SWAP Species Fact Sheets

SWAP Species Fact Sheets

An image of an ʻapapane in an ʻōhia tree

Our State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) identifies the Species of Greatest Conservation Need for Hawaiʻi. Unfortunately, Hawaiʻi has the greatest number of listed species out of all of the United States. Our SWAP provides fact sheets with information on the physical characteristics of the species, its distribution and abundance, its habitat, threats, and research needs. Some of our fact sheets describe multiple species, in larger taxonomic groups like genera, families, or orders.

The 2025 SWAP includes a large number of fact sheets for various types of wildlife. You can read the full SWAP here, or download fact sheet collections for the following types of wildlife:

Plants: Genetic Safety Net Species

Note that the species fact sheets below are from the 2015 SWAP and may contain older information. You can find updated information in the 2025 SWAP.