PHOTOS: Planting 1 Million Trees In Hawaii Begins With 200 Saplings

Tree-planting volunteer Jackie Dean carries koa saplilngs Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, at the State Monument Kukaniloko Birthstones in Wahiawa. Carbon Neutrality Challenge co-founder Asryelle Mora Rollo used this tree-planting event to time how long it would take volunteers to plant 200 native Hawaiian trees. It took 14 volunteers 40 minutes to plant the 200 koa and wiliwili saplings. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)

Tree-planting volunteer Jackie Dean carries koa saplilngs.

Honolulu Civil Beat