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Make a Difference in Hawai‘i and Palmyra
The Nature Conservancy works with people like you to protect Hawaiʻi’s and Palmyra’s spectacular diversity of life. Together, we can protect the plants and animals that share our world and support our well-being. We invite you to join the effort.
Support Care for ‘Āina Now
Help pass natural resource funding this year. Tell your legislators you support passing an environmental stewardship fee to close Hawaiʻi’s $560 million conservation funding gap.
Our Kuleana
Conservation is our nature and nature is our kuleana. Working with our partners—from communities to government agencies to businesses and donors—we mālama 14 preserves and help protect other sites across the Hawaiian Islands and at Palmyra Atoll.
Across the Islands
Hahai nō ka ua i ka ululāʻau | The rain follows the forest
We work to protect Hawai‘i’s remaining native forests—the source of our fresh water and the habitat for our native endangered forest birds. Invasive species, drought, and wildfire threaten mauka areas, while the impacts of climate change, limited conservation management capacity, and increasing visitors add to these pressures. In collaboration with partners across Hawaiʻi, we deploy natural climate and indigenous solutions to resist extinction, connect mauka to makai, advance climate solutions, and build nature’s resilience.
Explore some of the places we work:
- Hawai’i Island:
- Kaua’i
- Lana’i
- Molokai
- Maui:
Along the Coasts
ʻAʻohe hana nui ke alu ʻia | No task is too big when done together by all
The living reefs along Hawaiʻi’s shores provide important habitat for reef fish; protect us from storms and rising sea levels; and support Hawaiʻi’s cultural traditions, island lifestyle and economy. We develop tools, advance science, foster local leadership, and restore essential habitat with community groups, government agencies and other organizations to enhance the health, management, resilience and sustainability of coral reefs and reef fish.
At Palmyra Atoll
One of Earthʻs Great Hope Spots
Our preserve at Palmyra Atoll serves as living laboratory for conservation and a refuge for species on the verge of extinction, including the sihek (Guam kingfisher). Here, scientists from around the world are working to better understand the effectiveness of large, protected areas and the ecological connections between land and sea and to unlock the clues to climate resilience. Their discoveries can help to improve blue water marine protected area (MPA) management and build the resilience of islands and atolls worldwide.
Our Stories
Hawai‘i’s Coral Reef Insurance Policy Renewed for 2025
TNC purchased the policy in 2022, the first in the U.S., to fund rapid coral reef repair and restoration following hurricane or storm damage.
Kona Hema Preserve: The Need for Trees
How can we encourage native forest birds to remain at higher elevations, where they are safer from mosquitoes?
Nā Manu Nahele: Hawaiʻi’s Forest Birds
Hawaiʻi’s melodious and beautiful honeycreepers evolved with the Hawaiian Islands over millions of years, but we could lose them in our lifetime. See how you can support Hawaiʻi's forest birds.
The Sihek (Guam Kingfisher) finds Hope on Palmyra Atoll
Located 1,000 miles south of Hawai‘i, the atoll is the only fully protected habitat for birds in the equatorial Pacific.
Newsletter
2024 Impact Report
Read about the latest successes you helped us achieve.
Places We Protect
See the Places We Help Protect
Working with our partners—from communities to government agencies to businesses and donors—we manage 14 preserves and help protect other sites across the Hawaiian Islands and at Palmyra Atoll.
Resources
Read more about our work in Hawai'i and Palmyra
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2024 Fall Newsletter
Read about the latest successes you helped us achieve. Download the newsletter
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Fall 2024 Nature News
Read about our latest work connecting Mauka-Makai at Olowalu. Download the newsletter
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2024 Spring Newsletter
Setting the right course for conversation. Download the newsletter
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Summer 2024 Nature News
Read about our latest work to restore reefs. Download the newsletter
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