hawaiian birds: Manu O Ku Festival Today at Iolani Palace!
- 05/16/19 01:16 PM
Manu O Ku
Festival
May 18, 2019
11:00 AM until 03:00 PM
Celebrate Ku’s bird and other Hawaiian seabirds and wildlife at this year’s Manu O Ku Festival.
The highlight of the day will be a Wildlife Costume Contest for all ages. Come dressed up as your favorite wildlife species or character to show your support of wildlife conservation and preservation and win prizes.
Enjoy other activities as you walk through the grounds of ʻIolani Palace such as educational games and activities, Hawaiian music and dance, a tour of the area to look for Manu O Ku (bring binoculars), spotting scopes so you can view the … (5 comments)
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hawaiian birds: Celebrate the Manu O Ku at ʻIolani Palace May 20th
- 05/18/17 12:04 PM
Celebrate the Manu O Ku
(Ku’s Bird, The White Ferry Tern), the official bird of Honolulu. May 20, 2017 11:00 AM until 03:00 PM
Entertainment, games and prizes for the kids, crafts, nature costume contest and prizes (all ages), photo contest, bird tours, spotting scopes, snacks, and refreshments.
Sponsored by the Center for Biological Diversity, City and County of Honolulu, Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, Friends of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Hawai‘i Audubon Society, Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Hawai‘i Nature Center, Hawai‘i Wildlife Center, Hui Manu O Ku, Kapi‘olani Community College Ecology Club, National Wildlife Federation, Pacific Rim Conservation, … (3 comments)
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hawaiian birds: Kimo's Kalabash: Na manu Kōlea kau ahua, birds of a feather flock together.
- 04/24/16 09:59 AM
Na manu Kōlea kau ahua, birds of a feather flock together.
Hawai'i has a very rich tradition of proverbs and poetical sayings and Kimo's Kalabash explores some of that wisdom.
The Hawaiian snow bird, is not some Oil-Sands Baroness or Canadian sipping Mai tai’s poolside at the Halekalani, sorry wrong species. The Kōlea or Pacific Golden Plover is a bird of an entirely different feather. Our Kōlea have just recently said Aloha ‘Oe and have departed on their long flight to cooler climes.
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
Kōlea kai piha
Plover, bird of high tides
Just prior to departing the Hawaiian Islands for the Alaskan Tundra, the Kōlea Wahine or female plover, molts … (1 comments)
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