When the Polynesians set out to find Hawai‘i, like all explorers, they did not know what they would find so…
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Kia'i Moku Column
Roomba on the Reef–Native collector urchins on the prowl for invasive algae
Let’s say you are trying to remove tiny piece of invasive plant material from an area 8 miles long and…
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Tiny beetle bores down on Hawaii coffee industry
Hawai‘i is the only state in the United States where coffee is grown commercially, and Hawaiian coffee, often synonymous with…
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And then the pollinator wasp arrived…
Lori Buchanan, manager of Moloka‘i/Maui Invasive Species Committee (MoMISC), was in downtown Kaunakakai recently when she saw something strange sprouting…
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“Devil weed” sneaks into Hawaii
They saw the pitchfork leaf pattern and knew something was amiss. The unmistakable smell of turpentine in a crushed leaf only…
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The public health threat of invasive species-mosquitoes and dengue
Back in 2001, several East Maui residents started reporting fever, body aches, and rashes. One of the people sickened had…
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