Poems have been written about the loveliness of trees, but less so on how they serve to bolster the fight against climate change. If the planet is becoming generally warmer, as scientists say, the advantage of enlarging the islands’ tree canopy should be obvious.
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During the World War II battle for control of the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, 6,821 Marines were killed.
The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative wants to honor the fallen.
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The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative and an affiliate have planted 500,000 native trees over a decade in Hawaii, including part of the forest shown here on former ranch lands on Hawaii island.
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The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative just hit half a million.
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HLRI & The Carbon Neutrality Project partner to reforest 10,000 native and endemic trees at Gunstock Ranch on Oahu.
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Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a conversation with Teri Orton, Hawai’i Convention Center’s general manager; Joe Ibarra, general manager at the Kahala Hotel & Resort; Matt Grauso, general manager at the ‘Alohiani Resort in Waikiki; and Uncle Earl Regidor, ambassador of Hawaiian culture at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on the Island of Hawai'i to hear more on this story.
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HLRI recently named Coachella Valley resident Francis A. Wong as its new chairman of the board. “I am excited to be elected as chairman and lead a team of exceptional individuals,” Wong said.
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