Welcome to Hawai'i Wildlife Center on the Big Island of Hawai'i

The Hawai‘i Wildlife Center

“Ultimately what the Hawai’i Wildlife Center will do is create a place of hope for all of us who love and care so deeply about Hawai’i’s beauty. This isn’t just a refuge for native wildlife, this is a refuge for all of us, our spirit, our hope that we can help to reverse the destructive impacts we’ve had on Hawai’is wildlife, its environment and ecology. And what you do for Hawai’i’s living systems you do for the earth’s living systems.”

Nainoa Thompson
Polynesian Voyaging Society Director
Kamehameha Schools Trustee

Aloha!

The mission of the Hawai`i Wildlife Center is to protect, conserve and aid in the recovery of Hawai`i’s native wildlife through hands-on treatment, training, research, science education and cultural programs.

The causes of biodiversity and the preservation of Hawai‘i’s native wildlife require more than habitat protection. There is an ever-present need for hands-on care and rapid response capability to aid injured and threatened wild animals. This is the vital missing piece of environmental stewardship that the Hawai‘i Wildlife Center (HWC) is determined to provide for native wildlife in Hawai‘i.

We invite individuals, businesses and environmental grant-making foundations nationwide to support Hawai‘i’s first exclusively native wildlife recovery and educational center.

Since HWC was incorporated in 2006, we have made phenomenal strides. A 2-acre building site has been secured in Kapa‘au in North Kohala. A beautiful and state of the art building is very close to completion with the Grand Opening on November 19, 2011. In addition, Hawaiian landscaping was installed with the help of over a hundred community volunteers. In-kind donors, dozens of foundations, businesses and many individuals already have contributed generously and helped us achieve the construction fundraising goal as of June of 2011. Every federal and state agency, and most environmental organizations and the majority of community-based groups have declared their strong support. Now we ask you to help.

We invite you to thoroughly examine our mission, experience and programs. Wildlife rescue and recovery work in Hawai‘i requires many helping hands. Please join our growing circle of donors and supporters. We welcome your donations — and your time. Click here if you wish to donate now with a secure online payment.

Mahalo.


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