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There are several botanical gardens in O'ahu,
but five of the most beautiful and well maintained make up the
Honolulu Botanical Gardens. Each garden is located in a different
ecological setting around the island and offer visitors year-round
opportunities to explore unique and diverse plant collections.
These five gardens are:
Foster Botanical Garden in downtown Honolulu
Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden in downtown Honolulu
Wahi'awa Botanical Garden in central O'ahu
Koko Crater Botanical Garden inside the Koko Crater
Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden on the Windward Side
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- Open 9am - 4pm daily (closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1)
- DO NOT HANDLE the plants.
- Never Put Any Plant or plant part in your mouth - some plants
are poisonous and/or may cause adverse reactions to you.
- Walking shoes recommended. You may encounter slippery surfaces,
loose rocks, falling branches, thorny plants, and exposed
roots.
- Picking/gathering of fruits, flowers, seed and other plants
is prohibited.
- Admission is Free to all gardens EXCEPT for Foster Botanical
Garden
- Free Parking at all gardens.
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Foster Botanical Garden
50 North Vineyard Boulevard, Honolulu
808-522-7066
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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 is a restful and educational experience
for thousands of visitors ever year.
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This garden's specialty is the Palm Collection,
Orchid Gardens, Prehistoric Glen, and Exceptional Trees.
The garden is a favorite place for weddings and photo shoots.
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Additional Useful Information
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Admission - Adults $5 (13 years and
older) Child $1 (6-12 years) Young Child - FREE (5 years
and younger)
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Guided Tours Offered at 1pm, Mon. through
Friday
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Other Tours May be arranged, Call 522-7066
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Directions:
Take H1 West bound. Get off at Vineyard Blvd. Continue
down Vineyard Blvd. until you see Foster Botanical Garden
on the Right hand side.
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Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden
North Kuakini Street, Honolulu
808-522-7060
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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.
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This garden has beautiful picnic areas
as well as the lovely Nuuanu Stream and Waikahalulu Waterfall
running through the grounds.
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Directions:
Located between North Kuakini and School Street, north of
Foster Botanical Garden, in downtown Honolulu. |
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Wahi'awa Botanical Garden
"Place of Noise"
1396 California Avenue, Wahi'awa
808-621-7321
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Wahi'awa Botanical Garden 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.
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Touring this garden you will walk among
plants that thrive in the cooler, shady, humid environment
of this tropical rainforest. This garden is especially noted
for its Hawaiian palms, aroid garden, tree ferns, epiphytic
and native plants.
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Directions:
Take H1 West bound to H2. Take H2 North to exit 5 (Wahiawa).
Once you see California Avenue, follow the signs to the Botanical
Garden. |
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Koko Crater Botanical Garden
inside the Koko Crater
808-522-7060
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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.
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This garden specializes in African plants,
cacti and succulents, Plumeria cultivars, native wiliwili,
dryland palms, and Bougainvillea.Additional Useful Information:This
garden is still in the early stages of development. There
are no restroom facilities, drinking fountain, and other
visitor accommodations.
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Directions:
From Waikiki, take Kalaniana'ole Highway past Hanauma Bay
and Sandy Beach. Take the next left on to Kealahou Street.
Follow the sign for Koko Crater Stables. This is also the
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Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden
"To Make a Place of Peace and Tranquility"
45-680 Luluku Road, Kane'ohe
808-233-7323
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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.
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This garden specializes in Hawaiian/Polynesian
plants, palms and aroids, Heliconias, and ethnobotanicals.
There is also a 32-acre lake, picnic areas, and a campground
on site.
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Additional Useful Information:
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Free Guided Walks on Saturdays at 10am
and Sundays at 1pm
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For Group Tours, Call for special reservations
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NO Swimming Allowed in the lake
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Directions:
Take the Pali Highway from Honolulu to the Kamehameha Highway.
Go North on Kamehameha Highway toward Kaneohe. Before reaching
the city, turn left on Luluku Road and follow the signs to
the botanical garden. |
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