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The story of a tree

10/17/2019 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

100 years ago this month, the kiawe planted by the first Catholic missionary was cut down. Its descendants live on. By Father Louis H. Yim Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald This is the story of a tree God had placed in the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaiians call the tree “kiawe.” Some arborists prefer “prosopis chilensis.” […]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Father Alexis Bachelot, Father Louis H. Yim, kiawe tree, Local News

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