Join the Battle to Protect Hawaii
Ways that are being implemented to find a community solution to stop the destruction of the CRBs.
Take Action & Get Involved In The Cause
Prevention
Trapping & Monitoring
Restoration & Replanting
Education & Awareness
Community Roles: Coconut Men & Local Volunteers
Impact On Plants & Agriculture
Volunteer & Donation Opportunities
Check Out Upcoming Workdays -Â Â Or share Your Workday Event
Donations Opportunity - Hui Aloha 'Aina Momona (Uncle Daniel Anthony)
Prevention
Breeding Material for Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles
* Read more about more info on possible solutions below.
Mulch
Management & Solution Ideas:
​- KNF Pig Pens to Sift Through the Mulch
​- Burning Waste
Stumps
Management & Solution Ideas:
​- Removals
​- Proper Disposal of Waste
Compost
Management & Solution Ideas:
​- Check Bags Before Using for any grubs, larva, or pupa
Logs
Management & Solution Ideas:
​- Removals
​- Proper Disposal of Waste
Dead Trees
Management & Solution Ideas:
​- Removals
​- Soaking the Stumps
​- Netting & Creating Traps
Potted Plants
Management & Prevention Solution Ideas:
Potting Mix
Management & Solution Ideas:
​- Check Bags Before Using for any grubs, larva, or pupa
Whole Green Waste
Management & Solution Ideas:
​- KNF Pig Pens to Sift Through the Mulch
​- Burning Waste
KNF No Smell Pig Pens - Mulch & Fertilizer Management
An example of implementing long-term solutions at a farm to stop the spread plus create a sustainable benefit to the farm by implementing a KNF (korean natural farming) pig pen.
Other example of a simple KNF no smell pig pens.
Tree & Waste Removals - Thoughts & Warnings Behind Poisons
Do you have any ideas of what to do with so much waste that will come from tree removals and just coconut tree waste?
Protect the Niu aka Coconuts
Reconnecting with the Coconut Trees
Coconut Nut : Niu Stories
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History of Coconut in HI
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The Coconut Men/Women
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Planting New Coconuts
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Ways to Preserve the Niu
Impact on Plants & Agriculture
Resources in the Community
Tree Removals Contacts
Coconut Nut : Niu Stories
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History of Coconut in HI
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The Coconut Men/Women
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Planting New Coconuts
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Coconut Tree Climbers
Netting
Wrapping a Coconut Tree with netting.
Covering the Mulch for some prevention.
Safe Deterrents
Mixing Deterrent
Mixing deterrent to spray on the coconut trees to change the CRB's food to help make it undesirable to eat.
How it will affect trees impacted.
Cost Breakdown
Q & A's About The Spray
Applying the Spray to High Trees.
CRB Traps
Have any other possible solutions?
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