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North Kuakini Street, Honolulu - 808-522-7060
Just north of Foster Botanical Garden is Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden. Portions of this 7 ½ acre garden once belonged to Queen Lili'uokalani, last reigning monarch of Hawai'i. She bequeathed her land to Honolulu to be used for public enjoyment. This garden is devoted to native Hawaiian plants.
This garden has beautiful picnic areas as well as the lovely Nuuanu Stream...
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1396 California Avenue, Wahi'awa
808-621-7321
Wahi'awa Botanical Garden, or "Place of Noise", is cradled between the Wai'anae and Ko'olau mountain ranges in central O'ahu. This garden is known as the "tropical jewel" of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens. This 27-acre garden and forested raven dates back to the 1920's when the land was used by sugar planters as an experimental arboretum.
Touring this garden you wil...
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This Arboretum provides a beautiful stroll through many interesting plant and unbelievable landscapes. Inspiration Point is the peak for this hike with panaramic views of Manoa Valley....
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Inside the Koko Crater
808-522-7060
The 200 acres inside the Koko Crater was set aside for development into a botanical garden in 1958. Sixty acres of the inner slope and basin is now cultivated with rare and endangered dryland plants. Long-range plans for this site is continued cultivation of plants suitable to these desert-like surroundings.
This garden specializes in African plants, cacti and succulents, Plum...
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45-680 Luluku Road, Kane'ohe
808-233-7323
Ho'omaluhia translates as"To Make a Place of Peace and Tranquility". The largest of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens, this 400-acre garden was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers to provide flood protection for Kane'ohe. Visitors can drive or stroll through the lush gardens which feature plantings from major tropical regions around the world.
This garden specializes ...
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50 North Vineyard Boulevard, Honolulu
808-522-7066
The Foster Botanical Garden opened to the public in 1931. It was bequeathed to the City of Honolulu by Mrs. Mary Foster at the time of her death. This 13.5-acre garden is a living museum of exotic plants and trees collected over a period of 140 years from around the world's tropics. From tropical orchids to the cigar box tree from the Amazon, this beautiful garden i...
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