A small subset of introduced plants spread without human help. “Of the roughly 12,000 to 13,000 non-native plants present in Hawaii, only about 12 percent have become naturalized, or have formed ...

If you want to add a touch of Hawaii to your garden space, there's one gorgeous low-maintenance tree that you might want to ...

Kona coffee, pineapples and macadamia nuts have become such iconic Hawaiian commodities, it’s easy to forget none are native species. They, along with plumeria, liliko‘i and other plants, were ...

Probably the first pioneer plants to arrive in Hawaii were mosses and ferns. Ferns have been around for over 360 million ...

In Hawaii, the focus is on preserving native species, especially plants. For instance, the plant discovered by drone is a critically endangered species called Laukahi that’s being wiped out by ...

Question: I planted native Hawaiian kupukupu fern around my epic hapuu Hawaiian tree ferns. The kupukupu went nuts, grew really well and is even climbing up the hapuu trunk. The hapuu fronds seem ...

Many of the "Hawaiian" plants that turn heads -- the bold yellow ginger, the crimson African tulip trees, the multi-colored lantana-- are not merely non-native, they are trouble.

Visitors to Hawaii can now get rooted in Hawaii's culture by planting a koa tree seedling on the slopes of Mauna Kea, land that long ago belonged to King Kamehameha the Great. Back when Hawaii's ...

A Maui chef has come up with an innovative approach to ridding Hawaii of invasive plants: He wants you to eat them. Travelers can have an authentic and innovative dish at the Grand Wailea resort ...

The deadly wildfires in Hawaii this month were fueled in part by plants, in particular invasive grasses that have taken over land once occupied by sugar and pineapple plantations.. Some plants are ...