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New plant species unique to Hawaiʻi discovered in remote West Maui forest
A unique plant first seen in the high forests of West Maui in 2020 has now been officially recognized as a new Hawaiian species. The plant, now named Clermontia hanaulaensis, was found during routine surveys by botanist Hank Oppenheimer of the Plant Extinction Prevention Program, a partnership with DLNR and the University of Hawai‘i.
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.
$7.1 million awarded to fight invasive species, recover rare native plants and wildlife
The US Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Integration Program is awarding Hawai‘i $7,123,851 to protect and restore rare species of plants and animals found only in Hawai‘i. These actions will be conducted on lands near military training installations.
Case announces more than $28.5 million to protect Hawaiʻi’s natural resources
The US Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program awards this year include $2.9 million to increase the resilience of endangered wildlife on Lāna‘i. (To be supported by $4.8 million in partner contributions.)
Haleakalā National Park plant nursery service trip, Feb. 7
The Friends of Haleakalā National Park hosts a service trip on Feb. 7 at the park’s plant nursery in the Summit District. Work runs from 9 a.m. to noon.
UH: Propagation saves rare endangered species from extinction in Hawaiʻi
A species of plant declared extinct in the wild on Kahoʻolawe in 2015, has found new life thanks to seeds collected and propagated by experts at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
