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Kia‘i Moku: Ramie Moth Still Threatens Native Plants, But Natural Predators Offer Hope

August 20, 2025
Ki'ai Moku: 'Ōhi'a Seeds from Resilient Trees May Hold the Key to Stopping Rapid 'Ōhi'a Death

July 11, 2025
Coqui Update: December 2024

November 25, 2024
Trace-forward reveals little fire ants in Kīpahulu. Public encouraged to report stinging ants

September 5, 2024
The plant with a spiky ball with orange flowers? That’s lion’s ear. What it is and how you can control it.

July 7, 2024
From the ancient Kumulipo to a 1930s British ecologist to today, all agree that relationships in nature matter. What's our role?

June 12, 2024
For healthy reefs and productive watersheds, resource managers are turning to AI

May 3, 2024
When does a species become invasive? A 1920’s scientist showed us, partly by accident

April 3, 2024
What’s keeping invasive species out of Hawaiʻi? Inspections, programs and plans and finally, you

February 27, 2024
Coconut palms are woven into the culture of the islands; a beetle threatens that connection

November 16, 2023
Protecting ‘Ōhi‘a: Fencing for the Trees

July 27, 2023
Is ant-watching really a thing?

March 14, 2023
Kevin Gavagan Receives 2022 Mālama i ka ʻĀina Award

February 13, 2023
Duane Sparkman Receives 2021 Mālama i ka ʻĀina Award

February 13, 2023
The race to protect Hawaii’s native forest birds from extinction

February 13, 2023
Prevention Is Key For Maui To Stay Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Free

January 31, 2023
Invasive species can cause native ecosystems to go up in smoke

January 31, 2023
The Sweet History of ʻUala: A Staple Food to Give Thanks For

November 15, 2022
Citizen Science Can Help Stop the Ant

November 15, 2022
New training helps nurseries be on the lookout for invasive species

November 15, 2022
The Hawaiian Crow May Soon Soar on Maui

November 15, 2022
New rabbit disease discovered on Maui

November 15, 2022
New invasive little fire ant population discovered in Haʻikū

September 8, 2022
Maui Invasive Species Committee Hosts Teacher Development Workshop Over Fall Break

September 1, 2022
Click Here To Register For the PBS Virtual Screening And Panel!

July 19, 2022
Dracula ants re-emerge on Maui

June 14, 2022
Habits Are Key To Preventing the Spread of Rat Lungworm

May 18, 2022
Plant Native, Cultivate A Connection

April 28, 2022
Gardening This Spring? Plant Pono

April 28, 2022
Avocado Pest Now Widespread on Maui- But There is Hope

April 28, 2022
Need a New Year's resolution?
Here’s twelve ways to protect Maui from invasive species all year long

January 14, 2022
A Hawaiʻi Christmas Story

December 14, 2021
Gobble Gobble! Maui’s Wild Turkeys

November 23, 2021
Duane Sparkman Receives 2021 Mālama i ka ʻĀina Award

November 2, 2021
Not All Fire Ants Are The Same

October 13, 2021
Be like Bob: The Importance of Reporting Something Out of Place

September 24, 2021
Keep an eye out for invasive parakeet

August 18, 2021
Coffee Leaf Rust Never Sleeps

July 21, 2021
The Case of the Stinging Hitchhiker

June 23, 2021
Protecting Māmaki From Invasive Species

May 28, 2021
Celebrating Native Hawaiian Plant Month

April 19, 2021
643PEST simplifies reporting invasive species throughout Hawai'i

March 24, 2021
Evolutionary oddities: giant flightless ducks roamed Maui, grazing like buffalo and spreading seeds

March 24, 2021
Earthworms: an invasive species underfoot in Hawai'i

March 24, 2021
Two-lined spittlebug: A threat to Hawaiʻi's ranches, watersheds

March 23, 2021
Don't Let Hawaii Get Skunked: Preventing A Smelly Invader

March 23, 2021
Protect Hawai'i's reefs by keeping boats clean

March 23, 2021
Backyard efforts help protect Hawai'i

March 19, 2021
Safe biological controls rely on specialized species

March 19, 2021
Stopping both global pandemics and biological invasions requires flattening curves.

