A federal hold on funding could upend a novel approach to preventing mosquitoes from sending a number of Hawaiian bird ...

The critically endangered kiwikiu, or Maui parrotbill, is pictured. In October, 13 kiwikiu were transported to the leeward slopes of Haleakala in hopes that they would mate and help boost the species.

At least two endangered bird species in East Maui, the kiwikiu (also known as the Maui parrotbill) and the akohekohe, are expected to become extinct within two to 15 years if avian malaria is left ...