Known as Achatinella fuscobasis, the snail species had dwindled to only 11 individuals in the wild by 1991, according to officials with the Department of Land and Natural Resources in Hawaii.

The Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kauai, with its historic lighthouse, attracts more than 500,000 visitors a year ...

Hamren was fired from his full time position with the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, which is part of the U.S. Fish ...

The Hauʻula Forest Reserve in Hawaii is temporarily closed due to Little Fire Ant infestation, with DLNR initiating a ...

Only 2.5 percent of the original forest remained by the 1980s ... Hawai’i Community Foundation, Hawaii Tourism Authority, county Office of Economic Development and the Edward J Anderson Foundation.

and can be critical to saving Hawaii’s last forest birds. When male and female mosquitoes have matching Wolbachia strains, the sperm and egg are like connecting puzzle pieces that result in ...

Hawaii News Now celebrates the 52nd anniversary of the Honolulu Marathon with a special edition of Sunrise. We’ll be tracking runners throughout the entire course, sharing heartfelt stories from ...

It is the first detection of the little fire ants in a forest reserve on Oahu, DLNR said. The state is working with OISC, the state Department of Agriculture and Hawaii Ant Lab to determine the ...

A popular Oahu trail is temporarily closed as state officials work to contain an invasive species with an irritating bite.

The first group of Achatinella fuscobasis was released into a forest reserve on Oahu, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, or DLNR, said in a Dec. 18 news release. The species has ...