Mele Kalikimaka! 🎄Some old postcards never sent from Midway to Honolulu on the flight out before Christmas, dated ~1960, discovered on eBay.
Look familiar? Do you recall the artist?
From FOMA, thanks for your love, dedication, and generous support of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) this year. #Birds
Look familiar? Do you recall the artist?
From FOMA, thanks for your love, dedication, and generous support of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) this year. #Birds
December 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Mele Kalikimaka! 🎄Some old postcards never sent from Midway to Honolulu on the flight out before Christmas, dated ~1960, discovered on eBay.
Look familiar? Do you recall the artist?
From FOMA, thanks for your love, dedication, and generous support of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) this year. #Birds
Look familiar? Do you recall the artist?
From FOMA, thanks for your love, dedication, and generous support of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) this year. #Birds
Slow down & experience Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) through the eyes of a volunteer.
Greg Joder worked the census in December 2024. Before departing, Greg filmed a quiet, 30-minute bicycle ride across Sand Island, including a stop at the Battle of Midway Memorial.
See link & more in comments.
Greg Joder worked the census in December 2024. Before departing, Greg filmed a quiet, 30-minute bicycle ride across Sand Island, including a stop at the Battle of Midway Memorial.
See link & more in comments.
December 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Slow down & experience Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) through the eyes of a volunteer.
Greg Joder worked the census in December 2024. Before departing, Greg filmed a quiet, 30-minute bicycle ride across Sand Island, including a stop at the Battle of Midway Memorial.
See link & more in comments.
Greg Joder worked the census in December 2024. Before departing, Greg filmed a quiet, 30-minute bicycle ride across Sand Island, including a stop at the Battle of Midway Memorial.
See link & more in comments.
Aloha kakahiaka from Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) 7:36 am. Our new live camera this morning captured the laying of an egg. See comments. #Birds
Cam only possible because of donors. Donations matched 1:1 up to $10,000 through Dec. 31—we’re halfway to our goal.
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Cam only possible because of donors. Donations matched 1:1 up to $10,000 through Dec. 31—we’re halfway to our goal.
friendsofmidway.org/double-your-...
December 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Aloha kakahiaka from Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) 7:36 am. Our new live camera this morning captured the laying of an egg. See comments. #Birds
Cam only possible because of donors. Donations matched 1:1 up to $10,000 through Dec. 31—we’re halfway to our goal.
friendsofmidway.org/double-your-...
Cam only possible because of donors. Donations matched 1:1 up to $10,000 through Dec. 31—we’re halfway to our goal.
friendsofmidway.org/double-your-...
Learn more about the makalena, one of the rarest of birds world-wide:
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A banner year for the short-tailed albatrosses on Kuaihelani!
One of the rarest of birds world-wide, a makalena (short-tailed albatross) chick was reared this past year on Sand Island near the south side of the runway and was first sighted on December the 27,…
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December 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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🌿 Now Recruiting: 2026 Volunteers crew members for the biological program on Midway Atoll from March 10 to mid-September 2026 (start date is nonnegotiable).
Learn more in comments.
Tag someone who’d be perfect for this extraordinary opportunity!
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Tag someone who’d be perfect for this extraordinary opportunity!
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December 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🌿 Now Recruiting: 2026 Volunteers crew members for the biological program on Midway Atoll from March 10 to mid-September 2026 (start date is nonnegotiable).
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Tag someone who’d be perfect for this extraordinary opportunity!
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Order by tomorrow to receive by Christmas FOMA gear artwork from 2025 Art Contest—water bottles, tote bags, mugs, beanies, more!
Every purchase supports conservation on Kuaihelani.
Standard or Express shipping (Home & Living, accessories, and apparel)
Shop here: fomastore.printful.me
Every purchase supports conservation on Kuaihelani.
Standard or Express shipping (Home & Living, accessories, and apparel)
Shop here: fomastore.printful.me
Friends of Midway Atoll Store
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December 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Order by tomorrow to receive by Christmas FOMA gear artwork from 2025 Art Contest—water bottles, tote bags, mugs, beanies, more!
Every purchase supports conservation on Kuaihelani.
Standard or Express shipping (Home & Living, accessories, and apparel)
Shop here: fomastore.printful.me
Every purchase supports conservation on Kuaihelani.
Standard or Express shipping (Home & Living, accessories, and apparel)
Shop here: fomastore.printful.me
The attack on Pearl Harbor 83 years ago today reached Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll). Japanese destroyers shelled the atoll (to keep PBYs from taking off), killing 1st Lt. George H. Cannon & damaging several structures—an early point on the road to the Battle of Midway.
youtube.com/watch?v=hblj...
youtube.com/watch?v=hblj...
