Palm trees and Hawaiʻi go together like fish and poi, right? Kind of. The coconut palms that line the beaches…
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Quantifying miconia’s impacts; big leaves mean big water drops and high levels of erosion
On most weekdays, on the slopes and gulches above and below the Hāna Highway, a crew is hacking its way…
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Citizen scientists and concerned community find ants new to Hawaiʻi
In 2017, a taro farmer in Hanalei on Kaua’i found a strange ant in his lo’i – large and brownish…
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Research informs the efforts to stop Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD)
ʻŌhiʻa are the pioneers – the first trees to grow on bare lava. ʻŌhiʻa are also adaptable – they grow…
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Outreach and Education Update: October – December 2020
Reaching out while staying physically distant has diversified MISC’s outreach methods and it hasn’t always meant more technology. In late September,…
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