In 1978, renowned ecologist Dan Janzen jumped into a ravine in Costa Rica, broke three ribs, and spent the first month of the rainy season watching the tropical dry forest from inside a shack. At ...

Tropical Gardening: Hawaii Island forests, gardens threatened by global warming – Features ... Some forest areas are particularly vulnerable like our dry land forests when it comes to fire.

For a unique way to experience the tropical mountains of Hawaii, head to Kaua'i for a one-of-a-kind open-air tunnel tubing adventure through lush forests.

The Pohakuloa Training Area is classified as a sub-alpine tropical dry land forest, one of the rarest kinds of ecosystem in the world. Situated between Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, PTA is the military ...

Ever on the hunt for food, Hawaiian hogs routinely dig up soil. This behavior disturbs the forest floor, erodes soil, and kills native plants. Such damage is particularly evident in the Oahu dry ...

Hurricane forecasters continued to keep close watch Wednesday on a developing tropical system in the Pacific Ocean, one that has folks in Hawaii paying close attention to the forecast, just one ...

A tropical storm is expected to deliver strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii this weekend, particularly to the Big Island and Maui, as it passes south of the island chain.

HONOLULU (AP) — A tropical storm is expected to deliver strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii this weekend, particularly to the Big Island and Maui, as it passes south of the island chain.

Tropical Storm Hone has increased to a Category 1 hurricane while continuing its steady approach toward Hawaii late Saturday.

Most of the archipelago is already abnormally dry or in drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The Aug. 8, 2023, blaze that torched the historic town of Lahaina was the deadliest U.S ...

Hone, which means “sweet and soft” in Hawaiian and is pronounced hoe-NEH, was expected to bring sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph (32 to 48 kph) and gusts of 50 mph (80 mph) to Maui and the Big ...

Hurricane Hone passed just south of Hawaii on Sunday, dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that strong winds could lead to wildfires on the drier ...