A worker cuts down coconut trees on Oahu that were infested with the coconut rhinoceros beetle. “The intent really was, for these rules, to be able to take action when necessary,” Jonathan Ho, the ...

A delegation of Hawaii lawmakers and officials recently returned from a more than $50,000 visit to New Zealand seeking ways the state could better shield itself from invasive species – advice it ...

A series of new rules to manage the spread of invasive species are closer to becoming official. The Hawaii Board of Agriculture discussed on Tuesday a raft of proposed amendments to the state’s ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — They’re called one of the worst invasive species in the world and they’re invading our islands, which are considered by many the invasive species capital of the world. Check out ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Recent discoveries of illegal, non-native marine species on local reefs have led to a new campaign to remind people, “Don’t Let It Loose.” It’s a joint effort with the state ...

Two approved legislative bills addressing Hawaii’s growing invasive species problems are among the 17 on the chopping block. One of them is House Bill 2619, a much-lauded bill appropriating nearly $20 ...

An invasive beetle is decimating Hawaii's palm tree population, and efforts to stop the destruction of thousands of trees have been nearly impossible. The coconut rhinoceros beetle is an invasive ...

It’s no mystery to what kind of damage feral pigs can create on a landscape. Their incessant rooting for food ultimately disturbs native ecosystems and rips up crops, and they’re often able to ...

Hawaii lawmakers are proposing to shift the state’s invasive species response to the state Department of Agriculture. The most extensive of the bills is Senate Bill 1100, which would rename the state ...