Although the po‘ouli known as HR-2 did not live long in captivity, it was able to provide researchers with much valuable in formation and, in the case of the cryogenic tissue library of the San Diego Zoo, with cells that … Continued
When a later generation writes the history of extinctions in Hawai‘i, November 26, 2004, will probably be carved on the tombstone of the po‘ouli. Shortly before midnight on that date, the aged male bird that had been brought into captivity … Continued
About 4:20 on the afternoon of Thursday, September 9, 2004, a team of biologists who had set out to capture one of the rarest birds in the world snared their prey: a po`ouli, one of the last three individuals of … Continued
Aloha, Jerry: Passionate, persuasive, persistent. And that’s only the “p” quali ties that came together in this one man. And as much as Jerry Rothstein accomplished in his 68 years on this planet, it is sometimes hard to believe he … Continued
“Men and women do not live by fish alone. If opakapaka or even akule were to go up to 25 cents a pound, so what? Are we gonna die? The Northwest Hawaiian Islands is the last Hawaiian place. Not Hana.” … Continued
Although the po‘ouli known as HR-2 did not live long in captivity, it was able to provide researchers with much valuable in formation and, in the case of the cryogenic tissue library of the San Diego Zoo, with cells that … Continued
When a later generation writes the history of extinctions in Hawai‘i, November 26, 2004, will probably be carved on the tombstone of the po‘ouli. Shortly before midnight on that date, the aged male bird that had been brought into captivity … Continued