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Cmdr. Kacee Jossis, Executive Officer of PMRF, releases an 'A'o back in to the wild during E Ho’opomaika’o la Na Manu ‘A’o which is an annual release and blessing of the fledgling ‘A’o, Lihue, Hawaii, Oct. 18, 2023. ‘A’o use the light from the night sky to navigate and can be thrown off track by artificial lights on Kaua’i. Save Our Shearwaters’ mission is to rehabilitate these lost fledglings and release them back into the wild. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Louis Lea)