Native trees are an essential part of Hawai‘i’s ecosystem, but they’re rapidly vanishing statewide, says Travis Idol, a professor of tropical forestry and agroforestry at UH Mānoa. He says multiple ...

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 ...

Ed Case and Jill Tokuda to protect Hawaii’s native plants and animals. The Hawaii Native Species Conservation and Recovery Act would protect over 10,000 plant and animal species that are native ...

For lei makers, making lei from native plants and ensuring native populations ... nurture populations of the threatened plant. Many of Hawaii’s most iconic lei are made from flowers introduced ...

Though Hawaii makes up less than 1% of U.S. land, it contains 44% of the country’s endangered and threatened plant life. While some native plants can gradually recover from wildfires of this ...

According to department officials, the new rate would help a couple of nonprofits provide critical habitat for Hawaii’s native birds and plant species. Native plants and animals play a key role ...

Forests for Life explores the dedication and passion of those committed to preserving Hawaii's dwindling biodiversity by focusing on the protection of critically endangered native plants.

One major concern is what plants will grow in place of the native forest. Hawaii’s native plants evolved without encountering regular fires and fire is not part of their natural life cycle.