The Hawaii Department of Agriculture, meanwhile, reminds travelers of quarantine restrictions on the transport of ohia from Hawaii island to prevent the spread of rapid ohia death, a fungal plant ...

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 ...

2 /2 COURTESY HDOA The Hawaii Department of Agriculture is reminding travelers going to the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo that the transport of ohia or any parts of the ohia is not allowed off ...