#native hawaiian plant

Crews collaborate to keep rare Native Hawaiian plant wild

Listed as endangered in 1994, the population estimate of Lobelia oahuensis at that time was 100 to 200 plants. At the recovery project’s outset in 2019, those numbers dropped to fewer than 20 individual plants.

Rare Seedlings Planted at Auwahi to Prevent Extinction of Native Hawaiian Tree

A small group from the Auwahi Forest Restoration Project gathered on the leeward slopes of Haleakalā to return six seedlings of one of the rarest trees in the world, mēhamehame (Flueggea neowawraea) back to the wild. In doing this, the global population of this tree species was increased by 12%.

Coral Reef Alliance Invites Volunteers to Help With At-Home Native Planting Kits

Maui’s Coral Reef Alliance has launched an at-home native planting opportunity for volunteers in lieu of other watershed restoration work, which was suspended in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.