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 ...

The recent confluence of Polynesian, Micronesian, Melanesian and other Pacific Ocean cultures has inspired a new interest in landscaping with native and endemic plants of this vast region. What they ...

KOLOA — The Department of Water, in collaboration with the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG), is hosting a free presentation on native Hawaiian plants on Friday, starting at 2 p.m. at the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Calling all plant parents! Now is your chance to adopt a Native Hawaiian plant from Bishop Museum at the Kaiwiʻula Night Market. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to ...

A new website, kapalupaluokanaloa.org, was created to tell the amazing story of the Ka Palupalu o Kanaloa plant and help promote conservation efforts. Photo courtesy National Tropical Botanical Garden ...

Grazel Caceres, the lead wildlife biologist for Pūlama Lāna‘i, says she and her team work in forests, on mountains and other terrain on Lāna‘i to establish and protect local wildlife so the animal and ...

Despite recent rainy spells, it is well-known that our islands are getting dryer every year. This means that periods of drought are getting longer and more frequent. With this in mind, we might want ...

Temporary irrigation will help the growth of 344 native plants that were planted Saturday to help with Kailua Beach Park’s dune restoration. “These plants are all native plants that are adapted to ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Plant Extinction Prevention Program is holding an event at Honolulu Beerworks on Saturday, from 12 to 5 p.m., to help support the ...

AES Hawai‘i is reinforcing its commitment to community, culture, and sustainability by partnering with Nāwaipuna and Kamehameha Schools, and supporting the restoration of Loʻi o Kuhiawaho in Central O ...

A Honolulu man who confessed to selling illegally caught tropical fish is not allowed to leave his home for 45 days. Honolulu taxpayers will pay a million dollars to the family of a 16-year-old who ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Abandoned tropical pastures offer opportunities for passive and active restoration of native forest communities. Tree architecture of remnant ...