West Hawk Company Update

West Hawk Development Corp. (TSX VENTURE:WHD) (the "Company") announced today
that Dr. Jinsheng Chen has resigned from his position of President and CEO of
Asian Operations. Dr. Chen has also resigned from his position as Director on
the WHD and West Hawk Energy (USA), LLC., Boards. Dr. Chen's resignation was
effective as of Monday, March 1, 2009.


The Company also continues to work diligently with Chiron Financial Advisors,
the law firm of Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Schreck and Sierra Partners during
the course of the West Hawk Energy (USA), LLC., reorganization plan.


On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Gonzalo Torres Macchiavello, President and Chief Executive Officer

The TSX Venture Exchange has not yet reviewed and does not take responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this news release.


About the Company: West Hawk Development Corp. is focused on providing valuable,
high-demand energy products from a variety of sources. Assets include the Figure
Four natural gas property located in the Piceance Basin, Colorado, being
developed under a drilling and development agreement and the Groundhog coal
property located in northwest British Columbia.


Cautionary Note: This news release contains forward looking statements,
particularly those regarding cash flow, capital expenditures and investment
plans. Resource estimates, unless specially noted, are considered speculative.
The Company has filed a National Instrument 51-101 Report on the Figure Four
property. The Company has filed National Instrument 43-101 Reports the Groundhog
coal property in British Columbia. Any and all other resource or reserve
estimates are historical in nature, and should not be relied upon. By their
nature, forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainties because they
relate to events and depend on factors that will or may occur in the future.
Actual results may vary depending upon exploration and development activities,
industry production, commodity demand and pricing, currency exchange rates, and,
but not limited to, general economic factors. Cautionary note to U.S. investors:
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission specifically prohibits the use of
certain terms, such as "reserves" unless such figures are based upon actual
production or formation tests and can be shown to be economically and legally
producible under existing economic and operating conditions.