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Laze on the private lanai with a circular wooden hot tub and lounge chairs, before descending even further into the forest of ohia trees to turn on the fire pit.
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Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
The results can be disastrous for native species steeped in the islands’ culture, like the ohia, a tree that grows easily on new lava flows, featuring flowers which are often scarlet red.
—New York Times, 5 July 2021
Officials have confirmed another discovery of a fungal disease that has killed hundreds of thousands of native ohia trees in the state.
—USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2020
Namakanipaio, operated by Volcano House, has 16 campsites (from $50) surrounded by fragrant eucalyptus and native ohia trees, with restrooms, running water, picnic tables, and barbecue pits.
—Catherine Toth Fox, Outside Online, 9 Mar. 2020
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Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
The results can be disastrous for native species steeped in the islands’ culture, like the ohia, a tree that grows easily on new lava flows, featuring flowers which are often scarlet red.
—New York Times, 5 July 2021
Officials have confirmed another discovery of a fungal disease that has killed hundreds of thousands of native ohia trees in the state.
—USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2020
Namakanipaio, operated by Volcano House, has 16 campsites (from $50) surrounded by fragrant eucalyptus and native ohia trees, with restrooms, running water, picnic tables, and barbecue pits.
—Catherine Toth Fox, Outside Online, 9 Mar. 2020
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“Ohia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ohia. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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