Save ʻŌhiʻa Trees

ʻŌhiʻa trees are so beautiful! These pillars of Hawaiian forests are celebrated in chant, song, dance, ceremony, lei, and other decorations. Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, a newly identified disease caused by a foreign fungus is killing ʻōhiʻa, one of Hawaiʻi’s most important and abundant native trees. Hundreds of thousands of trees have already been killed on the Island of Hawaiʻi, and now, a new detection has been found on Kauaʻi Island, proving its potential to affect forests statewide. We can all help reduce the spread of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD). Here are a few ways you can contribute to the cause.