An Infamous Day: the 82st Anniversary of the Attacks on Pearl Harbor and Midway Atoll
YouTube video by Friends of Midway Atoll NWR
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December 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The attack on Pearl Harbor 83 years ago today reached Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll). Japanese destroyers shelled the atoll (to keep PBYs from taking off), killing 1st Lt. George H. Cannon & damaging several structures—an early point on the road to the Battle of Midway.
youtube.com/watch?v=hblj...
youtube.com/watch?v=hblj...
Hear voices of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll)! It’s more than a stunning wildlife refuge—it’s part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, one of the world’s largest protected areas.
Learn much more in comments. And you can double your impact today:
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Learn much more in comments. And you can double your impact today:
friendsofmidway.org/double-your-...
Voices of Papahanaumokuakea
YouTube video by OHAHawaii
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December 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Hear voices of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll)! It’s more than a stunning wildlife refuge—it’s part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, one of the world’s largest protected areas.
Learn much more in comments. And you can double your impact today:
friendsofmidway.org/double-your-...
Learn much more in comments. And you can double your impact today:
friendsofmidway.org/double-your-...
Thru a $10,000 challenge from FOMA Board Member Helen, donations made by year end will be matched $-for/$. Giving Tuesday support helps fund:
• The Kuaihelani Live Cam
• The annual mōlī (Laysan albatross) count
• Midway’s 6-month volunteers
...and more
🔗 friendsofmidway.org/-match-donat...
• The Kuaihelani Live Cam
• The annual mōlī (Laysan albatross) count
• Midway’s 6-month volunteers
...and more
🔗 friendsofmidway.org/-match-donat...
Friends of Midway Atoll NWR · Donation and Membership, 1:1 Match
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December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Thru a $10,000 challenge from FOMA Board Member Helen, donations made by year end will be matched $-for/$. Giving Tuesday support helps fund:
• The Kuaihelani Live Cam
• The annual mōlī (Laysan albatross) count
• Midway’s 6-month volunteers
...and more
🔗 friendsofmidway.org/-match-donat...
• The Kuaihelani Live Cam
• The annual mōlī (Laysan albatross) count
• Midway’s 6-month volunteers
...and more
🔗 friendsofmidway.org/-match-donat...
Giving Tuesday 2x impact. See how in comments. #Birds
Mahalo nui loa for helping protect the future of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).
Act before year end— make sure your impact is doubled:
🔗 friendsofmidway.org/-match-donat...
Enjoy attached by (Oiwi TV Production 2016)
youtu.be/5suKa0zSEVA?...
Mahalo nui loa for helping protect the future of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).
Act before year end— make sure your impact is doubled:
🔗 friendsofmidway.org/-match-donat...
Enjoy attached by (Oiwi TV Production 2016)
youtu.be/5suKa0zSEVA?...
Voyage of Wisdom
YouTube video by Hōkūleʻa Crew
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December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Giving Tuesday 2x impact. See how in comments. #Birds
Mahalo nui loa for helping protect the future of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).
Act before year end— make sure your impact is doubled:
🔗 friendsofmidway.org/-match-donat...
Enjoy attached by (Oiwi TV Production 2016)
youtu.be/5suKa0zSEVA?...
Mahalo nui loa for helping protect the future of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).
Act before year end— make sure your impact is doubled:
🔗 friendsofmidway.org/-match-donat...
Enjoy attached by (Oiwi TV Production 2016)
youtu.be/5suKa0zSEVA?...
Synchronized nest building on Kuaihelani.
Photos courtesy FWS Ecological Services
Biologist Sheldon Plentovich. She’s on Midway currently, working on the Laysan finch relocation project.
#Birds
Photos courtesy FWS Ecological Services
Biologist Sheldon Plentovich. She’s on Midway currently, working on the Laysan finch relocation project.
#Birds
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Synchronized nest building on Kuaihelani.
Photos courtesy FWS Ecological Services
Biologist Sheldon Plentovich. She’s on Midway currently, working on the Laysan finch relocation project.
#Birds
Photos courtesy FWS Ecological Services
Biologist Sheldon Plentovich. She’s on Midway currently, working on the Laysan finch relocation project.
