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In 1826, the first mos­qui­toes arrived in Hawaii aboard a whal­ing ship. Learn how they spread avian malaria to native birds, accel­er­at­ing extinc­tion in this already imper­iled ecosys­tem, and join sci­en­tists as they learn how one species is buck­ing the extinc­tion trend through evo­lu­tion. His­tory, island bio­geog­ra­phy and genet­ics con­verge as the Amak­ihi, a native hon­ey­creeper, mys­te­ri­ously re-populates the low­lands of Hawaii, pro­vid­ing hope for the future of other native birds in Hawaii.