Proposed Land Set Aside For Birds

The US Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing about 275 thousand acres of land on Kauai, Maui, and the Big Island as critical habitat for a native bird.  The I’iwi, or scarlet honeycreeper, is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.  The designation will reportedly help focus conservation efforts to manage and protect the species.  A virtual public information meeting and hearing on the proposed critical habitat designation will be held next month.