One example is the relationship between Hawaiian lobelia plant species with native forest birds like the iiwi. The plant and bird evolved together – the tubular shape of the plant’s flowers ...

Volunteers weed the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens native coastal garden. April is Native Hawaiian Plant Month, and the botanical garden is a great place to learn about and get native plants to grow ...

After a period of colonial suppression, traditional kapa making is enjoying a sustained resurgence. In recent decades, a ...

inspects a holokea plant. There are just 57 of them left. It, like many native Hawaiian species, is able to hold onto rainfall with adaptations like rough textured leaves, fine hairs, and multiple ...

In Hawaiʻi, however, we have the option of celebrating Christmas a little differently by using native plants and flowers to decorate our trees and homes. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news ...

Pili grass is a terrific accent plant, especially in native Hawaiian gardens. It can also serve as a hedge or simply as a ground cover to control erosion. Though basically a xeric grass ...

Forests for Life explores the dedication and passion of those committed to preserving Hawaii's dwindling biodiversity by focusing on the protection of critically endangered native plants.