Help name the new baby rhino at the Honolulu Zoo!

The newest animal resident needs a name. Born on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, to parents Aria (mother) and Kendi (father), the male baby rhino is healthy and growing and has recently been allowed to venture into the outdoor rhino habitat.

Zoo visitors can now see all three rhinos on exhibit in the Zoo’s African Savanna, watch baby play, and help to pick a name for the calf.

Honolulu Zoo staff have selected three names for the public to choose from:

• • Akamu: Hawaiian for Adam, and since he is a black rhino, this would be similar to the DC Comics character, Black Adam. Also meaning “red dirt” or “of the earth” in Hebrew
  • Ardi: A combination of his parent’s names Aria and Kendi
  • Hiapo: meaning first-born in Hawaiian

Three voting donation boxes, one for each name, will be set up at Kapahulu Market, the zoo’s food and beverage concession at the center of the zoo. Zoo visitors will be able to vote in person during zoo hours or, online until July 9, 2023.