Saving a Forest Treasure

It is said that when the first Polynesians voyaged to Hawaiʻi, there were so many native birds that the voyagers could hear the archipelago before they could see the islands. Today, if you hear a bright chirp or whistle that sounds like “ee-vee” when enjoying a stroll through the forest in East Maui, there’s the slightest chance that your ears are being serenaded by the call of the wild kiwikiu. Hearing or beholding the native Hawaiian forest bird, however, has become an incredibly rare occurrence since being listed as endangered in 1967.

Read my latest article in Savvy360 Maui to learn more about the individuals and organizations on the island of Maui and across the Hawaiian archipelago intent on changing that! (savvy360maui.com, pp. 36-43)