to study birds that are found in Maui's Hanawi Reserve. Before that there were several other ventures that showed small populations scattered on the reserve. The largest population found in the 1970s contained ten Maui ʻakepa. Today the Maui ʻakepa can only be seen as a specimen in museums. During the 1970s this species was still surviving in small numbers in the East Maui Watershed, and in the reserves that are found in or near the watershed. On September 29, 2021 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to declare the Maui ʻakepa extinct. See also ʻAkepa References Loxops Hawaiian honeycreepers Biota of Maui Endemic birds of Hawaii Birds described in 1893 ESA endangered species