Evolution

Evolution, Hawaiian Style

Lava Dubautia

Alpine Dubautia

Hawaii is a world-class showcase of evolutionary process. In fact, in many ways it surpasses the examples from the Galapagos Islands. Hawaii’s extreme isolation coupled with its phenomenal array of life zones allowed for the small pool of genetic information that arrived here to evolve in spectacular fashion. The first Hawaiian island that emerged from the ocean was barren lava rock.

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