#Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death

Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death spurs new UH video on saving native forests

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa launched a new educational video emphasizing community collaboration in the fight against the devastating Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD) that threatens Hawaiʻi’s native forests.

MISC: ʻŌhiʻa seeds from resilient trees may hold the key to stopping Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death

Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD) was detected in three landscaped ʻōhiʻa trees in Central Maui in February. ROD is a fungal disease that can kill a healthy ʻōhiʻa tree. First identified in Puna in 2014, the disease has since devastated thousands of acres of forest on Hawaiʻi Island, wiping out over a million trees.

Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death detected at Maui elementary school

The least-virulent strain of the fungal infection known as Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD) was detected late last month in three landscape ʻōhiʻa trees on the campus of a Maui elementary school.

HDOT advises travelers to plan ahead for busy Easter and Merrie Monarch Festival travel

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation reminds travelers to give themselves extra time at airports statewide during the upcoming Easter weekend and the 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, which starts Easter Sunday, March 31, and culminates on Saturday, April 6.

6th Annual ʻŌhiʻa Love Festival returns to in-person format; Maui event Nov. 5

On Saturday, Nov. 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Maui Nui Botanical Gardens will give away more than 1,000 Hawaiian trees for free, 1 tree per person, any age.