COURTESY DLNR The landscape ohia trees were infected with Ceratocystis huliohia, the less virulent strain of the fungal pathogen, according to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources.

An ohia stands tall in Kauai, but not for long after being tested positive for C. Huliohia (slower moving fungus of rapid ohia death). The tree was spotted during an aerial survey by using digital ...