Imported Goods
Many tangible items that are imported and exported around the world happen to be living things and there are many plants and animals that are imported into Hawaii. Even many of the trees and livestock did not naturally grow there. Furthermore, several species of animals have become endangered in Hawaii.
Hawaii’s small landmass, history of isolation, and rapid development have left its indigenous species to become vulnerable to predators and diseases. Evolution never allowed them to develop an immune system to fight them. Over one-quarter of Hawaii’s endangered species of animals, birds, and marine mammals have dubbed Hawaii and the endangered species capital of the world.