'I'iwi and hāhā originalOriginal 5x7" illustration. 'I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea) and haha (Cyanea grimesiana ssp. grimesiana). Hawaiian honeycreepers as a whole are extremely susceptible to avian malaria. These birds evolved over 5 7 million years without malaria or mosquitoes (the vector for this disease). Although apapane and amakihi show some resilience, other honeycreepers are not so lucky; there is a ~90% mortality rate for an iiwi bitten by a single malaria carrying