Until recently, palms in Hawaii have had relatively few serious insect and disease problems. Unlike Florida and the Caribbean, we dodged the bullet of Lethal Yellowing. That disease destroyed most ...

We just returned from two months of adventures from Italy to Tunisia and Egypt. It was exploration into the past from the Egyptian Empire to the Roman Empire and everything in between. Many ...

Loulu palms are the only palm native to Hawaii. People think coconuts (niu) are native, but they had to be hand-carried here by early Polynesian voyagers. In fact, coconuts were very hard to get to ...

(CNN) — What’s Hawaii without palm trees? That’s a question the island state hopes it won’t have to answer as it attempts to stave off an invasion by the coconut rhinoceros beetle, an unwanted visitor ...

HALEIWA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Hawaii’s palm trees are on the chopping block. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news Several palms were marked for removal after ...

People from all over the world have questions for Richard Weiser, one of the partners redeveloping the long-shuttered Coco Palms resort on Kauai's east side. They've called him at home in Hawaii, ...

There it is, kids! That's where we stayed on our honeymoon!" "Yeah, we know," comes the dry reply from the back seat of the rental car. "You point that out every time we come to Kauai." It's true. And ...

Invasive coconut rhinoceros beetles have been detected in the Kona area, including near the airport, according to state officials. Hawaii County and the state Department of Agriculture say since ...