WAIMANALO, Hawaii (KITV4) -- A joint operation in a remote area in the back of Waimanalo Valley targeted the thousands of coqui frogs living there. The State Department of Land and Natural Resources ...

Runge learned about coqui frogs shortly after purchasing his home in 2025, when he heard a few calling frogs on his property. Rather than waiting for numbers to increase, he began clearing overgrown ...

Apr. 19—Helicopters will spray a citric acid solution over a remote mountain area of Waimanalo on Wednesday in an attempt to eradicate invasive coqui frogs, according to the state Department of ...

WAIMANALO, Oahu (KITV4) - A joint effort between multiple state agencies, to eradicate a coqui frog infestation in Waimanalo via aerial spraying, has been postponed due to high winds, the Dept. of ...

Wildlife officials in Hawaii are using aerial drones to wage chemical warfare on coqui frogs by dumping citric acid on these invasive creatures, thereby killing them — along with any tadpoles and eggs ...

COURTESY DLNR Coqui frogs, native to Puerto Rico, were unintentionally introduced to Hawaii around 1988, according to the Oahu Invasive Species Committee. COURTESY DLNR Coqui frogs, native to Puerto ...

To continue to address invasive coqui frogs on the North Shore and achieve a coqui-free Maui, the Maui Invasive Species Committee is seeking to expand a control program in Peahi, which may be a ...