Consortium collections

UH at Mānoa Botanical

Koki`o (Hibiscus arnottianus)

Garden by the Thai Pavilion at the East-West Center UHM Campus Collection of mostly introduced . Living Specimens: > 750 species Allow 2 hours to complete the Established: 1907 The University of Hawai’i at walking tour. Mānoa campus is home to more than 750 species of trees and plants. They intrigue campus visitors and provide students and professors with a living botanical laboratory. A campus plant tour is available beginning from Bachman Hall to the East-West Center. The tour covers 81 species (34 Families)

Purple trumpet tree (Tabebuia impetiginosaa) in bloom on the UH campus

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UHMCAnnualReportPages.indd 26 10/2/09 4:37:07 PM East-West Center Japanese (UHM) There are more than 300 public Japanese gardens in North America. A few dozen of them are particularly noteworthy. The East- West Center ranked 23rd in a recent US survey (2004). This serene garden on the UH Mānoa campus was the gift of a group of Japanese businessmen and the result of a 1963 East-West Center project on that involved East-West Center Japanese Garden specialists from Asia, the Pacific Hale Halawai is intended for EWC resource management, Hawaiian and the United States. social/cultural activities with scientific land tenure, mauka Japanese Princess (now Empress) students-organized events having makai issues and water concerns, Michiko blessed the garden priority. to the application of traditional Hawaiian values in caring for the when the koi were introduced Living Specimens: 25 plant lo’i and garden on a daily basis. into the garden stream. It is species including native and located at University of Hawai’i at Hawaiian heritage plants As the foremost “huli bank” Mānoa Campus, off of East-West in Hawai’i, Kanewai provides Established: 2003, 1983 Road behind the Hawai’i Imin consultation, advisement and International Conference Center, Ka Papa Lo’i o Kanewai assistance to other kalo farmers which is across from Kennedy Cultural Garden (UHM) through the information gathered Theater. in its research studies. Many Ka Papa Lo’i o Kanewai Cultural Living Specimens: 50 species native Hawaiian plants can be Garden assists in, and supports, found around the cultural garden. Established: 1963 educational research and curriculum development while Living Specimens: 50 species Hale Halawai Native fully embracing the traditional Established: 1980, from prior Hawaiian Garden (UHM) Hawaiian values and practices historical continuous cultivation. that have revived this historic The Hale Halawai Native Hawaiian Krauss Hall Courtyard is found between Burns land of Kanewai. Garden (UHM) Hall and Hale Mānoa, East West Kanewai is a refuge to all Center. The friendship circle who come to partake of its The Krauss Hall courtyard water was dedicated in 1983, and resources, be they educational garden was originally designed reconstructed in 2003. groups, classes, or community by Richard C. Tong and Lorraine The garden is maintained by entities seeking information Kuck in 1948. and knowledge through tours the East-West Center (EWC) In 1996, Betsy Sakata, lotus and or hands-on experience, by and includes common native water lily expert (and associate providing cultural education Hawaiian coastal plants and trees. dean of Summer Sessions), ranging from ahupua’a traditional

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Plants are labeled with informative signs, which include Genus-species (Family), Common names and Origin (distribution). In recent years, the following students have assisted in the maintenance of the St. John courtyard including Zach Eisenberg, Carl Hansen, Han Lau, Uala Lenta, Carrie Peironi, Bruce Hoffman, Kawika Winter, and Kawika Duvauchelle, Tony Lammers. We thank them for their efforts in maintaining this important resource. Living Specimens: > 100 species Established: 1975

Krauss Hall Courtyard Water Garden Sherman Laboratory restored the courtyard pond and in identification, anatomy, Courtyard Garden (UHM) plantings. Then in 2004, after the physiology, taxonomy and October flood, volunteers and morphology related lessons. The University of Hawai’i at Outreach College staff restored The collection comprises a high is not only a showcase for the pond, plantings, and fish taxonomic diversity including native Hawaiian plants but also again. many native species (many plant important as an educational families found in Hawai’i), and garden. Living Specimens: 10 species ethnobotanically important Students and the community can Established: 1948 by Richard C. species. to learn about the diversity of Tongg and Lorraine Kuck. plants and ecosystems in Hawai’i St. John Laboratory as well as recognize the beauty Courtyard Garden (UHM) and utility of native plants in public spaces. Established in 1971 by Doug In 2006 the garden received Friend the St. John Courtyard a Beautification Award in garden is a living collection Government Landscaping from serves as teaching resource to The Outdoor Circle. supports the Departments undergraduate and graduate Living Specimens: 20 plant courses. species including native and Hawaiian heritage plants. Living plant material is collected for laboratory courses and Established: Replanted in 2004 lectures. This material is useful St. John Laboratory Courtyard Garden

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Other University of Hawai‘i Botanical Gardens

Sago palm (Cycas revoluta)

University of Hawai‘i – Hilo Kapi‘olani Community College Location: Kapi’olani Community Cycad & Palm Garden Campus Plants College, 4303 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, Hawai’i The University of Hawai’i at Hilo’s The building names on the is recognized as Kapi’olani Community College Living Specimens: n/a having one of the most extensive serve as a reminder to students Established: 1974 public displays of cycads and of the natural environment and palms in the State with nearly 200 reference native plants that are Kapi‘olani Community College species on display. either endemic or indigenous to Garden (KCC) Hawai’i. Many native Hawaiian Location: 200 W. Kawili Street, The Kapi’olani Community plants are found on the KCC Hilo, Hawai’i College Cactus Garden was campus. Some of buildings have founded by Mr. Moriso Teraoka Living Specimens: 186 species their namesake plant at the in 1988. Mr. Teraoka, who enjoys Established: ca. 2000 entrance. collecting plants, donated the Cactus Garden plants, which he ordered from various catalogs. He then volunteered his time to design and care for the garden for the first couple of years. Eventually, Mr. Teraoka, who is well into his 70’s, decided to return to school and enrolled in a class at KCC. Today, he continues to maintain the garden. Location: Kapi’olani Community College, 4303 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, Hawai’i Living Specimens: not recorded Established: 1988

KCC Cactus Garden

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