Is Fencing The Future Of Hawaii’s Native Ecosystems? Great stock has been put into fencing off native ecosystems, namely watersheds, to ensure that the state’s terrestrial and marine resources are protected for the future.
A sprawling ohai plant in northwestern Molokai clings to the earth, its leaves fluttering as gales blast off the Pacific Ocean. Its presence is a good sign.
Ohai are early establishers in new ecosystems, called pioneer species, and when this plant was sighted in 2010, it marked 150 years since its last known appearance in the area.
