“I think there’s only about 700 to 1,000 trees left in Lahaina out of 25,000 trees,” Sparkman, who is also the county arborist committee chairman, said. He said nearly all the plumeria trees ...

Kaiaulu Initiatives started off as a sole mission to replant the forest above Lahaina after the 2023 wildfire disaster. About ...

The county has also been in communications with the plumeria farm owner ... Up event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Lahaina Civic Center.

FOREST and KIM STARR photo Pineapple, plumeria and bird of paradise — people associate these iconic species with Hawaii, yet they aren’t Hawaiian. They’re foreign introductions, brought to ...