A fern species that was believed to be extinct was found on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, The Associated Press reported Thursday. A group from the Hawaii Plant Extinction Prevention Program (HPEPP ...

A fern species that was believed to be extinct when the last known specimen died on Hawaii's Big Island has been found on the island of Kauai. The native pendant kihi fern, which only grows on the ...

Horticulturalist and Hawaiian fern expert Kay Lynch works in one of her research greenhouses at La‘au Hawai‘i, her nonprofit nursery. She is pictured among hapuu pulu tree ferns. 2/3.

Business hasn’t been smooth the entire time. The Fern Grotto is part of the Wailua River State Park, and it fell into disrepair after Hurricane Iwa in 1982 and Hurricane Iniki in 1992.