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Foraging Kiwikiu Women's Kimono Sleeve Aloha Shirt

Foraging Kiwikiu Women's Kimono Sleeve Aloha Shirt

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Women's iron free Aloha Shirt crafted with a 96% polyester and 4% elastane premium blend. Fabric is smooth, lightweight, and durable. Modern Hawaiian shirt with real coconut buttons. Print-matched left chest pocket. Designed in Hawai‘i on imported fabric.

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THE STORY BEHIND THE HAND-DRAWN DESIGN

The Kiwikiu, or Maui Parrotbill, is a critically endangered bird native to the high-elevation forests of Maui. The Kiwikiu forages on tree trunks, branches, and fruit for insects, thus helping to control insect populations and promote forest health. The Kiwikiu is severely threatened by mosquitoes, which transmit avian malaria and avian pox, diseases to which the bird has little natural immunity. As climate change causes temperatures to rise, mosquitoes are migrating up into higher elevations. The resulting heightened exposure to disease transmission has signi cantly contributed to the decline in Kiwikiu populations, making their conservation even more urgent.The Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, The Nature Conservancy, and Birds, Not Mosquitoes are some of the agencies urgently working to protect these and other native Hawaiian honeycreepers from extinction. To learn more about how you can help, visit:www.birdsnotmosquitoes.org.
- David Shepard