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    'Rock Star' Botanist Rappels Down Cliffs to Save Hawaii's Rarest Plants

   by Heidi Chang

   Field botanist Steve Perlman has been at the forefront of protecting
   Hawaii's endangered species for more than 40 years. He is one of the
   state's original 'rock star' botanists - literally. In the 1970s, he
   pioneered rappelling down high cliffs to save the Brighamia insignis -
   a rare Hawaiian plant commonly known as the Alula.
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