Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project (MKFRP)

02/20/2024

We have some exciting news! Our team has been working hard to create new merch for this year celebrating our forest birds. And here’s our first design🫶🏽 We hope you love it as much as we do, and if you’d like to get your hands on one, be sure to come to our booth at Lā hānau celebration✨

Everyone who also signs up for our email list will be entered for a chance to win one! Two lucky people will be announced winners at the end of the event. Good luck and we can’t wait to see you Sunday!

02/16/2024

In case you haven’t had the chance to stop and smell the flowers🌼

01/29/2024

Aloha everyone and happy Monday! We have been busy on the mauna getting ready for our bird survey season, out-planting, and exciting outreach opportunities to come this year. We are interested in what type of content you guys would like to see, as well as outreach activities. Let us know in the comments and a hui hou from this cutie💛🌿
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08/31/2023

Join the MKFRP team! Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project is currently looking for three individuals who are dedicated to the native forest bird conservation! Check out the position description and apply today!

https://hcmweb521.rcuh.com/psp/hcmprd_exapp/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?FOCUS=Applicant

08/19/2023

Come join us Celebrate the Palila and all Hawaiian Honeycreepers at the Pana’ewa Zoo tomorrow!

08/12/2023

Mahalo Nui Hawaiian Archeology Indigenous Research Program for visiting us on the Mauna yesterday and help with weeding our restoration plots and learned few stories and manao that we’re able to share with them about the places and native species of plants and birds that we work to protect and restore on Mauna Kea. Beautiful day on the Mauna!

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08/07/2023

https://mailchi.mp/hawaii/volunteer-to-plant-native-trees-on-mauna-kea-16879968

Join us in September for our 2023 Fall Volunteer Out-Planting season on Mauna Kea. Bring your ohana, friends, club, school, organization and yourself to plant young native trees at our restoration sites on Mauna Kea!

08/07/2023

Sign Up to Volunteer! Join us in September to plant young Māmane trees on Mauna Kea.

What to Expect: Weather could be sunny and hot, or wet and quite cold. Be ready for all these types of conditions. The terrain is rough and 4-wheel drive vehicles are a must. Typically, for day t…

08/07/2023

Mauna Kea adventure by our field crew and interns-Hike from Lake Waiau down to Saddle Road

View my hike: Mauna Kea Adventure

08/07/2023

Hike to Lake Waiau, and down the south western slope of Mauna Kea to saddle road.

08/03/2023

Mahalo nui loa E.B. deSilva Elementary School teachers for visiting us on Mauna Kea and helped with picking Māmane seeds and learn little manao that we can share about native plant species, birds species, and about the work we do to protect and restore Mauna kea’s high elevation forest ecosystem! They also were able to see 13 Palila at the Palila Discovery Trail. Beautiful day on the Mauna!

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07/09/2023

We came across this young Palila in the Māmane Forest while conducting our Palila nest searching on the west side of Mauna Kea last week.

Its awlays a special moment to encounter this beautiful and critically endangered native bird of Mauna Kea. 🔺