On Kauai, ʻuaʻu return to their burrows in June to lay their single egg. After the egg is laid, the male takes the first incubation shift for 16-19 days before handing over to the female.

On Kauaʻi, May is a peak month for prospecting ʻaʻo which gather at breeding colonies to look for mates.

As the breeding season starts, ʻAʻo pairs get down to business.🌹

168 ‘ua‘u kani killed by cats near Shipwreck Beach (April 2026). Not an isolated incident on Kaua‘i. Viewer discretion advised.

Enjoy some ultimate nēnē cuteness. Here’s a video of nēnē families from the Mānā Plains Nēnē Project Area.

Lehua Islet hosts breeding mōlī and kaʻupu, where tracking devices deployed in 2025 are helping reveal key foraging areas and fishery overlap.

Brynn Lee Hirata demonstrates proper bird handling — NRECA Youth Leadership Council, Waimea High School.

New video reveals devastation of a Hawaiian seabird colony by cats – third incident in two weeks

Burrow camera footage from a Taʻiʻo (Tahiti Petrel) burrow in Tutuila, American Samoa

Part II: Light Attraction and Fallout

Part I: The impacts of cats, dogs and other introduced predators

Nu’alolo Kai is a culturally significant ancient Hawaiian fishing village, rich in archaeological sites and protected by State Parks and the Nā Pali Coast ʻOhana.

ʻAʻo (Newell's Shearwater) chick preparing to fledge in Upper Limahuli Preserve. October is the peak fledging period for ʻaʻo on Kauaʻi.

Attaching geolocator tags on ʻaʻo adults to see where they are wintering.

Banding ʻaʻo chicks to assess light attraction risk and survival rates.

ʻUaʻu kani (Wedge tailed Shearwater) chick in its burrow at Nuʻalolo Kai.

Incubation - including pair exchanging incubation duties.