HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Environmental protection groups are making gains when it comes to defending Hawaii’s forest against invasive species like albizia trees. The Koolau Mountains Watershed ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Homeowners are encouraged to help root out dangerous Albizia trees. Albizia trees are extremely fast-growing and can reach up to 15 feet annually. Its growth rate and large, ...

It’s hurricane season, and the war against albizias has hit a lull. Nine years later, and after several agencies invested millions more dollars into removing the trees from sensitive areas, the ...

In this episode of Empowered Hawaii, hosts Jeff Mikulina and Kelly Simek take on a pressing issue for the islands: invasive species. Hawaii’s delicate ecosystems are under constant threat, and Jeff ...

The Albizia Project fabricated elements for the branch using wood from trees that displace native plants and break easily in storms. Demand has grown so sharply the company is applying for grants to ...

The company's helicopter inspections showed that critical transmission line corridors have been choked by the extensive overgrowth of invasive albizias. Hawaiian Electric says overgrown albizia trees ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaiian Electric vegetation management crews provided advice on what people can do regarding tree maintenance before and after hurricanes — especially those who have albizia trees.

Bizia Surf in Wahiawā offers surfboards made entirely of albizia, an invasive tree that’s common in Hawai‘i. When co-owner Joey Valenti was going to school at UH Mānoa, he studied the efficacy of ...

The ongoing war against albizia trees will continue in Puna next year after a lean 2021. However, that money only went so far, said BIISC spokeswoman Franny Brewer. “We went as far as we could until ...