Hawaiʻi’s Premier Parrot Rescue · Education · Community Support · Parrot Club Organization
In 2013, a small group of people who loved Hawaiʻi’s birds decided to do something about it. What they built over the next decade became the Hawaiian Islands’ most trusted parrot club and rescue community — one relationship, one meeting, one rescued bird at a time.
In 2013, the Hawaiian Feathered Friends Network was built from nothing — not a membership list, not a budget, not a single social media follower. Just a shared love for Hawaiʻi’s remarkable birds and a small group of dedicated people willing to do the work.
Angela poured countless hours into laying the foundation of this organization — establishing our values, our voice, and our vision. She built something where nothing existed, and she did it with heart. Everything that followed was possible because of what she created in those first four years.
Robbie stepped in and carried that torch with equal dedication, stewarding HFFN through 2022 and ensuring what Angela started continued to grow and serve our bird-loving community. Those years were not without challenge. When COVID-19 brought Hawaiʻi to a standstill, our ʻohana felt it deeply — businesses shuttered, gatherings stopped, and island life as we knew it paused. Many organizations didn’t survive. HFFN did. We stayed connected the best we could, and the moment restrictions allowed us to gather again in open-air spaces, we did — because that’s who we are. No lockdown could extinguish the bond between our members and the birds they love.
In 2023, Lea built upon that foundation and took HFFN to new heights. Under her leadership and with the help of the board, the organization achieved milestones that had been years in the making — and set a course toward an ambitious long-term vision for Hawaiʻi’s birds.
Three presidents. More than a decade. One unbroken commitment to the birds we love and the community we’ve built together.
We’ve kept going, kept building. Everything we created — our membership, our email lists, our social media community — was grown one relationship, one post, one shared love of birds at a time. Those are the fruits of our labor, and they belong to this organization and to the community that built them with us.
They represent over a decade of trust, hard work, and dedication by people who gave everything to make this network what it is. We take this responsibility seriously and will continue to grow, thrive, and move forward with our long-term vision.
We hope you’ll join us in making that vision a reality. 🌺
HFFN is what it is because of the people who gave their time, their knowledge, and their aloha to build it. Mahalo to every board member who has served this organization.