{"id":164977,"date":"2022-09-14T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=164977"},"modified":"2022-09-13T13:06:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T23:06:05","slug":"uh-news-image-of-the-week-akepa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/14\/uh-news-image-of-the-week-akepa\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> News Image of the Week: \u02bbAkepa"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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ʻAkepa by Saxony Charlot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This week\u2019s UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> Image of the Week is from University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo’s Saxony Charlot<\/strong>, an undergraduate student in environmental studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Charlot shared, “Over the summer I had the opportunity to spend time in Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge through my work at the LOHE Lab<\/a> at UH<\/abbr> Hilo. There I helped with ongoing bioacoustics projects focused on recording bird species in the area, which included many endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers. I was able to see endemic birds that I have wanted to see for many years, including ʻakepa, which quickly stole my heart. I drew this ʻakepa with ʻohelo berries, partially inspired by my experiences in the field, and also inspired by a biologist who suggested this lesser-known ecological pairing.”<\/p>\n