This fall, more than two dozen Hawai'i Island youth trekked up the slopes of Mauna Kea to plant hundreds of koa seedlings. They are the latest in a long line of environmental stewards who are taking part in an ongoing demonstration of social ecological responsibility. In just six years, hundreds of businesses and tens of thousands of individuals have helped plant more than 350,000 endemic koa, sandalwood and other native trees in the state's only Hawaiian Legacy Forest.
Read MoreTo hear Brook Kapukuniahi Parker tell the story of the Battle of Moku‘ōhai, instrumental in Kamehameha the Great’s rise to power in the late 1700s, is to feel the personalities, strengths and struggles of Hawai‘i’s legendary leaders come alive.
In his 2012 debut oil painting “Ahu‘ula O Kamehameha Kunuiākea” and a subsequent collection of 6-by-8-foot original works of art being installed throughout Hawai‘i, Parker has visually depicted some of the islands’ most iconic historical events and leaders.
Read MoreHawaiian honeycreepers have lived in the islands’ tropical forests for millennia, but the colorful finch-like birds are facing “imminent collapse” on Kauai, experts say.
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