Hawaii: ESA Section 6 Program

Hawaii Photo: State Seal

Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
Honolulu, HI

Cooperative Agreement signed: August 29, 2006

Hawaii's agreement lists the following species:

Endangered

• Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi)
• Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
• Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Threatened

• Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)*
  *Green turtles are listed as threatened, except for breeding populations of green turtles in Florida and on the Pacific coast of Mexico, where they are listed as endangered

Note: To be eligible for funding through the Species Recovery Grants program, species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) must be covered by the State's section 6 agreement. Proposed and candidate species that occur in the State do not need to be listed on the agreement to be eligible for funding.