Adult coconut rhinoceros beetles, a highly destructive invasive pest that has devastated Oahu palm trees, have been detected on the Big Island for the first time.
You are in luck if you read this column early today and can make the Plant People Road Show at the Old Kona Airport Pavilion starting at 8 a.m. and closing at 1 p.m. There will be choice plants for Valentine’s Day gifts, especially rare orchids and anthuriums.
WAIKOLOA The Waikoloa Dry Forest Preserve rounds out its planting season with a plating initiative Saturday, though partners have been celebrating Earth Day year round.