 In May 2019, 6 palila were reintroduced to a patch of restored forest on the island in order to establish a second population, marking the first reintroduction attempt for the species.The palila favors a "māmane" and "māmane"-"naio" ("Myoporum sandwicense") dry forest habitat mix containing, apart from the forest, patches of grasslands, "pūkiawe" ("Styphelia tameiameiae") shrubland on lava fields, and other types of native understory vegetation.The diet of the palila is almost exclusively the immature seeds of māmane when these are available.