Mauna Kea, Hawaii — “PALILA!” Rob Pacheco cried out in a voice most people reserve for “Hallelujah!” He slammed his giant, teal-colored truck to a halt on a gutted dirt road, 9,000 feet ...

1. Nene (in Hawaiian, nēnē) The Hawaiian goose, or nene (pronounced nay-nay), was down to about 30 birds statewide in 1951, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, making it a poignant ...

Unfortunately, due to habitat loss; non-native predators, like rats and mongoose; and diseases, such as avian malaria, many of Hawaiʻi’s native birds are now critically endangered.

The Honolulu Zoo Monday announced the hatching of four magnificent bird-of-paradise chicks. The chicks, which hatched individually on Nov. 24, Nov. 25, Friday and Saturday, are housed in the zoo ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) -The Honolulu Zoo has four new chicks that will grow up to be a rather magnificent sight. The “Magnificant Birds Of Paradise” were recently hatched at the zoo ...

One of Hawaii's most threatened seabirds, the Newell's shearwater, makes its home on the island of Kauai. Conservationists there are fighting to keep the iconic bird from disappearing.