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Animals & wildlife in Hawaiʻi

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Statewide

• Hawaiian honeycreepers (ʻiʻiwi, ʻapapane, ʻakikiki) and the mosquito problemStatewide · Hawaiian honeycreepers are colorful native forest birds, like the red ʻiʻiwi and ʻapapane, that evolved from a single finch ancestor into...
• Hawaiian monk seal (ʻīlio holo i ka uaua)Statewide · One of the most endangered seals in the world, found only in Hawaiʻi. There are about 1,600, most in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian...
• Honu, the Hawaiian green sea turtleStatewide · Honu are the sea turtles you'll see snorkeling and resting on beaches. Hawaiʻi is one of only four places in the world where green turtles...
• Humpback whales and whale seasonDec. to March · Statewide · Thousands of humpback whales come to Hawaiʻi each winter to mate and give birth. They can arrive as early as September and stay into May...
• Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, the state fishStatewide · The reef triggerfish with the famous long name is Hawaiʻi's state fish. The name roughly means triggerfish with a pig-like snout. It's...
• ʻŌpeʻapeʻa, the Hawaiian hoary batStatewide · Hawaiʻi's only native land mammal is a small, endangered bat, the ʻōpeʻapeʻa. Its ancestors flew here from North America. It roosts alone...
• Mongoose, snakes and other animals that don't belongStatewide · Many animals you see in Hawaiʻi were brought by people. The mongoose was imported in 1883 to fight rats in sugar fields and now preys on...
• Nēnē, the Hawaiian goose (state bird)Statewide · The nēnē is Hawaiʻi's state bird and is found nowhere else on Earth. It nearly vanished, down to about 30 wild birds around 1950, and has...
• Pueo, the Hawaiian owlStatewide · The pueo is Hawaiʻi's native short-eared owl, a subspecies found only here. Unlike most owls it hunts by day, hovering over grasslands and...

Oʻahu, Kauaʻi

• Mōlī, the Laysan albatrossNov. to July · Oʻahu, Kauaʻi · Huge seabirds with nearly 7-foot wingspans nest in Hawaiʻi from about November through summer. You can see them at Kaʻena Point on Oʻahu...