Hawaii Native and Polynesian-Introduced Plants

• 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

• March 17, 2020

  Maui Nui Botanical Gardens is Temporarily Closed

  Aloha kākou, Maui Nui Botanical Gardens wishes to extend our warmest aloha to you and your families. We believe in the power of social distancing to slow the spread of…

• 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…

• May 11, 2019

  Nā ana o Hawai‘i: Hawaiian Body Measurements

  by Kara Ueki Have you worked in your yard and found yourself needing a measuring tape? Ancient Hawaiians found ways to approximate measurements by using the body! What’s great is…

• September 1, 2016

  Loulu – Hawai’i’s Native Palm

  By: Robert W. Hobdy, MNBG Board member From the Fall 2016 MNBG Newsletter Loulu is the Hawaiian name referring to all of the palm species of the genus Pritchardia found…

• April 1, 2009

  Inspirational Force & Creator of Maui Nui Botanical Gardens

  by Lisa Raymond Rene Sylva, a visionary conservationist and the Maui Nui Botanical Garden’s Founder, passed away at his home on Pa’ia Bay on December 28, 2008. He was a…

• November 8, 2008

  Kukui – Tree of Light

  by Robert Hobdy The kukui (Aleurites moluccana) is a tree that has stood by the side of Polynesian peoples for thousands of years and is one of the foundations of…