GARDEN PARTIALLY CLOSED
The majority of Wahiawā Botanical Garden will be closed until further notice.
The garden’s entrance, visitor center, multi-purpose room, and main lawn will remain open. Recreational programming and classes will continue as scheduled. All other areas outside of those facilities, including the pathways and gulch, will be closed until further notice.
Several large branches and trees fell within the botanical garden, and around the island, as a result of the strong winds and rain from Hurricane Lala and Lowell. In fact, the City and County responded to 600+ reports of fallen trees and branches resulting from these storms. We appreciate your continued patience and understanding.
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) 621-5463
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