A Look at What We're Losing
Koli'i.
Once also found on Moloka'i and Lana'i, it is now found only in limited areas
on O'ahu, Maui, and Hawai'i. Photo by Gerald Carr.
Kauila.
Rare except on Kauai; the very heavy wood of this tree was once commonly
used to make tools.
Photo by Charles Lamoureux.
The
plants and birds shown on this page are found nowhere in the world except
Hawaii.
Partly because of feral ungulate activity in remote areas, these plants and
animals are becoming increasingly rare. The native birds and plants are being
replaced by alien birds and plants such as banana poka and guava.
The fresh water is being polluted and erosion increased as the landscape is
altered.
Maui
parrotbill. Endangered. Now found only in a single small area on Maui. Photo
by Alan Lieberman.
'Amakihi.
Includes several subspecies distinct to various main islands. Possibly no longer
found on Lanai. Photo by Alan Lieberman.
Hawaiian
vetch. Big Island. This climbing vine was the first Hawaiian plant to be listed
as endangered. Photo by Gerald Carr.
Puaiohi.
Small Kauai thrush. Once common in Kauai's forests, now listed as endangered.
Photo by Joop Kuhn, Keauhou Bird Conservation Center.
Plant
photos courtesy of the University of Hawaii Department of Botany. Bird photos
used with the gracious permission of The Peregrine Fund. Hawaiian rainforest
photo by Jim Jacobi, USGS.
