It starts with a spot, a tiny dot of orange on a leaf bound for Hawai‘i. It could be on…
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Kia'i Moku Column
Pampas Grass: All Species on Maui are Invasive
In the early 1870s an enterprising nurseryman in Southern California imported a tall, clumping grass with distinctive feathery plumes to…
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A most unwanted neighbor–coqui frogs
A recent trip to Hilo highlighted the impact coqui frogs can have on our quality of life. It was not…
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Residents urged to report unusual stinging fire ants
An infestation of the much-dreaded little fire ant (LFA), Wasmannia auropunctata, was discovered on a farm in Waihee, Maui, in…
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Positive spin on invasive species by artists, chefs
One day I was pulling a weed and I realized there was a little grain of hostility there toward this…
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Biocontrol precision is weapon against invaders
Last month I began to present my point of view as a conservation scientist relevant to current “controversy” over biocontrol…
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