn Speetjens and Matt Stelmach - Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument co-trustees and staff, responsible for the management of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge
News Release - Nihoa Millerbird Recovery Team Honored for Achievements (March 22, 2012) |
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Notice of 90-day Petition Finding and Initiation of Status Review
January 24, 2012
After reviewing a petition to list the ‘i‘iwi (Vestiaria coccinea) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has determined that the document presents substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that listing may be warranted, and will initiate a 12-month review of the species’ status. The 12-month finding will determine if the petitioned action is warranted.
The Service is soliciting data and other information regarding the species to ensure a comprehensive review. We request that information submitted be received by March 26, 2012.
Federal Register Notice
News Release - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Will Consider ‘I‘iwi for Protection |
| 'I'iwi on Lobelia grayana - Credit ©Daniel W. Clark |
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Recovery Plan to Recover Endangered Hawaiian Waterbirds
January 19, 2012
A revised plan that describes the actions needed to recover four species of endangered Hawaiian waterbirds was released today by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This second revision updates earlier recovery plans issued in 1978 and 1985 and provides detailed guidance for numerous public and private entities engaged in the conservation of the Hawaiian duck or koloa maoli, Hawaiian coot or ‘alae ke‘oke‘o, Hawaiian common moorhen or ‘alae ‘ula, and Hawaiian stilt or ae‘o. To view the plan, click here or on the image to the left.
News Release - Plan to Recover Endangered Hawaiian Waterbirds Released
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| Image of Hawaiian Waterbirds Recovery Plan Cover |
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For more information:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office
300 Ala Moana Boulevard
Room 3-122, Box 50088
Honolulu, HI 96850
(808) 792-9400
(808) 792-9580 fax
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