#Birds
Man, the live cam on Midway Atoll (Kuaihelani) is mindblowing right now if you're into Laysan albatrosses. You likely heard that Wisdom, at ~75 years old, returned to the nesting site in late November. Her mate showed up as well. 1/
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Man, the live cam on Midway Atoll (Kuaihelani) is mindblowing right now if you're into Laysan albatrosses. You likely heard that Wisdom, at ~75 years old, returned to the nesting site in late November. Her mate showed up as well. 1/
hi the name in Hawaiian is Kuaihelani not “Kuailhelani”, assuming its just a typo :)
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
hi the name in Hawaiian is Kuaihelani not “Kuailhelani”, assuming its just a typo :)
🛩️ Drones + Science = A Leap Forward for Albatross Conservation on Midway
This season we continue to use a new friend in our annual albatross census on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll): drones assisting our dedicated bird counters. See comments & link below. #Birds
🔗 friendsofmidway.org/drones-bird-count
This season we continue to use a new friend in our annual albatross census on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll): drones assisting our dedicated bird counters. See comments & link below. #Birds
🔗 friendsofmidway.org/drones-bird-count
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🛩️ Drones + Science = A Leap Forward for Albatross Conservation on Midway
This season we continue to use a new friend in our annual albatross census on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll): drones assisting our dedicated bird counters. See comments & link below. #Birds
🔗 friendsofmidway.org/drones-bird-count
This season we continue to use a new friend in our annual albatross census on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll): drones assisting our dedicated bird counters. See comments & link below. #Birds
🔗 friendsofmidway.org/drones-bird-count
Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll). Our cam once showed nearly empty landscape; now thousands of Mōlī (Laysan albatross) returnfor breeding season with black-footed albatross (ka’upu) in the mix.
Over 1 million more albatross will soon arrive at the world’s largest albatross colony.
🎥 Watch it LIVE!
Over 1 million more albatross will soon arrive at the world’s largest albatross colony.
🎥 Watch it LIVE!
November 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll). Our cam once showed nearly empty landscape; now thousands of Mōlī (Laysan albatross) returnfor breeding season with black-footed albatross (ka’upu) in the mix.
Over 1 million more albatross will soon arrive at the world’s largest albatross colony.
🎥 Watch it LIVE!
Over 1 million more albatross will soon arrive at the world’s largest albatross colony.
🎥 Watch it LIVE!
The Laysan duck—historically found only on Kauō, Kuaihelani, and Hōlanikū—is also thriving at Midway thanks to translocations in 2004–2005 and 2014. 🦆. See more in comments.
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The Laysan duck—historically found only on Kauō, Kuaihelani, and Hōlanikū—is also thriving at Midway thanks to translocations in 2004–2005 and 2014. 🦆. See more in comments.
This 'A (masked booby) chick fledged last month from Eastern Island on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll). These fearless seabirds dive deep to retrieve food and can fall prey to long line fishing hooks.
#Birds
#PapahānaumokuākeaNationalMarineSanctuary.
#Birds
#PapahānaumokuākeaNationalMarineSanctuary.
October 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This 'A (masked booby) chick fledged last month from Eastern Island on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll). These fearless seabirds dive deep to retrieve food and can fall prey to long line fishing hooks.
#Birds
#PapahānaumokuākeaNationalMarineSanctuary.
#Birds
#PapahānaumokuākeaNationalMarineSanctuary.
Halloween Nunulu (Bonin petrels) moonlit skies on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll): nowhere else on the planet has this many Nunulu flying in to nest. This is hormonal twilight in motion.
See more in comments.
#Birds
#PapahānaumokuākeaNationalMarineSanctuary
See more in comments.
#Birds
#PapahānaumokuākeaNationalMarineSanctuary
October 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Halloween Nunulu (Bonin petrels) moonlit skies on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll): nowhere else on the planet has this many Nunulu flying in to nest. This is hormonal twilight in motion.
See more in comments.
#Birds
#PapahānaumokuākeaNationalMarineSanctuary
See more in comments.
#Birds
#PapahānaumokuākeaNationalMarineSanctuary
The PMDP team just completed their third and final mission of 2025 with 72,150 lbs. (36 tons) of debris removed from Papahānaumokuākea, including a final 42,000 lbs. retrieved from Kuaihelani.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this mission a success.
#PMDP #MarineDebris #OceanConservation
Thank you to everyone who helped make this mission a success.
#PMDP #MarineDebris #OceanConservation
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The PMDP team just completed their third and final mission of 2025 with 72,150 lbs. (36 tons) of debris removed from Papahānaumokuākea, including a final 42,000 lbs. retrieved from Kuaihelani.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this mission a success.
#PMDP #MarineDebris #OceanConservation
Thank you to everyone who helped make this mission a success.
