Description: The Kōlea or Pacific Golden Plover is a shorebird which spends the winters in the Islands of Hawai’i and breeds in Siberia and the western parts of Alaska. The adults are arriving here in August while the young ones are showing up in October. They’re staying here for more than half a year and are leaving in late April again.
Description: The ‘I’iwi or Scarlet honeycreeper was once among the most common birds in Hawai’i. Today they are found mostly on the Island of Hawai’i, Maui and Kaua’i. The population is decreasing and their conservation status is “Vulnerable”. I find this sad since they are so beautiful and vivid colored.
Description: The ‘Ākohekohe is a crested honeycreeper which is highly endangered because of habitat loss and invasive species like rats or mosquitos. They were found on Moloka’i but they’re extinct there now and on Maui where a small population is still existing in the National Area Reserve on Haleakalā.
Description: Lāʻie Point is a beautiful lookout on the windward coast of Oahu. On the left hand side is an offshore sea arch which is a seabird sanctuary. My print shows the right hand side, looking into the direction of Kaneohe Bay. There is a legend of Lāʻie Point in which this land was called Laniloa and it was once a "Mo'o", a giant Lizard.
