Hawaiian gardens have long been famous for their vast array of orchids and other showy flowering plants. Ferns on the other hand don’t get top billing in most landscapes even though they were probably ...

Probably the first pioneer plants to arrive in Hawaii were mosses and ferns. Ferns have been around for over 360 million years. Giant tree fern forests were common for millions of years but they gave ...

A fern species that was believed to be extinct was found on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, The Associated Press reported Thursday. A group from the Hawaii Plant Extinction Prevention Program (HPEPP) ...

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A fern species that was believed to be extinct when the last known specimen died on Hawaii’s Big Island has been found on the island of Kauai. The native pendant kihi fern, which ...

KAPAA — Warm smiles and ukelele songs greet us as we board the Smith family’s spacious riverboat for an afternoon cruise along the Wailua River. Four generations of Smiths have hosted guests on this ...