#PMDP #MarineDebris #OceanConservation
Sunday with chicks in their first week of life on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) within #PapahānaumokuākeaNationalMarineSanctuary
Eastern and Sand Island on Midway Atoll Wildlife Refuge host the largest colony of breeding pairs of White Terns in the Hawaiian Islands. Photos by Dan Rapp #Birds
Eastern and Sand Island on Midway Atoll Wildlife Refuge host the largest colony of breeding pairs of White Terns in the Hawaiian Islands. Photos by Dan Rapp #Birds
September 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Sunday with chicks in their first week of life on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) within #PapahānaumokuākeaNationalMarineSanctuary
Eastern and Sand Island on Midway Atoll Wildlife Refuge host the largest colony of breeding pairs of White Terns in the Hawaiian Islands. Photos by Dan Rapp #Birds
Eastern and Sand Island on Midway Atoll Wildlife Refuge host the largest colony of breeding pairs of White Terns in the Hawaiian Islands. Photos by Dan Rapp #Birds
Cleaning seeps is one of the not-so-glamorous volunteer jobs. Yet the work is important.
Seeps are ponds on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) that are usually man-made to help prevent botulism and keep the endangered Koloa Pōhakas (Laysan ducks) safe.
Learn more about seeps, find a video link in comments
Seeps are ponds on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) that are usually man-made to help prevent botulism and keep the endangered Koloa Pōhakas (Laysan ducks) safe.
Learn more about seeps, find a video link in comments
September 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Cleaning seeps is one of the not-so-glamorous volunteer jobs. Yet the work is important.
Seeps are ponds on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) that are usually man-made to help prevent botulism and keep the endangered Koloa Pōhakas (Laysan ducks) safe.
Learn more about seeps, find a video link in comments
Seeps are ponds on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) that are usually man-made to help prevent botulism and keep the endangered Koloa Pōhakas (Laysan ducks) safe.
Learn more about seeps, find a video link in comments
ʻEkupuʻu on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).
Enjoy the very distinct song of this Laysan Finch now residing on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Read about their fascinating journey back to their former home at: friendsofmidway.org/%ca%bbekupu-... Video by Dan Rapp
#Birds
Enjoy the very distinct song of this Laysan Finch now residing on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Read about their fascinating journey back to their former home at: friendsofmidway.org/%ca%bbekupu-... Video by Dan Rapp
#Birds
September 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
ʻEkupuʻu on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).
Enjoy the very distinct song of this Laysan Finch now residing on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Read about their fascinating journey back to their former home at: friendsofmidway.org/%ca%bbekupu-... Video by Dan Rapp
#Birds
Enjoy the very distinct song of this Laysan Finch now residing on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Read about their fascinating journey back to their former home at: friendsofmidway.org/%ca%bbekupu-... Video by Dan Rapp
#Birds
This ʻĀ (masked booby) on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) might offer us a few tips on how to be silent, yet very keenly observant.
Photo by
USFWS/Dan Rapp
Photo by
USFWS/Dan Rapp
September 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This ʻĀ (masked booby) on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) might offer us a few tips on how to be silent, yet very keenly observant.
Photo by
USFWS/Dan Rapp
Photo by
USFWS/Dan Rapp
Hawaiian monk seal pupping season on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) is now pau (finished) at a final count of 20!
Some might remember the days when we were excited to have five. So far nineteen of those pups have been deemed a "success."
#PapahanaumokuakeaMarineNationalMonument
Some might remember the days when we were excited to have five. So far nineteen of those pups have been deemed a "success."
#PapahanaumokuakeaMarineNationalMonument
September 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hawaiian monk seal pupping season on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) is now pau (finished) at a final count of 20!
Some might remember the days when we were excited to have five. So far nineteen of those pups have been deemed a "success."
#PapahanaumokuakeaMarineNationalMonument
Some might remember the days when we were excited to have five. So far nineteen of those pups have been deemed a "success."
#PapahanaumokuakeaMarineNationalMonument
“The word nunulu can be found within the chant Nā ʻAumākua; specifically “Nunulu i ka lani.” This line refers to a sky that is immensely filled with activity, causing it to reverberate."
From seas off Honshū & Sanriku in Japan, the Nunulu now cloud twilight skies of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).
From seas off Honshū & Sanriku in Japan, the Nunulu now cloud twilight skies of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).
September 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
“The word nunulu can be found within the chant Nā ʻAumākua; specifically “Nunulu i ka lani.” This line refers to a sky that is immensely filled with activity, causing it to reverberate."
From seas off Honshū & Sanriku in Japan, the Nunulu now cloud twilight skies of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).
From seas off Honshū & Sanriku in Japan, the Nunulu now cloud twilight skies of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).