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The Natural Area Reserve System, or NARS, is spread across the state of Hawai?i. It was established by the Hawai?i Department of Land and Natural…

The arts in ancient Hawai‘i were deeply connected with the rituals of daily life, says Hawai‘i ecologist Kekuhi Keali‘ikanaka‘oleohaililani, and whatever…

Along the North Kona Coast of Hawai?i Island, there are a cluster of endangered plant preserves. Around 70 of them are located at the villages of…

When the Polynesians arrived in these islands they found a wonderland where virtually every ecosystem on earth was present. Wet or dry, hot or cold, lush…

The great outdoors beckons us. We roam the forest trails of Hawai?i gazing with wonder and quiet reflection at the forest around us. The trails we walk…

A defining feature of the Ham?kua coast of Hawai?i Island is the vast plantations of eucalyptus trees that stretch back from highway 11. The Eucalyptus…

The forested watershed is the well from which life in the islands spring. Without it soils would erode into the oceans, coral reefs and fishing would be…

With the arrival of foreigners in Hawai‘i came new goods; with those goods came debt; with debt came the need for money; and from that need came the first…

The Ka?u coast on the southwestern corner of the Hawai?i island is one of the largest and most intact expanse of native forest in the state. This Ka?u…

Climate change is an issue that resonates deeply within our communities in Hawai?i. Our economy, culture and health all depend on the health of ecosystems…