#rapid ohia death

While the community’s attention to preventing the spread of ROD in forests has waned somewhat with other crises taking front stage, ROD remains an urgent issue.

The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife released a series of five 30-second videos that address a variety of topics.

According to UH researchers, the animals damage healthy trees by digging up roots and stripping off bark.

Celebrate, learn more about, and spread the love for this vital piece of our forest ecosystem at a community event in November as part of ʻŌhiʻa Love Fest.

If hālau do have lehua or liko in their lei, the dancers can return it to the ‘āina on their own by leaving it at mile markers 12 and 16 along Daniel K. Inouye Highway on the Big island.

Anyone who violates the quarantine rule may be charged with a misdemeanor and fined not less than $100 with a maximum fine of $10,000.

The Hawai‘i delegation hopes to secure federal funding to support efforts in combating Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, a fungus that is decimating the state’s most abundant native tree.

Approximately 275,647 acres of federal, state and private lands are proposed as critical habitat for ʻiʻiwi , a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

The device is now being put to the test, sampling tree branch samples for diagnostic laboratory testing and other purposes.

There are casualties in any war — the battle against rapid ʻōhiʻa death is no different.

A newly released study by federal and university researchers provides “encouragement and guidance” for land managers wanting to reestablish ʻōhiʻa stands wiped out by the fungal disease, Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, or impacted by other disturbances like volcanic activity and wildland fires.

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces the following flight operations for January.

New findings reveal the spread of a fungal disease killing off hundreds of thousands of mature ‘ōhi‘a trees on Hawai‘i Island could be exacerbated by the presence of ungulates or animals with hooves.

The Kahuku Visitor Contact Station (VSC) will also reopen Thursday to visitors who recreate responsibly and follow COVID safety guidelines.

Anyone, anywhere can celebrate Hawai‘i’s most abundant tree, ‘ōhi‘a lehua, during this week-long virtual event.

It’s important that forest goers clean their boots, vehicles, and equipment of any dirt and soil, as well as spray with a 70% alcohol solution to ensure they are not transporting the fungus that causes ROD.

The 1,000th ‘Ōhi‘a tree within Volcanoes National Park was tested for the presence of fungi that causes Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death, or ROD.

ʻŌhiʻa are a species of flowering evergreen in the myrtle family that are endemic to Hawaiʻi.

State officials announce millions of dollars in additional funding is needed to continue their work in the fight against Rapid Ōhiʻa Death.

The public is invited to participate in the Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death Seed Banking Initiative in response to the ROD crisis across the state.