Pineapple, plumeria and bird of paradise — people associate these iconic species with Hawaii, yet they aren’t Hawaiian. They’re foreign introductions, brought to these islands by people from other ...

This year West Hawaii has begun with less precipitation than we need to keep our landscapes healthy, so we again are aware of the importance to have well distributed rainfall. Planting shade trees in ...

Some well-known local growers, plant breeders, chefs and nonprofit organizations will be participating in an upcoming “Variety Showcase” in Kona. The event will feature more than twenty edible plants ...

It’s believed the vandals broke into the Waimano greenhouse Friday night and photos shared on Facebook show staff arrived to find rare plants, trees and flowers in piles of dirt on the floor. Daniel ...

Native Hawaiian Plant Society volunteers and community members plant a tree at a workday along Olowalu Stream in Maui in 2021. “We’re in the midst of a heartbreaking wildlife extinction crisis, losing ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Once thought to have been extinct in the wild, a rare native plant has been rediscovered in the remote forests of Hawaii Island. The plant known as delissea argutidentata ...

Charlotte Yamane, 81, a former Kualoa Ranch employee, keeps her machete handy to eradicate invasive plants and trees throughout the property and elsewhere on the island. Yamane took down a tree in ...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii — In the rugged embrace of the Waianae Mountains, a quiet victory unfolded on Monday as the U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii's Natural Resource Team took a stand for nature. With ...

Sep. 20—The 81-year-old woman is legendary in environmental and hiking circles for her work in eradicating invasive alien plants and planting native ones in their stead. Don't let her diminutive size ...