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Conservation Group Educates, Provides Awards
In 1983, visionary wildlife conservationists established Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges to support environmental and wildlife conservation, historic preservation, and community edu- cation programs within the Kauaʻi National Wildlife Refuge Com- plex, a collective of three refuges managed by the U.S. Fish & Wild- life Service.
same species as Hanalei NWR. Kīlauea Point NWR was es- tablished in 1985 to protect and enhance migratory seabirds and threatened and endangered spe- cies including the nēnē and ʻaʻo (Newell’s shearwater) populations and their habitats. Made up of 199 acres, it is home to thousands of migratory and resident seabirds, as well as the historic Daniel K. In- ouye Kīlauea Point Lighthouse and the Nihokū Ecosystem Restoration Project, a multipartner wildlife conservation project that provides a predator-free nesting area for ʻaʻo (Hawaiian shearwater) and ʻuaʻu
initiatives is an annual scholarship program established to honor the legacy of Daniel Moriarty, a con- servationist and environmental educator who played a major role in developing Kīlauea Point NWR. Since 1998, FKWR has awarded more than $160,000 in scholarships in his name.
By Thomas Daubert, executive director of Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges
Hanalei National Wildlife Ref- uge was established in 1972 to re- cover threatened and endangered species including the koloa (Ha- waiian duck), ʻalae keʻokeʻo (Ha- waiian coot), ʻalae ʻula (Hawaiian gallinule), aeʻo (Hawaiian stilt) and the nēnē (Hawaiian goose). It com- prises 917 acres of managed wet- lands that mimic natural Hawaiian wetland systems and provides all
Nonprofit Friends of Kaua‘i Wildlife Refuges provides scholarship awards to local students who are pursuing degrees within the fields of wildlife conservation. PHOTOS COURTESY FRIENDS OF KAUA‘I WILDLIFE REFUGES
This year, FKWR provided a total of $20,000 in scholarship awards, twice the amount we are generally able to award, thanks to the support of two anonymous donors. Scholarship recipients are pursuing degrees within a wide ar- ray of wildlife conservation-based areas, and we look forward to the future impact of these passionate young people.
the necessary life history require- ments for Native Hawaiian and migratory waterbird species. Kalo (taro) farming activities on the ref- uge also help maintain waterbird
feeding and nesting areas. Hulē‘ia NWR, meanwhile, lo-
(Hawaiian petrels).
In addition to providing funding
cated near Līhu‘e, contains 241 acres and was established in 1973 to help recover and support the
and staffing that further the con- servation programs of our three refuges, one of FKWR’s signature
For more information, visit kauairefuges.org.
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