Planting shade trees in along streets and parking lots can reduce temperatures by 20 to 30 degrees. Urbanization without sufficient landscaping is impacting Kona and Hilo, but Puna, Kohala and other ...

The walk is fairly easy over flat, but uneven, volcanic terrain. There is no shade, and the sun’s heat rises off the ground. The wind whipping over the endless sweep of lava makes up for the brutal ...

The fast-moving wildfires that raked Maui this week took a heavy toll on humans and property, killing dozens of people and devastating the historic town of Lahaina. But their effects on the landscape ...

As of August 2023, the Hawaii Real Estate Market presents a favorable landscape for both buyers and sellers. Hal Wilkerson, a Real Estate Agent at Hawaii Property Advisors, joined us today to talk ...

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This year West Hawaii has begun with less precipitation than we need to keep our landscapes healthy, so we again are aware of the importance to have well distributed rainfall. Planting shade trees in ...