Press

News, TV, radio, and podcast coverage of work on Hawaiʻi’s protected species, nene.org, and related projects.

Newest first. Links go to the original outlets.

In the news

• October 1, 2026 · Audubon Magazine: The Nēnē Survived Near-Extinction. Can It Survive Modern Hawaiʻi?
• July 30, 2026 · Hawaii News Now: Researchers investigate lone humpback whale spotted off Maui
• July 26, 2026 · Hawaii News Now: DLNR warns public of humpback whale carcass off Molokai’s south shore
• July 24, 2026 · DLNR: Potential public health risks from whale carcass off south shore of Molokaʻi (NR26-88)
• May 24, 2026 · Hawaiʻi Tribune-Herald: Nene goslings take flight after surviving in Hilo park
• December 30, 2025 · Earth Island Journal: Saving Hawaiʻi’s Last Native Goose
• December 11, 2025 · Big Island Video News: New Protections For Nēnē Nesting At Liliʻuokalani Gardens
• December 10, 2025 · Big Island Now: Nēnē that lost mate has found new partner and is once again nesting in Hilo park
• September 3, 2025 · Honolulu Civil Beat: ‘Elvis Would Be Totally Against That’: Feral Cat Battle Reaches Fever Pitch
• August 2025 · KHON2: Big Island council passes bill fining people who feed feral animals on county property
• July 24, 2025 · Hawaiʻi Tribune-Herald: Feral animals bill advances
• January 28, 2025 · Smithsonian Magazine: How a Hawaiian High School Student Inspired Nine New State Animals
• November 21, 2024 · Honolulu Civil Beat: New Feral Cat Colony Map Could Save Hawaii’s Native Birds — But It’s Secret
• May 24, 2024 · Hawaiʻi Public Radio — The Conversation: Big Island organization advocates for a humane reduction of feral cats
• May 13, 2024 · Hawaiʻi Public Radio — The Conversation: Community invited to submit feral cat sightings to help protect native species
• May 6, 2024 · Hawaiʻi Tribune-Herald: Parks and Rec, DLNR work to address issue of cat colonies at park where nene died
• May 1, 2024 · DLNR: The Sad Story of a Nene Gosling Prompts Action in Hilo Park
• April 24, 2024 · Hawaiʻi Tribune-Herald: Nene gosling likely died from disease carried by feral cats
• October 2023 · Wild & Unprotected (podcast): Sign from Nature: Manuohina — Jordan Lerma (Cascadia Research Collective) Ep. 20
• August 8, 2023 · Big Island Now: Speed limit reduced on Kalaniana‘ole Street in Hilo to protect nēnē — and pedestrians
• July 7, 2023 · Hawaiʻi Tribune-Herald: Keaukaha speed limit change advances
• June 21, 2023 · Hawaiʻi Tribune-Herald: Bill regarding Kalanianaole Street pushed to future council meeting
• March 7, 2023 · Hawaiʻi Tribune-Herald: Nene’s death sparks call for action in Keaukaha
• October 2021 · Marine Mammal Science podcast: MMS 107: Hawaiian Cetacean Studies
• 2020-2021 · Coffee with Conservationists: Episode 18 — Drone use in whales & dolphins / Seaspiracy
• May 31, 2018 · TIME: This Drone Photographer Captures Images of Whales in Hawaii

About

Jordan Lerma leads the Protected Species Program at DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources. He founded nene.org and still volunteers there. Earlier work was Cascadia Research Collective field studies on Hawaiian whales and dolphins.

Last updated September 2026.