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4 AUGUST 3, 2022
Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden Celebrates 40th Anniversary
BYKYLEGALDEIRA
reconstruct approx- imately 2 miles of subterranean sanitary sewer lines throughout the botanical garden is scheduled to begin this month. The approxi- mately two-year proj- ect will be conducted in three overlapping phases, all of which are not expected to re- sult in any disruption of sanitary sewer service or closure of bathroom facilities. While there is expected to be minimal im- pact to the public facilities, garden visitors are reminded to avoid work sites and re-
As one strolls or drives through the lush 400 acres that compose Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden in Wind- ward Oʻahu, it becomes apparent that the ‘oha- na-friendly gathering place is appropriately named “to make a place of peace and tranquility” in ‘ōlelo Ha- wai‘i.
The Kāneʻohe garden fea- tures plantings from major tropical regions around the world grouped geographi- cally.
Ho‘omaluhia Botanical
Garden features abundant tropical plants. PHOTOS COURTESY HO‘OMALUHIA BOTANICAL GARDEN
the footsteps of some truly legendary botanical garden staff, two of which we are recognizing as part of this anniversary celebration. Our current staff as well have de- cades of shared botany ex- perience and are such great ambassadors for our diverse plant life. It’s a great team.”
Regions represented by the botanical collections in- clude the Philippines, Ma- laysia, tropical America, India, Sri Lanka, Melanesia, Hawai‘i, Polynesia and Af- rica.
make the “priceless parcel of tropical tranquility” pos- sible.
“He truly conceived and championed Ho‘omaluhia from its inception. It is hard to imagine this garden would have come to fruition without his vision, skills, patience, tenacity and sense of humor. This tribute to his unparalleled effort in service of these gardens is well-de- served to say the least.”
kalani and Wahiawā botan- ical gardens in addition to a Hawaiian ethnobotani- cal exhibit honoring Olive Vanselow for her extraor- dinary 36 years of service as Ho‘omaluhia programs specialist.
spect construction barriers. Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden is located at 45-680 Luluku Road in Kāne‘ohe. Its hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily (closed Christmas and New Year’s Day). Admis-
The garden opened in 1982 and contains the Kāne‘ohe-Kailua Dam and the Loko Waimaluhia reser- voir designed and built by the U.S. Army Corps of En- gineers to provide flood pro- tection for Kāne‘ohe. Today, the garden receives 600,000 visitors annually with a near- even distribution of Hawai‘i residents and visitors.
Recently, the garden’s visitor center complex was dedicated as the Paul R. Weissich Education Cen- ter at Ho‘omaluhia Botani- cal Garden.
sion is free.
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The 40th anniversary of Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Gar- den will be recognized with a series of events highlight- ing the city’s largest botani- cal garden and the staff who
Weissich was the Honolu- lu Botanical Garden direc- tor from 1957 to 1989 and helped create the current Honolulu Botanical Garden system with five locations.
The newly dedicated ed- ucation center will host two exhibits highlighting the five city botanical gardens through August. Visitors can view a photographic celebration of Ho‘omaluhia, Foster, Koko Crater, Lili‘uo-
“This celebration is recog- nizing not just the awesome legacy of dedicated staff we have in our botanical gar- dens, but also the partner- ships that help to maintain these world-class natural spaces,” says Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden recreation specialist Daniel Babbitt. “I am so fortunate to follow in
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