Fellows mentioned in this story: Rachel Solemsaas, Cohort VII

From the Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources News Release:

Less than a mile upslope from the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport, lies the 706-acre Pālamanui Forest Preserve. It is a tropical, dryland forest containing some of the best remaining remnant dry forest in Hawai‘i.

On Friday, Governor David Ige got a close-up look at what foresters and educators now envision as a living laboratory for students at the Pālamanui Community College (PCC) and members of the surrounding community.

During his visit the Governor also planted another tree to count toward the state’s Hundred Million Tree Pledge, with a goal of replanting, restoring, and conserving that number of trees around the islands by 2030.

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