In the forests of O’ahu, something unusual is happening. When people hike through these forests, they might think they are walking through untouched nature.

Ecosystems which have never been seen before are being accidentally created by humans. They offer a stark look into the ...

Ed Case and Jill Tokuda to protect Hawaii’s native plants and animals. The Hawaii Native Species Conservation and Recovery ...

FOREST and KIM STARR photo Introduced plants or animals often provide a service ... that spread aggressively and outcompete native Hawaiian plants. Capable of transforming our ecosystems, these ...

“Despite making up 30% of the nation’s listed species, our incredibly rare Hawaiian plants and animals receive less than 10% of the money appropriated for recovery.” Nine months into his term, ...

M. waimeaensis is just one of hundreds of plants disappearing as invasive flora crowd out Hawaii’s native species and introduced animals (such as wild boar) disrupt local vegetation. Today 134 ...

“These plants and animals can never be brought back. We absolutely must do everything we can to avert the loss of even more threads in our web of life.” In a single bright spot, the agency retained ...

That plan would help Hawaiian ... group plants and harvests 100,000 acres of camelina annually, that could yield 800,000 pounds of camelina seed cake, a huge amount of feed to support animal ...

Nearly half of all the plants found here, around 1000 species, are found nowhere else in the world. Hawaii is an important place for a programme about the relationship between plants and humans.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Hawaii plant once thought to be extinct has a new resource dedicated to its resurgence. Once widespread, Ka Palupalu o Kanaloa (Kanaloa kahoolawensis) disappeared from ...

The Cyanea superba, a Hawaiian treasure, is more than just a plant; it's a symbol of resilience. Known for its stunning white, decurved flowers that bloom in maturity, this endangered species ...