State officials are advising Merrie Monarch and Easter weekend travelers to arrive early at Hawaii airports statewide.

He’s talking about the disease that is decimating ohia lehua in parts of Hawaii. An untreated scrape on a person’s skin can lead to a staph infection; a similar but more drastic result is true ...

An ohia stands tall on Hawaii island but has one infected branch that will quickly kill the rest of the tree. According to Lissa Strohecker of the Maui Invasive Species Committee, a tree in Hana ...