What insects are actually endemic to Hawai’i Island…meaning they are native to the Big Island and nowhere else on the planet?! Come listen in with a talk by Dr. Camiel Doorenweerd of the University of Hawai’i Insect Museum as he highlights a variety of native insects endemic to this island, their host plant or environment, ... Read More about Some Endemic Insects of Hawai’i Island and Why They’re Amazing!
This collaborative event hosted by Pahoa Lava Zone Museum and Pōhaku Pelemaka, will feature more than two dozen hands-on cultural demonstrations and experiences, live music, and hula. Attendees will enjoy traditional practices such as lei making, lāʻau lapaʻau (plant medicine), ulana niu (coconut frond weaving), coconut milk making, Hawaiian games like kōnane and ulumaika, moʻolelo ... Read More about Honi ʻŪ I Ka Hīnano Hoʻolauleʻa
‘Ulu Festival at the Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, features cooking demonstrations from celebrity chefs, production workshops, keiki activities and traditional crafts; Amy Greenwell previously hosted two breadfruit festivals in 2011-2012, which drew 10,000 attendees and is broadly regarded as a pivotal series of events that helped launch today’s breadfruit industry in Hawaii.
This event is brought to you by: The Kaulunani Urban & Community Forestry Program (DLNR-DOFAW) and the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) Science & Management Symposium. The Community Coconut Program will join community uluniu & lauhala practitioners, woodworkers, and more from across the pae ʻāina to highlight the cultural, ecological, and community dimensions of coconut conservation. ... Read More about CRB Community Day (Oʻahu)
The 3rd Saturday Education series on invasive species at HPP returns this month with an information session on Queensland Longhorn Beetle (QLB). Learn more about the history of QLB in Hawaiʻi, how to ID beetles and damage, and treatment methods. We will go into depth on how nematodes can be used to treat QLB and ... Read More about Understanding Queensland Longhorn Beetle