March 18, 2021
Native plant firebreaks may be a tool to control wildfires

March 18, 2021
Rats triggered changes in the environment of Hawai'i prior to humans settlement

March 18, 2021
Quantifying miconia's impacts; big leaves mean big water drops and high levels of erosion

March 17, 2021
Citizen scientists and concerned community find ants new to Hawaiʻi

March 16, 2021
Research informs the efforts to stop Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD)

March 16, 2021
Turn Off Lights at Night to Help Protect Seabirds From Invasive Predators

January 19, 2021
Mark Blietz Receives 2020 Mālama i ka ʻĀina Award

November 25, 2020
Community urged to help protect yellow-faced bees

November 23, 2020
Invasive jellyfish removed from Kaunakakai harbor

November 23, 2020
ʻŌhiʻa’s genetic diversity may contribute to disease resistance

November 23, 2020
Māmalu Poepoe Project traps and monitors invasive pests

September 15, 2020
Yellow-faced bees defenseless and vulnerable to predatory ants

August 11, 2020
Removing invaders can help decrease damage from hurricanes

July 23, 2020
Coqui frogs negatively affect the environment in more ways than one

June 18, 2020
Measuring the impacts of invasive plants in Hawai'i's watersheds

June 5, 2020
Tiny golden butterfly could help halt miconia invasion

April 28, 2020
Why can't you keep rabbits on the ground? "Rabbit fever" affects people

April 15, 2020
Just the act of observing can help us and our island home

April 9, 2020
Fountain grass threatens dryland ecosystems

April 1, 2020
Help protect the fragile and amazing anchialine pools of Hawaii

January 21, 2020
The efforts to keep pests out of your Christmas tree

December 19, 2019
Perils of pampas on West Maui Mountains

November 18, 2019
Finding pests early helps to protect unique places like Lānaʻi

October 24, 2019
Hotels and resorts partner in effort to eradicate LFA

September 26, 2019
Plan exists to enhance biosecurity among Hawaiian Islands

September 26, 2019
Damage to māmaki plant by moth highlights need for biosecurity

September 26, 2019
Sap-sucking insect threatens native naio trees

September 26, 2019
Invasive longhorned beetle bores into fruit trees, threatening crops

August 28, 2019
Illegal dumping risks spreading invasive species

September 11, 2018
Introduced songbirds can be invasive in Hawai'i

August 15, 2018
Natural enemies could tame invasive Himalayan ginger

June 5, 2018
Native species recovering at Mokio Preserve on Moloka’i

May 25, 2018
The native dragonflies and damselflies of Hawaiʻi

May 18, 2018
Natural enemies could tame invasive Himalayan ginger

April 23, 2018
A possible solution for the weedy tibouchina

February 13, 2018
African Tulip Tree

January 31, 2018
Africanized honey bees could threaten Hawaiian honeybee populations

December 15, 2017
Drones help field crews find invasive species

November 22, 2017
Parasite spread by cats threatens rare native animals

November 21, 2017
Why All the Talk About Eradication?

August 17, 2017
A little love for all the non-invasive species in Hawaiʻi

February 14, 2017
Spiders in Hawaii, native and introduced

February 13, 2017
Sunscreen, coral reef bleaching, and invasive algae

January 23, 2017
Pines threaten Haleakalā

November 16, 2016
Leafless on Maui: eucalyptus branches bare thanks to insect pests

October 3, 2016
Koloa - the Hawaiian Duck

August 10, 2016
Uggh, slugs! Protect your garden and your health in light of rat lungworm disease

June 21, 2016
Gold dust day geckos are only the latest moʻo to make Maui home

June 21, 2016
What if there were no mosquitoes in Hawaiʻi?

