All fruit flies found in Hawaii are alien, introduced species, but not all pose a threat: “Some attack weeds, some don’t cause any harm at all,” said Roger Vargas, research entomologist at ...

Eller, 35, survived on wild fruit, water, grit and determination. On Friday, searchers in a helicopter spotted her near a creek bed, and she was airlifted to safety about two hours later.

Whether it produces chicks or not, state wildlife officials are encouraged to see nesting behaviors within a cohort of five ...

Take a stroll along one of the beaches on Hawaii Island in late summer, and you'll likely stumble upon almond-shaped fruits lying in the sand. Known as false kamani nuts, or tropical almonds, they ...

Hawaiian cotton is a rare plant in the wild – Features | West Hawaii Today. Thursday, May 8, 2025. ... The fruit is enclosed in a three-part capsule that dries and becomes woody before breaking ...

Since their release into the wild just over six months ago, the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project (MFBRP) has carried out ...

Namwa bananas in Hawaii. The banana plant, which falls under the genus Musa, is not a tree but an enormous herb. It was first domesticated in Papua New Guinea around 7,000 years ago.

A decades-long effort to save a critically endangered Hawaiian crow from extinction is taking a new strategy — relocating the birds to a different island than their historical home. And the San ...

On the Hawaiian island of Kauai, rose-ringed parakeets, which are often kept as pets, have bred in the wild, destroying farms and bothering residents. They may also be threatening native plants.