#Hawaiian Plants

UH Mānoa: Islands host one third of the Earth’s plant species

Islands are home to nearly one-third of the world’s plant species, despite covering just 5.3% of the Earth’s land surface, per a new study.

KALAUPAPA MEMORIAL, HANA BOTANICAL GARDENS INCLUDED IN PUBLIC LANDS BILL

U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka today voted to support the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 (S. 22), a bipartisan package of over 160 bills that includes legislation supporting the establishment of a memorial honoring Hansen’s disease patients of Kalaupapa.  The bill also supports funding in the amount of $5 million over 10 years […]