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Efforts to rename the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument are underway after an advisory assessment found that the naming process should include input from Indigenous Pacific Islanders.

State and federal agencies are preparing for the influx of plant or animal products arriving from different regions for the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture next month. DOA officials are working with festival organizers on possible replacements for invasive plants that can be used during the festival.

For the Year of the Forest Bird, we share some updated research on our threatened and endangered species. The Conversation talked with Richard "Rick" Camp of the U.S. Geological Survey and Eldridge Naboa of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge.

The viewpoint site is located along Kūhiō Highway in Princeville. It includes two lookouts with views of Hanalei Valley and Bay, the wildlife refuge and the Haleleʻa Forest Reserve.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has officially declared two Guam native species extinct. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

As the number of turtle nests on the main Hawaiian Islands continues to grow, officials are cautioning curious bystanders to move with vigilance. Officials also urged coastal residents to be mindful about using bright lights after dark. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.

A total of 49 Native Hawaiian plants and animals will now have a designated critical habitat a year after a lawsuit was filed against the federal government.

Ikaika, Leilehua and Alena were found extremely malnourished on different islands in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. After about 10 months at the Ke Kai Ola monk seal hospital, they were recently released on Kuaihelani, or Midway Atoll. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated federal habitat protection for 12 endangered Native Hawaiian species that can only be found on Hawaiʻi Island. Establishing a critical habitat identifies landscapes for endangered species to recover.

In addition to establishing two new U.S. national monuments on the continent, Biden said he has directed the secretary of commerce to consider reclassifying the water surrounding Pacific remote islands as a National Marine Sanctuary.