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Inaugural ʻAha Niu: Maui Nui Coconut Celebration Festival spotlights safeguarding coconuts for future generations
The inaugural 2026 ʻAha Niu: Maui Nui Coconut Celebration Festival showcased the passion the Maui Nui community has for safeguarding and perpetuating niu (coconut) for future generations. In early June, five adult coconut rhinoceros beetles were found in traps in Waikapū. On the heels of that news, the ʻAha Niu festival was held June 13 at Maui Nui […]
Maui Nui community gathers to celebrate and safeguard niu (coconut) in Hawaiʻi, June 13
Amid growing concerns of food insecurity and the threat of CRB (coconut rhinoceros beetle), ʻAha Niu: Maui Nui Coconut Celebration Festival aims to bring to life niu’s historical, cultural, and agricultural importance in Hawaiʻi and across the Pacific.
