In addition to monitoring travel and cleaning gear, Cohan suggests to not cut, step on or damage an ohia plant in any way because the fungus can enter through the wounds and infect the whole tree.

Mountain apple, ohia ai, is one of the 12,000 to 13,000 plants introduced to Hawaii by people. Mountain apple is native to the Southwestern Pacific and has naturalized in Hawaii, capable of ...

Ohia with its stunning colors is a favorite in lei, but the Department of Agriculture says its flower, cuttings from the plant and soils cannot be transported from Hawaii island unless someone has ...