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The project’s goal is to grow and transplant 2,500 individual Lobelia oahuensis in five locations on Oʻahu, and they’re well on their way.
Listed as endangered in 1994, the population estimate of Lobelia oahuensis at that time was 100 to 200 plants. At the recovery project’s outset in 2019, those numbers dropped to fewer than 20 individual plants.
At the dinner feted by Credit Suisse for Dioceldo Sy’s upcoming birthday. Noted entrepreneur Dioceldo Sy prides himself on the quality of the strong relationships he has engendered over his decades in the business. As president and CEO of Ever Bilena, he has set the course of the company by constantly strengthening the market position of his cosmetics via the dynamics he has created with his partners, stakeholders, and consumers. He knows one has to continuously be expending efforts on all these fronts; and being a “give and take” kind of person, it has led to genuine friendships that g...
Restoration work continues after vandals destroy extremely rare native plants Rare Hawaiian plants destroyed in greenhouse break-in By Samie Solina | January 26, 2021 at 10:59 AM HST - Updated January 26 at 3:15 PM PEARL CITY, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The vandals who trashed a Division of Forestry and Wildlife greenhouse in Pearl City this month still have not been caught, according to the state. At least four rare Native Hawaiian plants were further endangered when someone sliced through the shade cloth of the greenhouse and tossed hundreds of plants on the floor. However, the state Dep...
Vandals strike a DLNR greenhouse, home to extremely rare native plants The person responsible cut their way through to gain access, and damage the plants. (Source: DLNR) By HNN Staff | January 18, 2021 at 7:56 PM HST - Updated January 18 at 7:56 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Authorities are searching for vandals who destroyed some extremely rare native plants in Waimano. It happened Friday night at the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife greenhouse. State botanist Susan Ching and her team worked to preserve the plants in an effort to save the them for future generations. ...