Hawaii’s snails crawl into spotlight
Gov. Josh Green on Friday signed House Bill 1899 designating nine native snail species for each of the main Hawaiian Islands and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The species and their islands: Hawaii island: Hini hini kua mauna (Succinea konaensis); Maui: Pupu kua mauna (Lyropupa striatula); Kahoolawe: Pupu kua mauna (Pleuropoma laciniosa kahoolawensis); Lanai: Pupu kuahiwi (Auriculella lanaiensis); Molokai: Pupu kuahiwi (Laminella venusta); Oahu: Kahuli (Kaala subrutila); Kauai: Erinna newcombi; Niihau: Kahelelani‘ila‘ula (Collonista verruca); Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Naka kua mauna (Endodonta christenseni).