The House passed Reps. Jill Tokuda’s (D-Hawaii) and Ed Case’s (D-Hawaii) Continued Rapid 'Ōhi'a Death Response Act of 2025 (H.R.375), which has since been sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry for consideration. If passed, the bill would improve coordination between federal and state agencies to prevent the spread of Rapid 'Ōhi'a Death— a fungus that has decimated the 'Ōhi'a tree population, which is found only in Hawaii and has been key in protectin...
