What's New on the Hawaii Forestry Extension website

September 6, 2007	Little and Skolmen's Common Forest Trees of Hawaii One-page summaries of 152 common forest trees in Hawaii, both native and introduced, from the USDA Agriculture Handbook No. 679
August 31, 2007	CTAHR's Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas Information on identification, distribution, environmental impact, and chemical management of 146 of the most common weeds in Hawaii.
October 27, 2006	A new presentation by Dr. Travis Idol reviews our current knowledge of how vegetation affects watershed function in Hawaii (originally presented at the 2006 Hawaii Association of Watershed Partnerships symposium).
October 17, 2006	An algal leaf spot mimics the Puccinia rust on some Myrtaceae.
August 30, 2006	New photographs of Puccinia rust damage to Hawaii trees.
August 28, 2006	Slideshows and full text scripts from "Trees for improving profitability, sustainability, and resource conservation on farms and ranches" workshops held in Kona, Palau, and Guam May and June 2006 now available on-line at agroforestry.net.
August 28, 2006	Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands printed book now for sale from Permanent Agriculture Resources.
April 12, 2006	Characteristics of Hawaii's Retail Forest Industry in 2001 A new report on Hawaii's retail forest industry based on information from the 2001 forest industry survey. The report found that retail sales of Hawaii-grown wood products were greater on the neighbor islands than on Oahu (61% vs. 39%), that most establishments had been in business a long time (average 16 years), and that koa accounted for 75% of the value of retail sales of Hawaii-grown wood products but most establishments also sold other Hawaii-grown woods.
March 15, 2006	Landowner Incentive Program, Hawaii Divison of Forestry and Wildlife, request for proposals, due April 2, 2006.
March 8, 2006	Koa Pest and Disease Image Gallery by Dr. Scot Nelson and Dr. J. B. Friday. Nearly 100 digital photos of pests and diseases of koa (Acacia koa Gray) in Hawaii.
January 18, 2006	Trees for improving sustainability, resource conservation, and profitability on farms and ranches Agroforestry workshops to be held in Kona: Tuesday May 16th through Friday May 19th, 2006. Guam and Palau: Monday June 26th through Friday June 30th, 2006. Update: Slide shows from workshops now available on-line at agroforestry.net.
September 30, 2005	A new section of the Hawaii Forestry Exension website contains information on forest pests and diseases, including koa wilt and ohia rust.
August 22, 2005	A new rust occuring on ohia, Metrosideros polymorpha An unidentified rust has been found on nursery seedlings of ohia, Metrosideros polymorpha. This could be a new disease to Hawaii's most common forest tree. Photographs of the rust are posted on this web page. A new pest advisory is posted by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture .

August 15, 2005	Updated link to the Traditional Tree Initiative website. The website contains detailed profiles of agroforestry trees used in Hawaii and elsewhere in the Pacific. Trees include Acacia koa (koa), Aleurites moluccana (kukui, candlenut ), Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit), Broussonetia papyrifera (paper mulberry ), Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (large-leaf mangrove), Calophyllum inophyllum (kamani, beauty leaf), Casuarina equisetifolia (ironwood, beach she-oak), Cocos nucifera (coconut), Citrus, Cordia subcordata (kou), Erythrina variegata (coral tree), Intsia bijuga (vesi), Mangifera indica (mango), Metrosideros polymprpha (ohia), Metroxylon (sago palm), Morinda citrifolia (noni, Indian mulberry), Pterocarpus indicus (narra), Samanea saman (rain tree), Santalum spp. (sandalwoods), Syzygium malaccense (mountain apple), Thespesia populnea (milo), and more. New species are constantly being added to the site.

March 15, 2005	Government Incentive Programs for tree-planting or forest management on private lands.

February 1, 2005	Koa Wilt Fact Sheet by Nick Dudley, HARC and Rob Hauff, DOFAW. Information on a possibly new, serious disease of Acacia koa.

January 13, 2005	Economic Value of Hawaii's Forest Industry in 2001 The report summarizes the results of a survey of the forest industry in Hawaii and estimates that the total value of the industry in 2001 was $30.7 million with a total full time employment of slightly over 900 jobs.

December 27, 2004	Field day on the use of native Hawaiian grasses as ground covers for establishing forest trees Tuesday January 25th 2005, UH CTAHR Poamoho Reserach Station, Oahu.

December 15, 2004	Forest and Woodlot Management in Hawaii Hawaii Forest Industry Association 2005 Symposium, King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, January 22nd and 23rd, 2005.

September 23, 2004	Forest TEAM program, Hawaii Community College The Tropical Forestry and Agroforestry Ecosystem Management (Forest TEAM) program at Hawaii Community College in Hilo offers hands-on courses in agroforestry, forestry surveying, geographic information systems, business management, silviculture, and forest pest management.

August 5, 2005	New course on Watershed Hydrology and Management, NREM 691, at UH Manoa CTAHR, Fall 2004 New links on Hawaii licensed pesticides; information on native plants to control streambank erosion published by the Waimanalo Watershed Restoration Project and the Bishop Museum Riparian Restoration Plant Database.

June 29, 2004	Coursework in Forestry at UH Manoa CTAHR Forest Soils, NREM 491, Fall 2004 Forest/Agroforest Ecosystem Analysis, NREM 680, Fall 2004 Terrestrial Biogeochemistry, NREM 697, Spring 2005

May 14, 2004	New links on breadfruit, weed science in Hawaii, photos of seeds of native Hawaiian plants, and mycorrhizal inoculation

May 7, 2004	Forestry Short Course for Hawaii and the Pacific Islands Course outlines and some presentations from the 2 week short course in nurseries, plantation establishement, weed control, and invasive species for Pacific Island Foresters.

April 1, 2004	Forestry and Agroforestry Trees in Hawaii A new web page with photographs of the most commonly used species.

March 10, 2004	Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced) A reprinting of the USDA Forest Service Agricultural Handbook no. 679 by Elbert L. Little Jr. and Roger G. Skolmen, 1989, for sale from the CTAHR Publications and Information Office.

February 9, 2004	Restoring Native Forests in Hawaii: The Role of Cooperative Extension An article describing the roles the University Cooperative Extension Service plays in restoring native Hawaiian forests, including public education in silviculture, weed control, and native plant propagation. Original paper presented at the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations' 6th Extension Working Party Symposium, Troutdale, Oregon, USA. September 28 to October 3, 2003

A young koa tree growing in an old cane field on the Big Island of Hawaii.

When a majority of people decide they agree with you, it is probably time to stop hitting them over the head with a stick and sit down and talk to them about finding solutions to our environmental problems.

- Patrick Moore, founding member of Greenpeace

Last Updated On 12/11/2007

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Little and Skolmen's Common Forest Trees of Hawaii

CTAHR's Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas

Characteristics of Hawaii's Retail Forest Industry in 2001

A new rust occuring on ohia, Metrosideros polymorpha

Updated link to the Traditional Tree Initiative website.