Damage linked to the palm tree-killing coconut rhinoceros beetle has become more obvious in urban Hono ­lulu, according to city officials. Recent plantings at new privately owned building developments ...

While Republicans have mocked her for the quote, many people who saw the humor in it have been responding with coconut and palm-tree emojis on her posts and reposting clips of her speech.

The county continues to increase support of efforts to stop the spread of the highly destructive coconut rhinoceros beetle, an invasive scarab first detected in October 2023 on Hawaiʻi Island in ...