Oahu Arbor Day Events

Saturday, November 5

Hawaiian Electric Company & Partners
Arbor Day Tree Giveaway

Hawaiian Electric Company and its partners will give away 2,700 trees and shrubs on Saturday, November 5, at six locations across the island.

You can select from a variety of popular fruit trees, flowering shrubs, and native plants. Featured for the first time are cacao, curry-leaf tree, red-leaved hibiscus, giant gardenia, and Song of India.

Certified arborists and volunteers from Hawaiian Electric, Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program, Urban Garden Center, Wahiawa Botanical Garden, and Waimea Valley will be on hand to assist you in selecting the plant best suited to your needs. You will also receive information to help you to properly site, plant, and care for your tree.

The trees and shrubs that will be given away include:

Pick up your free tree or shrub at the locations and times shown below. Plan to arrive early and remember that we give away one plant per family, while supplies last.

The Urban Garden Center and Waimea Valley will also be holding plant sales.

At the Urban Garden Center the Aloha Arborist Association will discuss “Trees Underground,” including new tree planting, trees and turf, irrigation, soil, and mulch.

Saturday, November 5

Hoakalei Cultural Foundation
Ewa Beach Arbor Day Tree Giveaway

The Hoakalei Cultural Foundation will conduct its 5th annual Arbor Day tree giveaway at the Keone`ula Elementary School in Ewa Beach, on Saturday, November 5.

To increase the educational component of the project, you are asked to pre-register for an hour-long mini-workshop in order to receive a free kit of three native Hawaiian plants. The kit will include a ground cover called ‘ilima papa (Sida fallax), a shrub called hinahina ‘Ewa (Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata), and a tree called naio (Myoporum sandwicense).

You have two time slots to choose from: 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

Each session at Keone`ula Elementary School’s cafeteria will include a presentation by Rick Barboza, from Hui Kū Maoli Ola, on caring for native plants. You will also be able to ask questions of the experts and learn a little about the traditional uses of these endemic plants.  Certified Arborist Derek Makishi will also be there to lend his expert advice on how to care for native plants.

To register, please e-mail the foundation at kupuna@hoakaleifoundation.org by October 31.

Space is limited, so we encourage you to sign up today!

Saturday, November 5

Leeward Community College Shade House
Discovery Fair Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m

The Leeward Community College Shade House is observing Arbor Day by giving away mountain apple trees and nānū and pakalana plants. The giveaway takes place at the Leeward Community College Discovery Fair, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Supplies are limited, so stop by early!