The news is abuzz with mosquitoes these days; outbreaks of dengue fever on Hawaiʻi Island have us all a little…
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In the field
Deck your hall with boughs of locally harvested plants
Deck the halls with boughs of….holly? ‘Tis the season to decorate your hale with holiday wreaths, sprigs, and boughs. Fresh…
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Pigs and Pampas
At about 4000’ elevation, just east of Koʻolau Gap above Keʻanae on the island of Maui, a four foot tall…
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How did that get here? Strange plants atop Haleakalā
High atop Haleakalā winds whip across the summit, frost crystals sparkle in the morning sun – melting as the day…
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Clearing the weeds for albatross
Midway Atoll has gone to the birds. Every year 3 million seabirds flock to 1,500 acres of land 1200…
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Mapping the Kamehameha butterfly with your help
Brilliant orange and fluttering through the forest, the Kamehameha butterfly, or pulelehua, is our state insect. It’s one of only…
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