Hawaii Native and Polynesian-Introduced Plants

• August 7, 2022

  New Volunteer Work Area Completed

  Those of you who contributed to the annual appeal last year helped us reach a milestone: we now have a new, sheltered volunteer work area. This will be the huina…

• April 21, 2022

  April is Native Hawaiian Plant Month

  MNBG's Executive Director Tamara Sherrill explains the history and significance of Hawaiian Plant Month on Akakū's "The Maui Daily."

• November 21, 2021

  Native Plants that Drink Responsibly

  by Tamara Sherrill MNBG Executive Director Many people who have landscaped with native Hawaiian plants conclude that they have awfully specific needs. The plant you thought would be perfect declines…

• November 21, 2021

  Hu`a Lele – A fascinating natural feature in Makaīwa Bay, East Maui

  Makaīwa Bay is located about three quarters of a mile northeast of the village of Kailua below Hāna Highway along the north coast of East Maui. `O`opuola Stream that flows…

• October 4, 2021

  MNBG Weekly Plant Giveaway Update – October 2021

  Effective October 2021, our weekly plant giveaways will take place on Fridays (except holidays) from the MNBG office deck. This allows us to ensure the plants are distributed equitably and…

• August 23, 2021

  Vulnerability of Coastal Dune Plants to Sea Level Rise

  by Dr. Kasey Barton, School of Life Sciences, UH-Mānoa Beaches are an integral part of life in Hawai‘i. Providing recreation, tranquility, a site for celebration and mourning, and even sustenance,…

• July 20, 2021

  Seeds Sprout After 120 Years!

  by Cathy Davenport, Seed Storage Technician, MNBG Dr. William James Beal began a study in 1879 to test seed dormancy. 142 years later the study is still going on, much…

• June 1, 2020

  Seed Storage and Heritage Crop Distribution

  MNBG staff highlighting some plants that benefit from our seed storage and Hawaiian heritage crop distribution efforts.

• April 30, 2020

  A Virtual Introduction to Some of the Hawaiian Plants in the MNBG Collection

  MNBG Executive Director, Tamara Sherrill, virtually introduced some Hawaiian plants and trees to our friends at the City of Miami’s Sustainachella Tree and Plant Rehab Workshop

• September 1, 2019

  Floral emblems of the islands: Maui’s non-native rose

  By: Tamara Sherrill If you’ve heard about the lei flower or plant representing each Hawaiian island, you may have noticed that most are native. Maui’s flower, the Lokelani Rose, is…