Welcome to the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office! We are part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's ecological services program. Here we work closely with partners to conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats throughout Pacific Islands. The areas we help to protect include the state of Hawaiʻi, the Territory of Guam, the Territory of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the islands and waters located within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, and the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. Our office also coordinates with partners on conservation projects in many insulars areas across the Pacific including the Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Marshall Islands.
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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) NOTICE

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Latest News

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Science and Technology
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces the Technical Corrections for the Names of 60 Species in the Pacific Islands
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is happy to announce o The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces the Technical Corrections for the Names of 60 Species in the Pacific Islands. These corrections seek to update scientific and common names of species based on new information to ensure uniformity...
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Habitat Restoration
Hawaiʻi Fish Habitat Partnership Seeks Proposals for Aquatic Habitat Conservation Projects
The Hawaiʻi Fish Habitat Partnership is seeking proposals for aquatic habitat conservation projects for 2024. Projects must be related to streams, estuaries, and nearshore marine habitats of the main Hawaiian Islands. These projects are developed in coordination with the Hawaiʻi FHP and may be...
A ʻiʻiwi (scarlett honeycreeper) stands on a flower. It has bright red feathers and a long curved beak. Its wings are black and legs are orange. It stands on bright yellow flowers and is surrounded by green leaves.
Endangered Species Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Critical Habitat for ʻIʻiwi
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing critical habitat for ʻiʻiwi (scarlet honeycreeper, Drepanis coccinea) on the Hawaiian Islands of Kauaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. Approximately 275,647 acres of federal, state, and private lands are proposed as critical habitat for ʻiʻiwi , a species listed...
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Habitat Restoration
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Draft Environmental Assessment for Proposed Experimental Population of Sihek at Palmyra Atoll
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft environmental assessment for the proposed experimental population of sihek (Guam kingfisher) to the Nature Conservancy's Cooper Island nature preserve and the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. This draft environmental assessment analyzes...
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Land Management
New Strategy Aimed at Saving Hawaiʻi Forest Birds
The Department of the Interior today announced a multiagency strategy that seeks to prevent imminent extinction of Hawaiian forest birds imperiled by mosquito-borne avian malaria. The strategy includes more than $14 million in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and other...
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Endangered Species Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Recovery Plan for 23 Mariana Island Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a draft recovery plan for 23 endangered or threatened species in the Mariana Islands. All 23 species are currently protected under the Endangered Species Act and face threats of urban development, habitat loss, competition and predation from invasive...
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About Us

 

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The Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office holds locations in Honolulu and Hagatna, Guam, as well as staff stationed on Kauai, the island of Hawaii, and Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Our goals include preventing species from going extinct, conserving the habitats those species rely on, and managing the threats to both species and habitats for future generations.

What We Do

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The mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife is working with others, to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

Our Organization

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The recovery of listed species and the habitats upon which they depend is the ultimate purpose of the endangered species program and the guiding principle for all of our work. Recovery of imperiled species depends on strong partnerships between Federal, State, and private organizations, and individuals. Some of our programs include: 

  • Fisheries Partnerships Program

  • Candidate Conservation Program

  • Coastal Program

  • Partners for Fish and Wildlife

Our Species

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Key Species

 

Projects and Research

 

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From invasive species invasive species
An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.

Learn more about invasive species removal to protecting endangered species, find out what kind of projects and initiatives we're conducting throughout the Pacific Islands.

 

Our Library

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Here you will find library collections containing a variety of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service publications, reports, fact sheets, media and documents along with other reference material.

Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative Habitat Conservation Plan
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Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative Habitat Conservation Plan
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative Habitat Conservation Plan

Agency Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2022-0068

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement to...

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Get Involved

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The conservation and protection of wildlife depends on all of us. Volunteers help us succeed in reclaiming plants, wildlife, and their habitats that are threatened by climate change climate change
Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Though there have been previous periods of climatic change, since the mid-20th century humans have had an unprecedented impact on Earth's climate system and caused change on a global scale.

Learn more about climate change , development, and invasive species invasive species
An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.

Learn more about invasive species . Learn how you can help by visiting www.volunteer.gov.

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