Tuesday is Earth Day, and it is also Native Hawaiian Plant Month. One of our most important and beloved native flora is the ...

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

In addition to monitoring travel and cleaning gear, Cohan suggests to not cut, step on or damage an ohia plant in any way because the fungus can enter through the wounds and infect the whole tree.

“The fungus needs an entry point,” says Marc Hughes, a research plant pathologist with the U.S. Forest Service in Hilo. He’s talking about the disease that is decimating ohia lehua in parts ...

The quarantine—in place since 2015—restricts the movement of ohia plants and plant parts, including flowers, leaves, seeds, stems, twigs, cuttings, untreated wood, logs, mulch, green waste and ...

Tuesday is Earth Day, and it is also Native Hawaiian Plant Month. One of our most important and beloved native flora is the Ohia, which continues to be threatened by Rapid Ohia Death, a fungal ...