WHD West Hawk Development Corp.

West Hawk Development Corp. (TSX VENTURE:WHD) (the "Company") would like to
announce the appointment of John T. Owen as CFO and provide an update as to its
recent activities. Mr. Owen has twenty five years experience as corporate
Treasurer, Controller and CFO. His industry experience includes rocky mountain
oil and gas, and international mining, production and infrastructure industries,
plus nine years in public accounting. He holds a current Colorado Certified
Public Accountant license (inactive). Mr. Owen graduated from Beloit College
with a BA in Economics and a Masters in Business Administration, Economics
emphasis, from the University of California, Berkeley.


At this time the Company continues to review drilling data from the Groundhog
coal property, located in British Columbia, Canada. The Company is using the
drilling data to build a thorough geological model for the property.


Two Degrees LLC, Accounting firm has completed its review of the West Hawk
Development Corp., West Hawk Energy (USA), LLC, (WHE), and West Hawk Holdings
accounting records. This review took place in order to ensure valid accounting
records for the year end audit, Lu'an and to provide accurate and concise
accounting records for the Company as a whole. Currently, Two Degrees is
satisfied with the status of the West Hawk accounting records and the readiness
to be audited.


The Company continues to work diligently with the TSX.V in regards to its cease
trade order. The Company has submitted answers to the questions presented by the
TSX.V along with supporting documents for those answers. The Company will
continue to work with the TSX.V to rectify this issue as soon as possible.


The Company would like to provide an update regarding the West Hawk Energy
(USA), LLC, arbitration proceeding. On December 1, 2008, WHE filed a Demand for
Arbitration with the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") against EnCana Oil
and Gas (USA) Inc. ("EnCana") raising claims under the parties Drilling and
Development Agreement dated May 1, 2006 (the "DD&A"). WHE has alleged that
EnCana breached the DD&A by making WHE's performance thereunder more difficult.
The Company expects that AAA will appoint the panel of Arbitrators in the near
future as per AAA Rules.


The Company also continues to work diligently with the law firm of Brownstein,
Hyatt, Farber, Schreck, and Chiron Financial Advisors, specialists for the West
Hawk Energy (USA), LLC, reorganization plan. It is the company's intention to
provide a permanent and sustainable solution for the gas project.


On March 10, 2009 the West Hawk Development Corp. Board of Directors met for
discussion. The Audit Committee met formally to discuss matters relating to the
work currently being performed by Two Degrees. The meeting was led by Board
member and Committee Chair, Richard F. Braun. The Audit Committee reviewed the
work that has been completed by Two Degrees and is pleased with the results. The
Compensation Committee, led by Board member David Francisco, also met during
this meeting. The Committee discussed the Company's current compensation policy
and agreed that all compensation would be maintained at the lowest possible
levels.


"The Company has put all its efforts in cost reductions and in defining and
implementing permanent solutions with the intent to provide shareholder value.
Certainly the current worldwide financial crisis has hurt the Company. We expect
to stay focused and our commitment will elevate us to the next step," said
Gonzalo Torres-Macchiavello President & CEO.


On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Gonzalo Torres Macchiavello, President and Chief Executive Officer

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.

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