Conservation groups demand action to stop harm to seabirds from power lines and streetlights

60 day notice on behalf of American Bird Conservancy and Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, of their intent to sue the County of Maui and Hawaiian Electric Industries, Hawaiian Electric Company, and Maui Electric Company over violations of Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act.

Lawsuit filed against Grand Wailea Resort for bright lights that endanger native birds

Despite prior warnings, bright lights at luxury resort continue to injure Hawaiian seabirds that breed nowhere else on the planet

This letter serves as a sixty-day notice, on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity and Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, of their intent to sue BRE Iconic GWR Owner LLC and Waldorf=Astoria Management LLC over violations of Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. § 1538, for unpermitted “take” of the endangered Hawaiian petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) associated with the Grand Wailea’s operations on the island of Maui.

Bright lights at luxury resort continue to injure and kill Hawaiian seabirds that live nowhere else on the planet

Leina‘ala Ley, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office, Earthjustice: “To save these birds from extinction, the department needs to implement similar measures immediately on Maui and Lanai. There’s no time to waste.”

Bad infrastructure in Hawaiʻi is putting wildlife at grave risk. The solution is actually quite simple.

Citizen groups vindicated in lawsuit to protect Maui seabirds and sea turtles

Bright lights at state-operated facilities continue to kill, injure rare birds

This letter serves as a sixty-day notice on behalf of Hui Hoʻomalu i Ka ʻĀina, Conservation Council for Hawaiʻi, and the Center for Biological Diversity, of intent to sue the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation over violations of Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1538, for unpermitted “take” of threatened Newell’s shearwaters (Puffinus auricularis newelli), endangered Hawaiian petrels (Pterodroma sandwichensis), and Band-rumped Storm petrels (Oceanodrama castro) from the endangered Hawaiʻi distinct population segment associated with HDOT’s airport and harbor facilities on the islands of Kauaʻi, Maui, and Lānaʻi.

State facilities contributing to massive decline in three imperiled species

Actions to reduce utility-related seabird deaths and injuries underway

Feds spell out actions the utility must take to reduce seabird deaths and injuries

Happy Belated Endangered Species Day

Power lines contribute to 75 percent decline in Newell’s shearwaters

Wildlife do not appreciate our bright lights

A petrel primer: three tantalizing tidbits