• ‘Ākulikuli - Photo courtesy of Jupiter Nielsen

MNBG Funders

Mahalo to our Funders

Maui Nui Botanical Gardens is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization that stewards a portion of Kapi'olani Park through a partnership with the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation. We are supported by community donations, partnerships, competitive grants, and the County of Maui Office of Economic Development. We are deeply grateful to the following organizations and individuals who make it possible for us to do our work.


Maui Nui Botanical Gardens Partners

Maui Nui Botanical Gardens Recommended Links

Hawaiian Native Plant Genera
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/natives.htm

D.T. Fleming Arboretum
http://www.flemingarboretum.org/

UH Botany Dept. Hawaiian Native Plants
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/natives.htm

Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database
http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp

Hawai'i Biological Survey
http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/hbs1.html

East Maui Watershed Partnership
http://www.eastmauiwatershed.org/

Friends of Haleakalā National Park
http://www.fhnp.org/index.html

Haleakalā National Park
http://www.nps.gov/hale/

Haleakalā Field Station
http://www.hear.org/usgs-brd-pierc-hfs/

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
http://www.hihwnms.nos.noaa.gov/

Hawai'i Trails
http://www.hawaiitrails.org/island.asp?island=Maui

Kealia Pond NWR
http://www.fws.gov/kealiapond/

Robert Wagstaff Naturalist Painter
http://www.wagstaffdesign.com/fauna.html

East Maui Taro Festival
http://www.tarofestival.org

Kīpahulu `Ohana
http://www.kipahulu.org

The Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawai`i
http://www.canoeplants.com

National Tropical Botanical Garden
http://www.ntbg.org

DLNR/Kaulunani Urban & Community Forestry Program
http://www.kaulunani.org/index.htm

Leeward Haleakala Watershed Partnership
http://www.lhwrp.org/

Native Plants Hawai'i
http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/

Location
The Garden is located at 150 Kanaloa Avenue in Kahului, Maui, right across from the War Memorial Stadium.
(808) 249-2798

Hours of Operation
Tuesday through Saturday,
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Closed occasionally for inclement weather and Hawaii State Holidays.

Admission
Members:   Free
General:   $10
Kama'āina (with Hawai'i ID) Suggested Donation:   $2
Keiki Under 12:   Free

Please Consider
Making a Donation

Every dollar contributed to Maui Nui Botanical Gardens goes directly towards the preservation of Native Hawaiian Plants and the upkeep of our collection that includes some of the rarest specimens in whole world!

Upcoming Events

Jun
10
Sat
2023
9:00 am Foods from Koa Haole with Sunny ...
Foods from Koa Haole with Sunny ...
Jun 10 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Foods from Koa Haole with Sunny Savage & GoFarm Hawaiʻi @ Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
Koa haole (Leucaena leucocephala) is a widespread and invasive plant in Hawai‘i that will likely not be eliminated any time soon. Learn from Sunny Savage, an accomplished forager and creator...
Jun
17
Sat
2023
9:00 am Native Plant Dyes Workshop
Native Plant Dyes Workshop
Jun 17 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Native Plant Dyes Workshop @ Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
Saturday, June 17th | 9am–3pm Participants will learn innovative processing techniques of many Hawaiian plants, and other substances, to produce traditional natural dyes used on kapa cloth. Lisa Schattenburg-Raymond and...
Jun
24
Sat
2023
8:30 am Processing Hawaiian ʻAwa with Ka...
Processing Hawaiian ʻAwa with Ka...
Jun 24 @ 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Processing Hawaiian ʻAwa with Kaʻiana Runnels & GoFarm Hawaiʻi @ Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
ʻAwa (Piper methysticum) is a medicine, a ceremonial and recreational beverage, and a sacred offering within traditional Hawaiian religious ceremonies. There are 13 heritage Hawaiian varieties of ‘awa still remaining...
Jul
1
Sat
2023
9:00 am Large Batch Kūlolo Making with N...
Large Batch Kūlolo Making with N...
Jul 1 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Large Batch Kūlolo Making with Namea Hoshino & GoFarm Hawaiʻi @ Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
Kalo (Colocasia esculenta) is perhaps the most beloved plant icon in Hawaiian culture and the basis of many Hawaiian recipes. Kūlolo is a Hawaiian dessert staple made from freshly steamed...
Jul
4
Tue
2023
all-day Maui Nui Botanical Gardens is Cl...
Maui Nui Botanical Gardens is Cl...
Jul 4 all-day
Maui Nui Botanical Gardens is Closed – Independence Day Tuesday, July 4, 2023