May is the start of Invasive Species Awareness Month in Hawai‘i. While recognizing this issue as an “awareness month” is in its eighth year, invasive species have been a problem for much longer than that. The isolated evolution of the plants and animals...
After the past two centuries of visitors bringing new plants and animals to this island paradise, we have had some hard lessons in how invasive species can affect a myriad of natural systems. State and county officials, numerous environmental agencies, non-profit...
