Feathers from Hawaii’s forest birds were once used to make cloaks ... prolonged episodes of drought are making even the Koolaus dry. Gon expects more frequent Koolau fires in the future.

Flightless rails foraged the dry forest floor like mammals ... A bunch of pioneer finches — blown from some unknown continent to Hawaii between three million and six million years ago ...

Once they dry out the fungus can no longer infect them. So protecting a forest helps, even if it has some ROD now” says J. B. Friday, extension forester with the University of Hawaii Cooperative ...

when Secretary Meyer accepted the bid of the San Francisco Bridge Company for the construction of the dry dock at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...