Introduced by Polynesian settlers, the kukui nut tree is held in high regard for its usefulness ranging from food to medicinal applications.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Ginger Burch, left, a social worker with Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, presented a hookupu of a baby kukui nut tree Thursday during the ...

Kukui nuts are a great choice for decorating Christmas trees in Hawai ʻ i. The kukui tree, also known as the candlenut tree, is native to Hawai ʻ i and has a long history in Native Hawaiian culture.

As Maui recovers from the deadly wildfire, arborists and farmers are trying to save Lahaina’s ulu, kukui nut and other culturally important trees.

Scientists recently discovered that land-based plant material, such as tree trunks, leaves, and kukui nuts; and coastal macroalgae indirectly support the increased abundances of bottom fish in ...

The most wish-listed Airbnb in the Aloha State is a small but idyllic treehouse built into a living kukui nut tree, Travel + Leisure reported.

By contrast, researchers believe breadfruit and kukui nut — now the state tree of Hawaii — were among the many edible plants Polynesian voyagers brought around 1,000 years ago.

By contrast, researchers believe breadfruit and kukui nut — now the state tree of Hawaii — were among the many edible plants Polynesian voyagers brought around 1,000 years ago.

Kainoa Pestana, conservation manager for the Puu Kukui Watershed Preserve, shares its partnership with The Sentry.

For example, our state tree, the kukui originated in what is now Indonesia, it is believed. Our state tree probably should be the loulu palm genus because it is endemic.