A neotropical native, the monkeypod trees (Albizia/Pithecellobium saman) have naturalized in several US territories, particularly Hawaii — the home to the iconic Hitachi tree. Granted, they're tall, ...

The Hawaiian islands have a variety of beautiful trees, both native and recently introduced. While neither the monkeypod tree (Samanea saman) nor the Moluccan albizia (Falcataria falcata) are native ...

The early morning sun streaks through monkeypod trees as my wife, Kaila, and I walk the aisles of the Kapi‘olani Community ...

Mention a mai tai and people might think of dimly lit bars adorned with tiki torches and wooden masks, or maybe people ...

With abundant wildlife and a Samba soundtrack, Trancoso is an off-the-radar gem – but might not be for long ...

October in Guam is a great time to find migratory shorebirds arriving from their mating grounds in the far north to winter ...

The Festivals of Aloha is set to return for its third year, the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea announced. The weekend of ...

It was three weeks after the fire and we started seeing little leaf sprouts.” Griffith says monkeypod trees lining Front Street helped protect the banyan from the worst of the windblown flames ...

This map shows the location of the proposed Department of Hawaiian Home Lands residential project, Pu‘unani homestead, on 48 acres in Waikapu. Munekiyo Hiraga map The 48-acre Department of ...

Monkeypod, which sources 95 percent of its food locally, comes from famed Hawaiian restaurateur Peter Merriman. It’s a great place for lunch. Start with a simple salad, such as the avocado ...

Martin Kastner found a young noddy that had fallen out of her nest under a monkeypod tree. He called me, as I was in the vicinity for our Saturday night snake search on Dånó. We put her in a box ...