News and Events
We are half way through our spring planting season on Mauna Kea. Come plant māmane and ‘iliahi at the Ka‘ohe Restoration Area. We’ll be working during the week at about 6,500 feet on the southwestern slope of Mauna Kea, above ...
Read More NEW Volunteer Dates Added: May 2016
MKFRP will be building a new 1-mile loop interpretive trail that takes hikers into the heart of palila habitat. The self-guided trail will include educational kiosks and QR codes linked ...
Read More Palila Forest Discovery Trail announced
Volunteer on Mauna Kea! Plant a few trees and mālama ‘āina. Join the Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project (MKFRP) as we head up to the slopes to our Pu‘u Mali ...
Read More Fall Volunteer Campovers!
Volunteer Outplanting Ka‘ohe Restoration Area day tripsPu‘u Mali Restoration Area campovers Join us as we thaw out of winter and start our planting season on Mauna Kea. We’ll be planting ...
Read More Spring Volunteer Outplanting!
Newly published is the article Evaluating the long-term management of introduced ungulates to protect the palila, an endangered bird, and its critical habitat in subalpine forest of Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i. It focuses heavily on ...
Read More Management of Ungulates on Mauna Kea report
The U.S. Geological Survey today announced the availability of a report, “Palila Restoration Research, 1996−2012,” which summarizes long-term studies on the conservation biology of the palila (Loxioides bailleui), a critically endangered Hawaiian ...
Read More Palila Restoration Research, 1996−2012
We are pleased to announce that Changes in Mauna Kea dry forest structure 2000−2014 is available now online as a HCSU technical report. Our results showed measurable damage to mamane trees ...
Read More Changes in Mauna Kea dry forest structure 2000−2014
Local ABC affiliate KITV recently showcased the palila breeding successes at the Maui Bird Conservation Center. This is the first time palila are being raised at the Maui facility, a ...
Read More Maui palila breeding program makes the news