Native Hawaiian Forests vs. Strawberry Guava

He isn't encouraging people to cut native trees, rather that if native trees were in abundance they could be used for traditional purposes. Currently invasives like strawberry guava are taking over the habitat of native trees, lessening our chances of recovering our native forests. Healthy and abundant forests would allow us to use native plants in traditional ways.

Wait, so you want to get rid of the stawberry guava but promote people to cut down the indigenous trees? You can't have your cake and eat it.

Thank you for a beautiful video with its common sense approach to dealing with the strawberry guava. I hope this video educates people to allow the use of the scale parasite.

hey live along the guava. i love guava !

Well made with a laid back local style...
is there a way to control this insect if it gets out of control...not in 15 years but let's say 25-50 years...

This is a great educational tool and every person living in Hawaii should view it. We can't afford to loose anymore of our native forest! Thank you for preparing the video and putting so much information into such a short time span. Mahalo for your dedication to the aina.

In order to educate the public regarding the threat and the damage that Strawberry guava poses to our native forests, this excellent video should be mandatory viewing for all Hawaiians, particularily our students. Tectococcus ovatus offers a win-win solution, satisfying the needs and desires of all sides to the controversy. Local TV stations should be approached and persuaded to present edited versions. All-in-all, well done!

I really like this. Also bow builders contribute to the control of strawberry guava. Being the fact that it makes an excellent bow wood stawberry guava is a prime target for Hawaiian bowyers.

This is an important educational piece that everyone who is opposed to controlling it should see.