Manu Minute

About Manu Minute

Need a break in your day? Whether you're in your car or still in bed, Manu Minute brings you rich sounds from Hawai'i's native forests and shorelines. Each week, we feature a different Hawaiʻi bird and its unique song, and talk about its environment and conservation. Manu Minute is a collaboration between HPR and the LOHE Bioacoustics Lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. It is hosted by Patrick Hart, the lab's principal investigator, and produced by HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote and UH Hilo's Ann Tanimoto-Johnson.

Publisher

Hawaiʻi Public Radio

Category

science · science · science · science · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Oct 2020

Latest episode

7 May 2026

Latest episodes

81 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 May 2026

   ʻĀhuimanu Minute: The nēnē

   In the first segment of Manu Minute's new special series, Patrick Hart and Lisa Mason introduce listeners to the nēnē, Hawaiʻi's endemic goose.

2. 

   7 May 2025

   Manu Minute: The rosy-cheeked bulbul

   We've got the pretty but pesky red-whiskered bulbul for today's Manu Minute! The recordings you'll hear are courtesy of Xeno Canto and should sound familiar to our Oʻahu listeners.

3. 

   30 Apr 2025

   Manu Minute: The chuckling chukar

   We’ve got another gamebird for you on this week’s Manu Minute — the chukar partridge!

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

362,471

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

68

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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