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Hawaiian Honeycreeper Day

Join us and other birdy friends at Kukui Grove Center as we celebrate Hawaiian honeycreepers. Over 2,000 haumana (students) and their kumu (teachers) championed passing a resolution to designate August 08, 2023, as a day to Celebrate Hawaiian Honeycreepers this past legislative session. Join us across the pae ‘āina on 8.08 and throughout the month ... Read More about Hawaiian Honeycreeper Day

Forest Awareness Day outside Kokeʻe Museum

Letʻs talk forest--its role in keeping our ocean reefs clean and how we can best keep our forests "clean." Weʻll be set up with our friends from @kauaiforestbirds on the lawn outside @kokeemuseum. Hope to see you there;-)

ʻŌhiʻa Love Fest: Weed-n-Feed

Weʻre kicking off ʻŌhiʻa Love Fest in Kokeʻe! Join us Friday, Nov. 3rd, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. for invasive weed removal and a picnic lunch provided by Keoki's Paradise. Get your hands dirty, fill your belly, and help save our ʻōhiʻa forests, all in one day. Whatʻs more, for your hard work, you'll ... Read More about ʻŌhiʻa Love Fest: Weed-n-Feed

Nature Journaling Workshop

Do you like to doodle? Are you curious about native plants and animals? Maybe you like to observe nature. Using pictures and words, nature journaling is a powerful practice that helps us slow down, pay attention, and wonder at the beauty and awe of the world around us. This workshop on Tuesday, November 21 at ... Read More about Nature Journaling Workshop

Kokeʻe Museum 70th Anniversary

The Kokeʻe Museum is celebrating its 70th anniversary, and weʻll be there. Join us from 10:30 to 2:00 on Tuesday, November 28th. Weʻll be under a tent on the lawn outside the museum. Come by, talk story about our native forests, and give thanks to the work Kokeʻe Museum has been doing for our community ... Read More about Kokeʻe Museum 70th Anniversary

Forest Journaling Workshop

Did you know a single ʻōhiʻa tree can be home to hundreds of different animals? You may be familiar with ʻapapane and ʻiʻiwi and other honeycreepers that rely on ʻōhiʻa for nectar. So do Pulelehua, one of two native butterflies in Hawaii. Native yellow-faced bees also seek ʻōhiʻa for nectar while moths mine leaves, lay ... Read More about Forest Journaling Workshop

Forest Journaling at NTBG Herbarium

Thursday, April 18th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at National Tropical Botanical Gardenʻs Herbarium in Kalaheo: Join Kim Rogers from Kauaʻi Invasive Species Committee and Tim Flynn, long-time Herbarium Curator at National Tropical Botanical Garden! We'll tour the Herbarium--and do some nature journaling before, during, and after.

ʻŌhiʻa Lehua Day Celebration

This month, on April 20th at the National Tropical Botanical Gardenʻs south shore visitor center and Limahuli Garden, weʻll be celebrating ʻŌhiʻa Lehua Day—and giving away ʻōhiʻa for you to grow in your yard. Begins at 9:00 a.m. More information can be found here.