Hawaii Island Arbor Day Events

Friday, Saturday, Sunday
November 4, 5 & 6

Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden Arbor Day Celebration,
Tree Giveaway, and Seed Exchange

A three-day celebration of Arbor Day will take place at the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook, on November 4-6. Activities include woodworkers making poi boards, free garden tours, expert advice, and a giveaway of 500 native trees. The Arbor Day event is supported by a grant from the DLNR Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program.

Trees will be given away (one per person) from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon on all three days, while the supply lasts. The trees will be rationed so that there are trees to give away each day.

At 10:00 a.m. on all three days you can take a free Arbor Day guided tour of the garden. The focus of the tours will be how to select, plant, and care for trees. All participants in the tour will be offered a free tree at the end of the tour, regardless of the giveaway event. 

November 5 is a special day for the garden. In addition to the Arbor Day activities, the new visitor center will be dedicated in a ceremony from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. Also on November 5, from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., there will be a seed exchange, where local gardeners and farmers exchange seeds of locally adapted plants. The garden entrance fee will be waived that day.

The following trees will be given away:

For more information go to www.bishopmuseum.org/greenwell or call 323-3318.

Saturday, November 5

Hawaii Electric Light Company Office
Arbor Day Tree Giveaway

Kua ‘O Ka La Public Charter School, Ho‘oulu Lahui, Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program, Hawaii Electric Light Company, and Maku’u Farmers Market are joining together to celebrate the 10th annual Arbor Day Tree Giveaway.

The event will be held on Saturday, November 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the Hawaii Electric Light Company office in Hilo. The 600 trees that will be given away, one tree per family, are: ‘ōhi‘a, puhala, noni, niu, kou, and kukui.

The students at Kua ‘O Ka La are caring for the trees and are compiling a newsletter to distribute with the trees. You will also receive information to help you to properly site, plant, and care for your tree.

Sunday, November 6

Maku‘u Farmers’ Market
Arbor Day Tree Giveaway

Kua ‘O Ka La Public Charter School will also be giving away trees at the Maku‘u Farmers’ Market, on Sunday, November 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.