At the Hawaiian Feathered Friends Network, rescue is not just something we do. It is who we are.

Since our founding, HFFN has answered the call for birds in crisis across the Hawaiian Islands — and beyond. Each rescue is different. Each bird arrives with its own story of hardship, neglect, or abandonment. But every single one of them shares the same ending: a second chance at a life filled with proper care, good food, and the love they always deserved.

The stories on the subsequent links in the menu are just a few of the rescues that have shaped our organization and our community. There is the story of the Hawaiian 12 — a flock of twelve Blue and Gold Macaws living in rusted, makeshift cages, whom everyone said couldn’t be saved. HFFN proved them wrong, flying all twelve to a sanctuary in Washington state where they live together to this day. There is the story of Operation O’ahu — a heartbreaking large-scale rescue of more than 20 severely malnourished parrots, ranging from lovebirds to Moluccan Cockatoos, from an elderly couple no longer able to care for their flock. There is the baby Indian Ringneck found by a Good Samaritan — his toes nearly amputated by tangled twine, his leg already decaying — who faced amputation surgery with the calm, trusting spirit of a bird that somehow knew help had finally arrived. There is the little Sun Conure found discarded in a garbage can at Sandy’s Beach, his broken bones healed crooked after six to eight months of untreated pain, abandoned by the very person who should have cared for him. And there is Mable or Kingsley — a nearly featherless Blue and Gold Macaw named “Mangle,” dropped off at the Humane Society in a cardboard box, who lifted one trembling leg toward a stranger and asked, in the only way a bird can, to please be loved. And there is also our work supporting the birds that were displaced by the Maui Wildfires. HFFN provided dry food support for the Maui birds for one full year to aid their owners as they worked to get back on their feet.

These are not easy stories. But they are important ones.

They are important because they show what happens when a community refuses to look away. When a club secretary and her husband drop everything on a Sunday afternoon. When a veterinarian donates an entire bill. When donors from across the world send a few dollars because they believe that every life — feathered or otherwise — has value. When our leadership team on Oahu coordinates the distribution of disaster relief aid on Maui because the network extends to all the Main Hawaiian Islands.

They are important because they show what HFFN truly is: not just a bird club, but a lifeline, a network of aloha.

We are the only organization in the Hawaiian Islands conducting large-scale parrot rescue operations. We work with experienced fosters, dedicated veterinary partners, and a network of sanctuaries across the country to ensure that no bird in our care is ever without options. We take the birds nobody else will take. We find solutions where others see dead ends. And we do it all because we believe, without reservation, that these beautiful creatures deserve nothing less.

If you have been moved by any of these stories — if you have room in your home, your heart, or your budget to help — we warmly invite you to join our ohana.

Because every bird deserves a second chance. And together, we can give it to them.

🦜 Get involved: Come to one of our monthly meetings — bit.ly/3UBdbdh 💛 Donate: paypal.me/hwnfeatheredfriends 📞 (808) 294-7382 📧 hwnfeatheredfriends@gmail.com