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The State of Hawai驶i Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposes a pilot release of 鈥楢lal膩 or Hawaiian Crow (Corvus hawaiiensis) in the Naholoku Section of K墨pahulu Forest Reserve on east Maui. This effort is consistent with the statutory missions and responsibilities of the DLNR and USFWS. The 驶alal膩 is known historically from the island of Hawai鈥榠 and currently survives only in captivity at two conservation breeding centers, one on Hawai鈥榠 Island and one on east Maui. There have been two attempts to release 驶alal膩 on Hawai驶i Island. Both failed largely due to predation on released 驶alal膩 by 驶io or Hawaiian hawk (Buteo solitarius). 鈥業o inhabit Hawai鈥榠 Island only. Sub-fossil bones of 鈥榓lal膩 or a crow species very similar to 鈥榓lal膩 have been found on east Maui.
Montane native forest on east Maui is similar to native forest on Hawai驶i island, except east Maui forest, generally, is wetter. The multi-stakeholder pilot project will allow managers to evaluate whether 驶alal膩 will breed in wet forest on east Maui and have better survival in habitat absent of 驶io. To comply with their respective obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Hawai驶i鈥檚 environmental review process pursuant to Hawai驶i Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 343, the USFWS and DLNR are preparing a joint environmental assessment (EA) to address the impacts of the release of a limited number of 鈥榓lala in K墨pahulu Forest Reserve on east Maui. This EA provides background information concerning methods for release of 鈥榓lal膩 and outlines the proposed action, potential impacts, and strategies to avoid and minimize potential negative effects of the pilot release within the project area on east Maui.