Hawaiʻi has been called the “invasive species capital of the world” thanks to the amount and type of harmful species…
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Kia'i Moku Column
Damage to māmaki plant by moth highlights need for biosecurity
Last October, Keahi Bustamente was looking for rare snails in Olowalu Valley when he noticed a māmaki plant showing signs…
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Sap-sucking insect threatens native naio trees
From Maui’s coastlines to our mountain slopes, the naio tree provides shelter for native animals and helps prevent erosion. Naio…
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Invasive longhorned beetle bores into fruit trees, threatening crops
In 2009, a resident of Orchidland subdivision in Puna on Hawaiʻi Island found a strange beetle with extremely long antennae…
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Illegal dumping risks spreading invasive species
The evening of July 24, 2018, a Maui resident living near the Five Corners area of Haʻikū heard something she…
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Introduced songbirds can be invasive in Hawai’i
In March of 2018, a cluster of reports from Maui residents and visitors of White-rumped shamas in West Maui came…
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