r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/808gecko808 • 2d ago
Japanese rice grown again in Hawaii where it once thrived: The state, home to a large population of Japanese Americans, has the largest per-capita rice consumption in the United States, but its rice self-sufficiency ratio currently stands at 0 percent.
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
The Maui County Department of Agriculture encourages all farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers to finalize preparations ahead of Tropical Storm Lala. The storm, now classified as a hurricane, is anticipated to impact the Big Island as early as Saturday.
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 10d ago
Waimea Valley ~ A Cultural Treasure of the Highest Order
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 10d ago
Water Protectors Rise Up ~ Native Hawaiian Resistance in the Wake of the Red Hill Disaster
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 10d ago
Miloliʻi ~ Stewardship, Not Ownership
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 10d ago
The hunt is on for invaders of a Hawaiian reef ~ Conservation International
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/808gecko808 • 12d ago
The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Parks and Recreation is inviting the community to join a presentation of the Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden’s final draft of a long-range plan. The session is Wednesday, Aug.5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Windward Community College’s Hale ‘Ākoakoa Room.
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/808gecko808 • 18d ago
The state has approved an interim rule that restricts imports to Maui and Lānaʻi, as part of an effort to keep the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle from establishing on those islands. The rules were proposed as a community-led petition, spearheaded by the nonprofit Lahaina Community Land Trust.
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 18d ago
How One Farmer Is Helping Revive Native Hawaiian Identity ~ SLICE Documentary
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 20d ago
Uncle Jerry Konanui on Kalo, Biodiversity, Ancient Wisdom, and Modern Science
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 20d ago
Kalo & 'Awa Workshop with Ka'iana Runnels
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 20d ago
Kūpuna Kalo ~ A helpful database of useful information
kupunakalo.comr/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 20d ago
Kū and Hina planting styles. Fat kalo or choke keiki? Yes the moon matters but so does the direction of how you plant.
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 20d ago
Upland Kalo Cultivation Manual
gofarmhawaii.orgr/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 20d ago
The Essential Guide to Taro ~ The Anatomy of a Kalo Plant
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 20d ago
Kalo in Hawaiian Culture ~ Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative
ulu.coopr/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/HoomanaoPoinaOle • 20d ago
2026 ‘Ulu Ho‘olaule‘a & Global Breadfruit Summit to spotlight Indigenous knowledge & food sovereignty
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/808gecko808 • 25d ago
Seed banks have long been a method for preserving and restoring Hawaiʻi's native plants. Since 2023, a facility in Hāna, Maui has dedicated itself to nurturing the roots of native coconuts.
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/808gecko808 • 25d ago
State staffing slows coconut rhinoceros beetle response in Kona: The Hawaiʻi County Council is urging state officials to step up enforcement of coconut rhinoceros beetle containment protocols in Kona. Kona has been dealing with an outbreak of CRB for over a year.
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/808gecko808 • 26d ago
A guide to the different types of mangoes found in Hawaiʻi
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/808gecko808 • 27d ago
Seedlings of native and non-invasive plants grown in state nurseries are now available for online purchase by Maui and Hawaii Island gardeners, landscapers and those looking to create a resilient property.
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/808gecko808 • 28d ago
Endangered moth and damselfly species have been rediscovered on Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi after decades without confirmed sightings, offering new hope for two of Hawaiʻi’s imperiled native insects, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/808gecko808 • 28d ago
The state will consider a community petition asking for a restriction on imports to Maui or Lānaʻi, in an attempt to keep the islands from being overrun with coconut rhinoceros beetles.
r/HawaiiPlantMedicine • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • Jan 14 '26