{
  "id": 16856333,
  "title": "In 1917, Hawaii planted albizia to restore slopes; after 2014's Hurricane Iselle, the brittle invader helped drive $13 million in utility repairs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/in-1917-hawaii-planted-albizia-to-restore-slopes-after-2014s",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T05:50:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/in-1917-hawaii-planted-albizia-to-restore-slopes-after-2014s-hurricane-iselle-the-brittle-invader-helped-drive-13-million-in-utility-repairs-101793092005142.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hawaii planted albizia to save its slopes. A century later, the tree crushes homes, shades out native plants, and helped drive $13 million in storm repairs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}