Native plant restoration efforts progressing on Maunakea | University of Hawaiʻi System News
Native plants are now flourishing at the Maunakea Visitor Information Station ( VIS), nearly two years after plant restoration efforts to replace māmane trees and enhance the subalpine ecosystem began. The Center for Maunakea Stewardship ( CMS, formerly known as the Office of Maunakea Management) has managed to establish māmane and other native plants including ʻāweoweo, pawale, puakala and heʻupueo, a native grass, to enhance the native ecosystem at the VIS, which is at the 9,000 foot elevation of Maunakea. Seeding ʻāweoweo CMS’ restoration efforts fulfill its commitment to establi...
Source: hawaii.edu
