Invasive coconut rhinoceros beetles have been detected in the Kona area, including near the airport, according to state ...

Hundreds of treated trees are tagged and surrounded with yellow tape, and coconuts from treated trees should not be consumed.

The state Department of Agriculture and Hawaii County Public Works Department have been working collaboratively since January ...

Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Hawai‘i County Public Works have collaborated since January to combat the coconut rhinoceros beetle by treating palm trees in the Kona airport area after its was ...

KANEOHE, Hawaii (KHON) — Since 2013, coconut rhinoceros beetles have been attacking palm trees in Hawaii. Residents took the fight against the invasive bugs into their own hands on Saturday.

This weekend is Palm Sunday and commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. According to the Gospels, it was a week before his crucifixion, when crowds greeted him with date palm leaves and ...

The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture, with the assistance of the County of Hawai‘i Public Works Department, have been working collaboratively since January 2025 to combat the coconut rhinoceros ...

Scientists have actually found that when storms occur, the palm trees have grown stronger. When the wind blows hard on a palm ...

HONOLULU–Three live adult coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB ... were found in October 2023, in a decaying palm tree by a resident in Waikoloa Village. More than 80 detection traps were deployed ...

If the coconut rhinoceros beetle kills or damages the growing point of the palm, the tree may die. Secondary fungal or bacterial pathogens may also attack the wounds caused by the beetle ...

While Republicans have mocked her for the quote, many people who saw the humor in it have been responding with coconut and palm ... of Hawaii posted a picture of himself climbing a coconut tree.