Wedged between the Hilo airport, a military shooting range and a gravel quarry is a 108-acre scrap of forest. Aggressive alien plants have invaded from top to bottom, towering over the tallest `ohi`a trees and crowding out native seedlings on … Continued
Building a Bridge to the Future on the Stones of Kahikinui From the overcast skies, a steady wind whips across the southern coast of Maui, beating down parched grasses and shrubs. Unmoved are the outcroppings of a`a lava, nearly as … Continued
Hawai`i spends more to control invasive plants than it does for any other group of pests. Millions of dollars a year go to control miconia alone. But the state stands to lose more than just tax dollars if no effective … Continued
Hala Pepe Five plant forms were commonly used to decorate the kuahu altar, and in most halau hula these five were considered essential . . . Gods and demi-gods were represented by the five main plant forms on the altar. … Continued
CEATECH USA, Inc., owner of a shrimp farm in west Kaua`i, seemed to have it all – a new pond design, disease-free broodstock, a super-efficient waste system, millions in investments, and a large stretch of sunny, flat, land near the … Continued
State aquaculture loans recipients are three times more likely to default than agricultural loan recipients. For the most part, private lenders won’t touch them. According to Doreen Shishido, head of the state Department of Agriculture’s loan division, more than one … Continued
Earlier this year, masses of dead fish showed up on Kekaha’s popular surf beaches. It was not the first time and certainly not the last. When the area was still a sugar town, dead fish would turn up on the … Continued
May 23, Kaua`i War Memorial auditorium: The interrogation started at about a quarter to 7:00 that Thursday night, well before the panel had assembled on stage to help clear the haze surrounding the proposed designation of 99,200 acres of the … Continued
Jack Jeffrey, a biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, is known to thousands of refuge visitors for his lucid, witty and empathetic descriptions of the unique flora and fauna of Hawai`i that are … Continued
I seek to travel to isolated places in the islands because I’ve found that these natural areas have unforeseen characteristics that make each place distinctive and even mythical. Before I flew to Moloka`i to kayak the northeastern coast with my … Continued