CRB Workshop
LKOC, in partnership with Smart Trees Pacific,
held a Community Workshop on February 1, 2025,
to inform the public about the damaging impacts of
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles (CRB)
and what we, as a community, can do to prevent their spread in Kailua.
Full videos of each workshop presentation will be available soon.
Below is a short slide show with highlights of the event.
The last slide is our CRB Call to Action, which is shown in full below the slide show.
held a Community Workshop on February 1, 2025,
to inform the public about the damaging impacts of
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles (CRB)
and what we, as a community, can do to prevent their spread in Kailua.
Full videos of each workshop presentation will be available soon.
Below is a short slide show with highlights of the event.
The last slide is our CRB Call to Action, which is shown in full below the slide show.
CRB CALL TO ACTION
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) infestation impacts us all!
CRB have already devastated palm species on the North Shore, Central Oahu, and other areas,
and are now here in Kailua and on the Windward side.
Coconut trees are foundational to Hawaii’s cultural heritage, agriculture, ecosystems and economy,
and we need YOUR help to stop the spread.
WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW
CRB have already devastated palm species on the North Shore, Central Oahu, and other areas,
and are now here in Kailua and on the Windward side.
Coconut trees are foundational to Hawaii’s cultural heritage, agriculture, ecosystems and economy,
and we need YOUR help to stop the spread.
WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW
RECOGNIZE CRB infestation when you see it.
Methods for protecting palms from CRB infestation on your property.
Methods for treating palms on your property once CRB infestation is present.
STAY INFORMED and BE AWARE OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES
Mike Lee: [email protected] 808-586-6480
Jarrett Keohokalole: [email protected] 808-587-7215
Chris Lee: [email protected] 808-587-8388
Lisa Kitagawa: [email protected] 808-586-8540
SPREAD THE WORD to your friends, neighbors, and the community about this critical issue
SUBMIT SEEDS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF TREES
To download a printed version of the above, click on the following:
- Learn how to identify infestation at: https://www.crbhawaii.org/about-crb
- Learn about the following at: https://www.crbhawaii.org/treatment
Methods for protecting palms from CRB infestation on your property.
Methods for treating palms on your property once CRB infestation is present.
- Be open to evidence-based alternative management solutions, as we learn more about this devastating infestation.
STAY INFORMED and BE AWARE OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES
- Sign up for quarterly CRB Newsletter: https://www.crbhawaii.org/the-crb-response
- Visit: https://www.crbhawaii.org/publications
- Visit: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/plans/hawaii-crb-communications-plan/
- Support legislative actions aimed at eradicating CRB.
- Sign up to receive regular updates from your state and local representatives.
Mike Lee: [email protected] 808-586-6480
Jarrett Keohokalole: [email protected] 808-587-7215
Chris Lee: [email protected] 808-587-8388
Lisa Kitagawa: [email protected] 808-586-8540
SPREAD THE WORD to your friends, neighbors, and the community about this critical issue
SUBMIT SEEDS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF TREES
- If you have seed (coconuts) to donate for a proposed coconut nursery at WCCC, contact us at [email protected]
To download a printed version of the above, click on the following:

crb_call_to_action.pdf |
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about future CRB events, opportunities, and community efforts to protect Hawaii’s coconut trees, click <HERE> or use this QR code. |