Hawaiʻi is the most isolated landmass on the planet. Because of this, plants and animals that arrived here millions of…
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2021
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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Two-lined spittlebug: A threat to Hawaiʻi’s ranches, watersheds
In 2016, a rancher on Hawaiʻi Island saw a large swath of his green pastures quickly turn brown. Surveys revealed…
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Don’t Let Hawaii Get Skunked: Preventing A Smelly Invader
Hawaiʻi is the only state in the U.S. that is rabies-free. State law requires that dogs, cats and carnivores complete…
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