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 ...

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 ...

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, ...