Greater koa finch and maximum growth of a single species of koa finch. The greater koa finch was a granivore, preferring the pods and seeds of koa ("Acacia koa"). It was also observed eating caterpillars and aalii ("Dodonaea viscosa") seeds. The last confirmed sighting was in 1896, although there were sporadic later reports. Like its close relative the lesser koa finch, this bird lived in small stretches of mesic forest on the Big Island of Hawaii. These forests were dominated by its preferred food source, koa ("Acacia koa"), and were logged and replaced with pasture beginning in 1850. Grazing by cattle inhibited the
Na Koa Ikaika Maui Baseball Clubs. The team shut down operations after playing the 2013 Pacific Association season due to the travel costs of bringing in the teams from Northern California. Na Koa Ikaika Maui On December 23, 2009, Michael Cummings, the CEO of XnE, Inc. that founded the team, announced the hiring of former St. George RoadRunners skipper Cory Snyder as the first manager and the signing of 30-year-old GBL veteran Mark Okano. The team also signed 2009 Golden Baseball League All-Star Fehlandt Lentini. The team's colors are black, green, yellow and red in keeping with the spirit of the Islands. The team's