West Hawaii Today2 天
Tropical Gardening: Go native in your garden
It is fun to go native, but you don’t need to strip down when it comes to incorporating native plants into your Hawaiian ...
Smithsonian Magazine1 年
Meet the Smithsonian Scientist Untangling the Branches of Hawaii’s Evolutionary Tree
From fragile ferns to towering trees, NMNH botanist Warren Wagner ... When the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973, Hawaii was already considered one of the extinction capitals of the ...
Slithering 2-foot-long stowaway lurked in Christmas tree shipment, Hawaii officials say
A slithering 2-foot-long creature was found lurking in a shipment of Christmas trees to Hawaii, officials say. Workers of a Hilo store had unloaded about half of a shipment of Christmas trees the ...
The Maui News1 年
What’s keeping invasive species out of Hawaii? Inspections, programs and plans and ...
Invasive species like snakes and other plants ... In Oregon, which grows most of the Christmas trees destined for Hawaii, inspectors shake out trees as they’re loaded into the containers ...
Business Insider5 年
Why are macadamia nuts the most expensive nuts in the world?
Hawaii has the perfect climate for the ... While there are ten species of macadamia trees, only 2 produce the pricey nuts and it takes seven to 10 years for the trees to even begin producing ...
Invasive Species In Hawaiʻi: Lawmakers Float New Plan As Urgency Mounts
Draft legislation proposes consolidating programs under a renamed Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, but critics say ...
Center for Biological Diversity4 年
Endocrine-disrupting Pesticide Atrazine to Be Banned in Hawaii, Five U.S. Territories ...
“This is amazing news for the people of Hawaii and all of our fragile flora, fauna and marine species, including the highly endangered Hawaiian monk seal ... of Agriculture found that atrazine was the ...