A festival honoring the humble Manu-o-Kū, the official city bird for Honolulu, kicks off on Saturday, May 2, at ʻIolani Palace grounds.
The urban-dwelling white fairy terns have made Honolulu their home — they don’t build nests, so you can spot their eggs perched precariously anywhere, even the tree branches by a Target parking lot.
The Ala Moana Target parking lot, for example, is a favorite birdwatching spot for Rich Downes from Hui Manu-o-Kū and Keith Swindle from the Hawaiʻi Audubon Society.
There, you can find a front-row sweat to watch the terns “nesting” in the tree tops above Kapiʻolani Boulevard and hear them chirping above the busy thoroughfare…