March 18, 2016
Deck your hall with boughs of locally harvested plants

February 10, 2016
Iguanas on Maui may be more prevalent than we know

February 4, 2016
Pigs and Pampas

January 12, 2016
How did that get here? Strange plants atop Haleakalā

November 5, 2015
Clearing the weeds for albatross

October 15, 2015
From the Forest to the Faucet - Every Drop Counts

October 6, 2015
A Haʻiku gulch full of suprises

July 24, 2015
Mapping the Kamehameha butterfly with your help

July 22, 2015
Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death - a new threat to our watersheds

May 19, 2015
Invasive species can sting aloha

April 15, 2015
Got Guano?

March 25, 2015
Look closely—the endemic insects of Haleakalā

March 13, 2015
Christmas berry's unwelcome presence

March 4, 2015
Pueo or barn owl: here's the difference

February 5, 2015
Hawaiian Hoary Bat-Our Only Native Land Mammal

December 1, 2014
Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit: the fingers on the keyboards that get the boots on the ground

November 25, 2014
Coqui calls on the rise

November 20, 2014
The Haleakalā silversword—the greatest threat is now climate change

August 19, 2014
LFA - Insidious invaders that you can stop

August 7, 2014
CRB spells trouble for Hawaii's palms

July 28, 2014
What's that new black caterpillar?

July 22, 2014
The little fire ant-bad news for food crops

June 30, 2014
Invasive plants=Less water

June 27, 2014
Moving? Leave the pests behind

June 25, 2014
Protecting the Northwest Hawaiian Islands from Invasive Species

June 25, 2014
Aliens and Space Travel-Preventing Invasive Species from Reaching the Final Frontier

February 12, 2014
Roomba on the Reef--Native collector urchins on the prowl for invasive algae

January 21, 2014
Tiny beetle bores down on Hawaii coffee industry

November 15, 2013
And then the pollinator wasp arrived...

October 17, 2013
"Devil weed" sneaks into Hawaii

September 9, 2013
The public health threat of invasive species-mosquitoes and dengue

August 23, 2013
Hawaiian land snails– a tale of evolution worthy of protection

July 22, 2013
Predator proof fences: Creating "islands" of protection in the Hawaiian Islands

July 1, 2013
Mullein and Milk Thistle-Some Medicinal Plants are a Bad Prescription for the Environment

May 29, 2013
The "yellow dragon disease" is perched on Hawaii's doorstep

April 30, 2013
The crown-of-thorns starfish--despite the prickly reputation, this species is native to Hawai‘i, and beneficial to the reef

April 15, 2013
Conservation: Helping the Economy and the Environment

March 26, 2013
Traveling by boat? Swab Those Hulls and Propellers to Stop Invasive Stowaways

January 18, 2013
From Paper Maps To GPS Units, The Evolution of Technology in Conservation

December 19, 2012
Plants Out of Place-Native to Hawaii but Invasive Somewhere Else

December 6, 2012
Ants and Hawaiian Seabirds - A Deadly Combination

November 9, 2012
A hidden world in Maui's streams

October 12, 2012
The ‘Ua‘u and the threat of invasive species

September 13, 2012
Fast-growing ivy gourd threatens rare dryland ecosystem on Maui

August 23, 2012
The nose knows: dogs sniff out invasive species

August 16, 2012
A changing climate and the plight of the ‘i‘iwi

August 6, 2012
Moving on from the Mongoose: the Success of Biological Control in Hawai‘i

April 18, 2012
Grow bananas? Guard against BBTV.

March 15, 2012
Make National Invasive Species Week Last All Year

February 24, 2012
Give your loved one the gift of local this Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2012
Poisonous Rubber Vine Needs to be Controlled

December 8, 2011
Plans in the Pipeline to Protect ‘Ōhi‘a From ‘Rust’

December 1, 2011
Pampas Grass: All Species on Maui are Invasive

November 28, 2011
A most unwanted neighbor--coqui frogs

October 27, 2011
Residents urged to report unusual stinging fire ants

October 11, 2011
Positive spin on invasive species by artists, chefs

October 7, 2011
Biocontrol precision is weapon against invaders

September 6, 2011
Strawberry guava sows seeds of infestation

August 30, 2011
Mullein came to fight erosion, exists as threat to silversword, other plants

August 8, 2011
All hands can be part of defense against Miconia invasion

August 5, 2011

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