In March of this year, a Lahaina couple reported a stinging but slow-moving, tiny ant- armed with a large stinger…
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Kia'i Moku Column
Protecting Māmaki From Invasive Species
The Kamehameha butterfly, the state insect of Hawaiʻi, is found nowhere else in the world and neither is the plant…
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Celebrating Native Hawaiian Plant Month
Hawaiʻi is the most isolated landmass on the planet. Because of this, plants and animals that arrived here millions of…
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643PEST simplifies reporting invasive species throughout Hawai’i
In the late 1990s, a Maui-based ecologist and scientist working with the US Geological Survey (USGS) envisioned a simple, straightforward…
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Evolutionary oddities: giant flightless ducks roamed Maui, grazing like buffalo and spreading seeds
For millennia, before humans ever set foot on Hawaiʻi, birds ruled the islands. From mountain top to shoreline, the feathered…
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Earthworms: an invasive species underfoot in Hawai’i
If you garden, you’ve gained an appreciation for the relationship between soil and plant health. From soil pH to mineral…
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