The Hawaiian "Nene" Goose is found on Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui. It is the most isolated, sedentary, and threatened of all waterfowl. It is the sixth most endangered waterfowl species worldwide. There is an estimated 885 wild or free-ranging Nene in the Hawaiian Islands. They eat leaves, seeds, berries, and flowers of grasses, herbs and shrubs. We live right off of the Princeville Golf Course and there are a few of these Nene geese that live there. I hear them honking in the mornings and I saw one flying on my run the other day. They are Hawaii's state bird. Unlike most other geese, Nene are non-migratory, in that generally only island wide movement is known to occur.
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