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The Hawaiʻi Senate showed support for three bills that set aside funds to fight invasive species.
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For “Stop the Ant” month in Hawaiʻi, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources encourages residents to submit samples of ants to help detect and control the invasive species.
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An invasive beetle that feeds primarily on coconut trees has recently been found in another one of Hawaiʻi’s famous native plants – the hala tree. The coconut rhinoceros beetle is damaging local hala trees, and that worries cultural practitioners whose traditions depend on a healthy supply of hala. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.
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The National Park Service and the USGS discuss what's included in the proposed Disaster Recovery Project for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park; The state and The Cattleman's Council talk about fighting the spittlebug on Hawaiʻi Island; and the owner of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue details a new art exhibit opening in downtown Honolulu.
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The Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission discusses how the economic fallout from the pandemic impacted their work; an HPU researcher talks about the invasive bullfrog and why they were brought here; and the authors of a new book about the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II share why they decided to write it.
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On today's show, we're looking at the economic costs of invasive species, learning how to recognize signs of a crisis for Suicide Awareness Month, and enriching ourselves with the Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra.
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More pests, less money. That's the outlook for the fight against invasive species on Hawaiʻi Island.
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Wild pigs continue to disrupt local agriculture and ecosystems — especially on islands.
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So how does a bird that's barely the size of an apple banana from the opposite side of the world make it to Hawai'i? Oh, the usual way. Special thanks to the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for today's field recordings of the yellow-fronted canary.
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Special thanks to the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for today's field recordings. So how does a bird that's barely the size of an apple banana from the opposite side of the world make it to Hawai'i? Oh, the usual way.