Featured Species
The Hakalau Forest Unit was established in 1985 to protect and manage endangered forest birds like the Hawaiʻi ʻākepa, ʻakiapōlāʻau, and ʻiʻiwi, and their rainforest habitat. Located on the windward slope of Mauna Kea, Island of Hawai‘i, the 32,733 acre unit supports a diversity of native birds and plants. The Kona Forest Unit was set aside in 1997 to protect native forest birds and the ‘alalā. Located on the leeward slope of Mauna Loa, the 5,300 acre unit supports diverse native bird and plant species as well as the rare lava tube and lava tube skylight habitats.