Native plants propagated in ahupua‘a ‘o Kawaihae
November 2021—As part of our ongoing forest regeneration efforts, we set intentions for the ahupua‘a of Kawaihae to grow its own native forest plants. Earlier this fall, the first “home grown” koaiʻa, ʻaʻaliʻi, ʻilima, and ʻāweoweo raised in our new greenhouse in Kawaihae were recently outplanted, returning home to Kawaihae. Our efforts to grow native plant species continue as we increase the variety of species germinated in our nursery. For more information, contact ʻāina-based education specialist and Kilohana Nursery project manager Kaimana Chock.
August 2021—Do you know the difference between a dryland and a mesic forest? Or how to tell our native ‘ilima apart from its non-native “twin”? Native koaiʻa, ʻaʻaliʻi, ʻōhiʻa, and ʻilima were the stars of our recent