On the windswept, northwestern corner of Moloka’i there is an old cattle pasture that, until recently, was covered in kiawe,…
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Kia'i Moku Column
The native dragonflies and damselflies of Hawaiʻi
Twenty million years ago the Hawaiian Island chain was very different from what we see today. Laysan and Gardner Pinnacles…
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Natural enemies could tame invasive Himalayan ginger
The subtropical rainforests in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains are amazingly diverse. In sections of India and Nepal, the…
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A possible solution for the weedy tibouchina
Tucked away in the rain and fog of the West Maui mountains are uniquely Hawaiian treasures: high-elevation bogs carpeted…
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African Tulip Tree
An African tulip tree in bloom is a remarkable burst of color. Consequently, the tree has earned many monikers: flame…
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Africanized honey bees could threaten Hawaiian honeybee populations
In 2011, alert harbor workers in Honolulu noticed bees inside a container of medical supplies shipped from Long Beach California….
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