Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    KA'U COASTAL RESTORATION -- HWF TEAM AND VOLUNTEERS WORK TO PROTECT NATIVE COASTAL AND MARINE FLORA, FAUNA, AND ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH MARINE DEBRIS RECOVERY, NATIVE PLANT CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND ESTUARY RESTORATION. MUCH OF THIS WORK TAKES PLACE WITHIN THE 1,353 ACRE FOREST RESERVE IN WAIHINU BUT IT HAS EXPANDED BOTH ON HAWAII ISLAND, AS WELL AS ON MAUI AND KAUAI. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND ESTUARY RESTORATION EFFORTS ACROSS THE ISLAND (AND NOW VIRTUALLY WITH ONLINE CURRICULUM). WITH VARIOUS GOV'T, FOUNDATION GRANTS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS CONTINUING SINCE 2003, HWF HAS CONDUCTED MARINE DEBRIS RECOVERY EFFORTS ALONG THE COAST, AND INITIATED PROJECTS TO PROTECT THE NATIVE COASTAL-STRAND PLANTS AND TO RESTORE THE ANCHIALINE POOLS IN THIS REGION AND WETLANDS IN OTHER NEARBY AREAS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $144K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    HAWAII HAWKSBILL TURTLE RECOVERY -- MONITOR NESTING, PROTECT NESTS AND HATCHLINGS, INVESTIGATE SEA TURTLE MIGRATION ROUTES AND IDENTIFY FORAGING AND RESTING AREAS. THROUGH CONSERVATION EFFORTS, PUBLIC AWARENESS, BEACHFRONT LIGHTING REDUCTIONS, FENCE REPAIRS, DUNE RESTORATION, BEACH CLEANUPS, RADIO AND SATELLITE TELEMETRY, COORDINATION OF A TURTLE WATCH PROGRAM, AND DETERMINING IN-WATER DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE, HWF IS HELPING TO SAVE HAWKSBILLS AND THEIR NESTING HABITATS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $24.2K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    HAWAII WILDLIFE DISCOVERY CENTER -- IN COLLABORATION WITH NOAA'S HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, HWF IS DESIGNING AND WILL CURATE AND OPERATE A 5,000 SQUARE FOOT WILDLIFE DISCOVERY CENTER IN MAUI'S ICONIC SHOPPING CENTER AT WHALERS VILLAGE. WITH INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND ARTIFACTS THAT FOCUS ON NATIVE MARINE LIFE, THE DISCOVERY CENTER WILL HOUSE A DYNAMIC BLEND OF ART AND SCIENCE TO EDUCATE VISITORS AND RESIDENTS ABOUT THE ISLAND'S NATIVE MARINE LIFE.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $12.4K