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0 2 Pukiawe

Pukiawe

by petrainviHilo, Hawaii, USA

I found close to a volcano crater

17 8 Japanese White-eye

Japanese White-eye

by birdlady6000Hilo, Hawaii, USA

Feeding on a native flowering tree Ohia' Lehua at

8 5 Bamboo orchid

Bamboo orchid

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

A small orchid that thrives in full sun.

0 0 hawaiian garden spider

hawaiian garden spider

by ornithoptera80Hawaii, USA

It is a fairly large spider with a golden colored abdomen and striped legs.

3 0 Nene

Nene

by SargonRHilo, Hawaii, USA

Nenes grazing at KMC in Hawaii

2 0 Nene

Nene

by miah.tapperHilo, Hawaii, USA

Has Volcanoe

0 1 Strawberry guava

Strawberry guava

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

Waiawī is Hawaiian for strawberry or lemon guava. The fruits are totally edible ...

0 2 ʻĀkia

ʻĀkia

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

A lovely Hawaiian endemic plant reputed to have some medicinal purpose. Berries ...

2 0 Asian swordfern

Asian swordfern

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

Seen in Hawaii

0 3 Kalij Pheasant

Kalij Pheasant

by reallylaurenHonolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Saw him while hiking back up the volcano ...

0 0 Cup lichen

Cup lichen

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

Off-white, bony, fruticose, volcanic lichen.

0 0 kalij pheasant

kalij pheasant

by allen.hoofHawaii, USA

kalij pheasants moving through old lava flows and scrub brush

1 3 Kalij Pheasant

Kalij Pheasant

by Simon KingstonHilo, Hawaii, USA

Brown- and buff-colored bird with red eye patch seen foraging along the trail ...

1 1 Bonsai moss

Bonsai moss

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

This interesting moss covered a cylindrical lava rock.

9 9 Maiele

Maiele

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

The indigenous maile is known by many other common names including pukiawe and ...

4 6 Uluhe

Uluhe

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

The purple fiddlehead of a native Hawaiian fern.

0 2 Ohia Lehua

Ohia Lehua

by birdlady6000Hilo, Hawaii, USA

Native flowering tree of Hawaii, seen here ...

2 1 Kahili ginger

Kahili ginger

by kunzahHawaii, USA

Spiky, orange flowers with red fruiting bodies. The leaves are very long (maybe ...

1 2 Falling star

Falling star

by kunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

species in Hawaii.

1 0 Amaumau fern

Amaumau fern

by mauna Kunzah

Lovely lime green fern that thrives in harsh terrain. Appears to be about 2 ft ...

1 5 Uluhe fern

Uluhe fern

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

Two protruding purple fiddle heads of an indigenous Old World forked fern.

3 7 Oheloberries

Oheloberries

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

Medium sized shrub with drooping, bell-shaped red flowers. Thrives in bare lava ...

4 6 Rough dubautia

Rough dubautia

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

Hawaiian native, one of the 50 species known as the Silversword Alliance. It's ...

0 0 Apapane

Apapane

by CynthiaMHoriHawaii, USA

The apapane is a bright red bird that is endemic to

9 5 Uluhe Fern

Uluhe Fern

by birdlady6000Hawaii, USA

far from it, it is one of the things keeping the rainforest at

0 0 ohia

ohia

by allen.hoofHawaii, USA

growing up in a rough neighborhood; ohia growing on basalt near vents ...

1 3 Agaricus species

Agaricus species

by KathleenMcEachernHawaii, USA

national forest.

0 2 ʻōhiʻa lehua

ʻōhiʻa lehua

by Simon KingstonHilo, Hawaii, USA

Plant growing through cracks in the floor of the Kīlauea Iki crater at

0 2 Kahili ginger

Kahili ginger

by kunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

A beautiful, young plant about 2.5 ft tall, red at the base of the stem. Each ...

11 2 Kalij pheasant

Kalij pheasant

by mauna KunzahVolcano, Hawaii, United States

This kalij pheasant crossed the road abruptly as I was driving. Since he was ...

1 3 Nene or Hawaiian Goose

Nene or Hawaiian Goose

by KathleenMcEachernHawaii, USA

State bird of Hawaii.

2 1 Maidenhair fern

Maidenhair fern

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

Small, toothed, heart-shaped leaves. Leaves grow in bunches. It has many ...

4 0 'Ōhelo berry/ʻōhelo ʻai

'Ōhelo berry/ʻōhelo ʻai

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

Edible berries, native to Hawaii, which ...

0 0 Haleakalā Silversword

Haleakalā Silversword

by StephanieHummel

A rare plant, part of the family Asteraceae family. The silversword in general ...

0 0 Haleakalā Silver Sword

Haleakalā Silver Sword

by JimJohnson2Hilo, Hawaii, USA

The Haleakalā silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum) is a ...

0 1 Hawaiian tree-fern

Hawaiian tree-fern

by joanbstanleyHawaii, USA

Cibotium glaucum is a slow growing rhizome forming fern. Overtime it will ...

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