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Fern Anuenue Holland

Fern Anuenue Holland is an ecologist, environmental scientist and community advocate in Kapahi, Kauai. She is a member of the 2024-2026 Kauaʻi County Council.
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Coming To Terms With Invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Coming To Terms With Invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles

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Hawaiʻi and its residents need to fund treatment on every level with everything we have.

Don’t Rebuild Kauai’s Coco Palms Hotel Allan Parachini/Civil Beat/2020

Don’t Rebuild Kauai’s Coco Palms Hotel

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Instead, restore the area for Native Hawaiian advancement, education, environmental protection and community access.

Invasive Species Are Radically Altering Hawaii’s Ecology Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2023

Invasive Species Are Radically Altering Hawaii’s Ecology

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The risk of unprecedented fires is primarily due to poor land management, a plantation-era legacy.