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Hawai‘i Wildlife Center Mission
The Hawai‘i Wildlife Center

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. This will be accomplished by the construction, staffing and operation of the first state-of-the-art exclusively native wildlife response facility in the Pacific islands. The HWC will provide for the best achievable medical and husbandry care for sick, injured, contaminated and orphaned native wildlife, including those affected by natural and man-made disasters and by returning those successfully treated animals back to the wild.

The HWC will achieve its objectives through the integrated operation of three related components: the treatment facility, the interpretive courtyard and the education facility. The 4,500 sq ft building will include rooms for wildlife intake, holding, washing, drying, food preparation, lab work, medical treatment and isolation. The 2.2 acres of land made available for this project will provide sufficient space for outdoor Recovery Yard. Public visitation will be encouraged to enhance awareness of conservation issues and challenges. The Education pavilion will be used for training, public lectures and related projects.

We invite you to explore our website to learn more about wildlife rescue and recovery work in Hawai‘i, our design/build team, the many endorsements supporting the Hawai‘i Wildlife Center, and the progress of our capital campaign. 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 for your interest and support.