ʻApapane are among the surviving native Hawaiian birds in our forests, and are a critical part of the balance of our ecosystem, and depend of the ʻōhiʻa-lehua.
ʻIʻiwi are among the surviving native Hawaiian birds in our forests, and are a critical part of the balance of our ecosystem, and depend of the ʻōhiʻa-lehua.
The ʻŌhiʻa-Lehua is a keystone tree of the Hawaiian forest. Stories of it remind us of its importance in culture and environment.