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Honolulu Botanical Gardens
Wahiawā Botanical Garden
“A tropical jewel”
Cradled between the Wai‘anae and Ko‘olau mountain ranges in central O‘ahu lies Wahiawā Botanical Garden – the “tropical jewel” of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens.
This 27-acre garden and forested ravine dates back to the 1930s when this land was used by sugar planters as an experimental arboretum. Your tour will take you among plants that thrive in the cooler upland environment and shady humid habitat of this tropical rainforest.
- 1396 California Ave. Wahiawa, HI 96786
- 9:00 am - 4:00pm
closed Christmas Day (December 25)
closed New Year’s Day (January 1)
Highlights: Native Hawaiian plants, Aroid collection, Tree ferns, and Epiphytic plants.
Free
email: hbg@honolulu.gov
phone: (808) 233-7323
Tours
- Self-Guided Tours – Our self-guided tour is a great alternative to explore the Garden at your own pace. It is included with your visitor map.
- Group Tours – Please call (808) 621-5463 for more information.
25 Things to Do at Wahiawā Botanical Garden
- Relax in the shade
- Have a picnic
- Draw a tree
- Find epiphytes
- Count the bamboo shoots
- Enjoy the view from the bridge
- Follow the self-guided tour
- Do Yoga or Tai Chi
- Smell the flowers
- Study plant names
- Hug a tree
- Be a photographer
- Lay on the grass
- Play “I Spy”
- Dance in the rain
- Learn about Hawaiian plants
- Find a gecko
- Listen to birdsongs
- Volunteer with friends
- Discover a mossy rock
- Look up in the tree canopy
- Venture into the gulch
- Read a book
- Walk a mile
- Find the biggest leaf
Contact Us
Mailing Address: 50 North Vineyard Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: 808-768-7135
Fax: 808-522-7050
email: hbg@honolulu.gov