Secretary Haaland and the team visited with staff from Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge and toured Keauhou Bird Conservation Center to see firsthand Hawaiian Forest Birds in their habitats and get briefed on ongoing conservation and restoration efforts already underway due to the new influx of funding and existing network of place-based and culturally informed partnerships. The announcement was made during the Secretary’s remarks at the Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference, which included a moving oli kāhea (call) in tribute to Hawaiian Forest Birds. The Framework is guiding $2 billion in investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act to restore lands and waters and advance climate resilience. The funding will support a new Hawaiian Forest Bird Conservation Keystone Initiative, which was unveiled as part of the Department’s Restoration and Resilience Framework.
Protecting and Conserving Iconic Hawaiian Speciesĭuring the trip, Secretary Haaland announced that the Department has committed nearly $16 million as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to prevent the imminent extinction of Hawaiian Forest Birds.
They also visited sites that help tell a more honest, inclusive, and complicated story of America’s history, including Pearl Harbor National Memorial and ʻIolani Palace, which recently received nearly $500,000 for restoration through a Save America’s Treasures Grant from the National Park Service.
Throughout the visit, Secretary Haaland, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz, and Senior Advisor for Native Hawaiian Affairs Summer Sylva met with federal, state and local leaders, members of the Native Hawaiian Community and Department personnel at various sites and public lands throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Contact: of the Interior Deb Haaland wrapped up a week-long trip to Hawaiʻi, where she highlighted how President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and “Bidenomics” strategy are helping to protect iconic Hawaiian bird species, strengthen the Native Hawaiian Community, and invest in the science and infrastructure that support our public lands and waters.
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