Diseased palm

What is the disease on this palm in Hawaii? Also, how do I treat it? And what caused it?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 10/05/2017 @ 7:24 am

This looks like either a mealybug or a whitefly infestation. Both can attack various types of palms:
https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/uhmg/FAQ/faq-mealybug.asp ^[1]
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/mealybug/coconut_mealybug.htm ^[2]
https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/uhmg/FAQ/faq-whitefly.asp ^[3]

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[1] https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/uhmg/FAQ/faq-mealybug.asp: https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/uhmg/FAQ/faq-mealybug.asp

[2] http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/mealybug/coconut_mealybug.htm: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/mealybug/coconut_mealybug.htm

[3] https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/uhmg/FAQ/faq-whitefly.asp: https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/uhmg/FAQ/faq-whitefly.asp

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