trees

A look at the past, present and future of the state Exceptional Tree Program that was established nearly 50 years ago; Lahaina surf instructor Robert “Bully” Kotter's surfing camps and their impact on homeless children in the area are the focus of the “Uncle Bully's Surf Skool” documentary

Shinrin-yoku originated in Japan during the 1980s. It's defined as making contact with and taking in the atmosphere of the forest. Here we call it forest bathing. HPR talked with Phyllis Look, Hawaiʻi's first certified forest therapy guide. She retired from Hawaiʻi Public Radio as the marketing director to lose herself in forest bathing.

More than $1 million in grants from the Inflation Reduction Act is going towards the protection of urban forests across Hawaiʻi. The Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program is administering the funding and currently seeking applications for local projects.

A million trees could be planted in Hawaii each year under a proposed program to increase the number of non-invasive trees in the state.The state…

Despite having an ambitious goal to plant 100,000 trees by 2025, the city has been unable to keep count of exactly how many have already been…

Today we take you out and about with a hardy band of volunteers of Citizen Foresters..Over the last two years, they have mapped some 6 thousand trees in…

Thanksgiving is a week from tomorrow, which means it’s almost time for Christmas trees. Every year, containers stacked with trees from the Northwest, pile…