Hawaiʻi creeper is able to climb up and down trees. It uses its short, sharp beak to probe bark for insects residing underneath. If available, it will sip nectar from koa ("Acacia koa") or ōhia lehua ("Metrosideros polymorpha"). The breeding season of the Hawaii creeper lasts from April to July, during which female birds lay one to three eggs. Nests are hidden in a tree cavity or built on a high branch in either a koa ("Acacia koa") or a ōhia lehua ("Metrosideros polymorpha"). Eggs hatch after around thirteen days. The Hawaii creeper was put on the endangered species list in 1975;
Koa people Koa people The Koa are an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland. Tasaku Tsunoda and Gavan Breen have speculated that the ethnonym "Koa" may derive from a word *"guwa" meaning 'west'. Walter Roth thought that the Koa language had affinities with that of the Maiawali, forming a linguistic bridge between it and the languages spoken by the Wanamara and Maithakari. Like many other peoples of the area, they had an extensive sign language, indicating a largew number of meanings by gestures. In Norman Tindale's estimation, the Koa's tribal territory ranged over about . Taking the headwaters of Diamantina