Coleotichus blackburniae as they develop. This insect occurs on all the main islands of Hawaii. They are found on `a`ali`i ("Dodonaea viscosa") bushes and koa ("Acacia koa") trees. Also found on Formosan Koa (Acacia confusa) which is native to Southeast Asia. It has been commonly used in Hawaii as an ornamental landscape tree that has been deemed invasive. A. confusa and A. koa both have distinctive phyllodes that differentiate each species but since its introduction C. blackburniae has been recorded to associate with the invasive Formosan koa. Common to all true bugs, this species has no mouth parts with which to bite,
Association Island boy's summer camp on the island for several years until abandoning it after 1967. A non-profit group ran sailing and wind boarding competitions on the island in the 1970s. The US sailing team was based there while preparing for the 1976 Montreal Olympics, which held sailing competitions at Kingston, Ontario, about to the north. The island became a privately owned RV park and resort in 1999. The RV park operates as "Association Island KOA 1000 Islands" with address 15530 Snowshoe Rd. Henderson, NY 13650. It is an independently owned KOA franchise. Kurt Vonnegut based some of the material in his