H.C.R. No. 50 Summary

• Request the Department of Land and Natural Resources to provide updated statistics and facts on the decline of the palila bird population on Mauna Kea.

• Require investigation into factors causing palila population decline, despite 40 years of sheep and goat eradication efforts mandated by a 1979 U.S. District Court ruling.

• Direct DLNR to submit findings and recommendations, including proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2024 Regular Session.

• Highlight that despite eradicating over 25,000 sheep and restoring mamane forests, only approximately 300 palila remained as of 2021, and identify wildfires as the most significant current threat to the species.

• Request investigation into new preservation strategies and potential updates to the District Court's eradication mandate.