Hemignathus ellisiana lanaiensis The Maui Nui ʻakialoa or Lānaʻi ʻakialoa (Akialoa lanaiensis) is an extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae.

It inhabited the islands of Maui, Lānaʻi, and Molokaʻi in Hawaii.

[1] The Maui Nui ʻakialoa was a grayish-yellow bird.

It used its long bill to probe bark in search of insects and probe flowers in search of nectar.

[1] The Maui Nui ʻakialoa was driven to extinction by habitat destruction and disease.