Aloha from the Hawai‘i Wildlife Center!
Welcome to your video update from HWC! This year broke all kinds of records. Over 1,000 patients were treated during seabird fallout season alone, and our current total patient count for this year has blown past 1,400. We also celebrated our 6,000th patient milestone, with the Governor proclaiming December 15, 2025 to be Native Bird and Bat Day in honor of this accomplishment. Then, before the ink could dry on the proclamation, we hit 7,000 patients due to the record seabird fallout numbers. Sounds like we may have to start increasing our milestone thresholds.
Our usual disclaimer: these stats were put together in early December! That means that many of these numbers will increase before the year is done.
Have a wonderful Holiday season. Enjoy!
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Mahalo nui for your continued support!
Please consider making a year-end gift to the Hawai‘i Wildlife Center to support the hundreds of patients coming to our hospital annually. If you have already made your year-end gift, thank you so much! Thanks to our supportive ʻohana, we are able to continue to put our all into the individualized care of each native bird and bat that comes through our doors.
Donations of stock and qualified charitable distributions from IRA accounts are also accepted. If you ever have any questions or want to chat more about any of our programs or ways to contribute, you can reach Rae (HWC Development Director and longtime Hawai‘i bird enthusiast) at development@hawaiiwildlifecenter.org. HWC EIN: 20-1489691.
Did you see our 2024 Impact Report?
In case you missed it, here’s a digital copy! If you’d like a hard copy of our 2025 report mailed to you, please email your mailing address to Rae, development@hawaiiwildlifecenter.org. Otherwise, keep an eye out for the digital copy which will be shared on our website.
OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED & STAY IN THE LOOP
VOLUNTEER
Wheels for Wildlife Volunteer Transport Team
Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, and Oʻahu: APPLY HERE
Kauaʻi: Visit our partners, Save Our Shearwaters, for volunteer opportunities.
Wings for Wildlife (Statewide)
Volunteer pilots always wanted! Apply by email: volunteer@hawaiiwildlifecenter.org and write “Wings for Wildlife” in the subject line
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