Lei of na`u were prized possessions and preferred for their fragrance. In the legend of Ka`ala and Ka`aiali`i, the women of Lana`i presented floral tributes to Kamehameha and others when they came to Kealia for sport. The floral tributes consisted … Continued
By the 1930s, more than a million acres of land in Hawai`i had been placed in designated forest reserves. At the end of the 20th century, however, just 564,598 acres were included, according to the state Division of Forestry and … Continued
After more than a century of abuse by cattle ranching, Kahikinui, meaning “the great rising,” is on an upswing. Although still isolated, rugged, and dry, the land there managed by the state Department for Hawaiian Home Lands has for the … Continued
In 1905, the government of Hawai`i began the process of setting aside forested areas of the islands as reserves, to be protected for their watershed value. By that time, hundreds of thousands of acres of the islands’ forests had already … Continued