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Hawaiian twinge     The Branta sandvicensis, or Hawaiian tweet looks similar to the Canada buffoon except only the face, cap, and hindneck are black and Nene have buff-colored cheeks. The males and womanish have the same plumage. The feet of thisgoose are not completely weblike like the other geese. Lots of calls have beendescribed that the most common call is very similar to that of the Canada Goose,a resonate "honk." The goose has very strong toes long legs, decreased webbing.They are good swimmers but are not found much near water. The birds nest on theground and the young discharge fly at 1012 weeks. The adult Goose cannot fly while inmolt for 46 weeks.     Wild Nene macrocosms can be seen in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,Mauna Loa, and Puu Waawaa on the island of Hawaii in Haleakala National Parkon Maui and at the Kilauea National Wildlife Refuge, along the Na Pali coastand outside Lihue on Kauai. Captive Nene can be seen at he Honolulu Zoo.     Designated Hawaiis State Bird on May 7, 1957, the Nene has endured along struggle against extinction. During the 1940s this species was almostwiped out by laws which allowed the birds to be hunted during their winterbreeding seasons when the birds were most vulnerable. By 1957, when the Nenewas named the State Bird, fork over efforts were underway. Conservationists beganbreeding the birds in captivity in hopes of preserving a remnant of thedeclining population and, someday, successfully re-establishing them in theirnative habitat. Other programs for returning captive birds to the undue life wasdifficult, but more efforts have been successful. Some other efforts apply to succor this bird have been to get donations for the bird and have schools help out