Waiʻalae Nui is located in the southeastern Koʻolau Mountains.   The forest at Waiʻalae Nui was once described to me as a “pristine native forest from the mid elevations to the summit.  Here, koa (Acacia koa), ʻōhiʻa (Metrosideros polymorpha) and uluhe (Dicronopteris linearis), a common but important fern that helps shield steep slopes from erosion, dominate […] The post Small group has a big impact in native forest restoration appeared first on Hawaii Reporter.