Dr. Roland Bourdeix Visits Koali Niu to Identify Rare Hawaiian Coconuts A Very Exciting Week at Koali Niu This has been a very exciting week at Koali Niu with a visit from the world’s leading coconut authority, Dr. Roland Bourdeix. Since his arrival, we have been...
How the Coconut Saved Lives in World War II When we call the coconut the “Tree of Life,” we aren’t just using a poetic nickname. During the intense Pacific campaigns of World War II, this plant moved out of the kitchen and onto the front lines,...
The Coconut Seed: A Biological Masterpiece To truly appreciate why the the Niu (coconut) plant is worth saving, we have to look at the extraordinary life inside the shell that’s evolving long before a palm tree ever touches the sky. Let’s explore the...
Clearing the Land for the Niu Gene Bank Thanks for tuning in and I want to tell you it has been an AMAZING two weeks of progress here! It is actually hard to know where to start. Maybe with one of the most important…..Last Saturday the first coconuts were planted on...
