The jeweled-tone glass sculpture, now on permanent display in the middle terrace, collects and emanates light throughout the day. For artist Rick Mills, his sculpture serves as a metaphor for the celebration of life and vitality.
Mahalo to the Whitcomb Family for generously gifting this sculpture to the City & County of Honolulu.

Festival Activities: Tractor rides, Farm animal visit, Sunflower fields, Pumpkin photo prop areas, Pumpkin patch & sunflower field private picnics, Fall rustic nights, and so much more!
Famous ‘Nalo-made’ Lemonade and country sweet tea
Country market to get your farm favorites like the farmers’ wife’s handmade soaps, farm fresh sunflower honey, handmade wooden coasters, Waimanalo Country Farms apparel and more!
To better serve you, reservations are HIGHLY recommended for the daytime event (reservations are required for the rustic nights, picnics, and photo sessions) 👍🏽

A variety of classes at Foster, Ho‘omaluhia, and Wahiawā Botanical Gardens for the Spring 2023 Program!
Registration for these classes begins Monday, Jan. 9 at 9 a.m. online at Parks and Recreation Online System website: pros.hnl.info
Class sizes are very limited, and supply fees vary by class which includes the garden admission fee for Foster Botanical Ga#spring

Keiki and their ʻohana discover the outdoors at Bishop Museum!

Explore the world from the perspective of a bee; take a walk through a digital garden to see plants growing in super time, and investigate the creatures that only come out once they’re tucked into bed.

Bishop Museum presents Backyard Adventures, an interactive science exhibit that engages guests with the wonders that can be found in their own backyards. We’ll inspire the next generation of citizen scientists while emphasizing the importance — and fun — of outdoor activity and exploration with activities such as a giant skipping rope and backyard-themed mini golf.

Festival Activities: Tractor rides, Farm animal visit, Sunflower fields, Pumpkin photo prop areas, Pumpkin patch & sunflower field private picnics, Fall rustic nights, and so much more!
Famous ‘Nalo-made’ Lemonade and country sweet tea
Country market to get your farm favorites like the farmers’ wife’s handmade soaps, farm fresh sunflower honey, handmade wooden coasters, Waimanalo Country Farms apparel and more!
To better serve you, reservations are HIGHLY recommended for the daytime event (reservations are required for the rustic nights, picnics, and photo sessions) 👍🏽

Garden critters must be 3-dimensional objects, be original works of art created by the contest entrant, and must incorporate recycled materials (for safety, no sharp objects or glass shards).

Prizes are donations from the Friends of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens. Quality of prize product nor any warranties cannot be guaranteed.

In September, international installation artist Rebecca Louise Law’s exhibition Awakening, will occupy two light-filled galleries on HoMA’s upper level and celebrate the deep connection that Hawai‘i has to its flowers. Well-known for her use of natural materials and a focus on sustainability, preserved flowers have become the signature element of Law’s most recognized works.

Awakening will combine Law’s own recycled collections of floral and botanical material with newly gathered Hawai‘i specimens.

About fifteen percent of the upcoming installation will be comprised of locally sourced floral materials. To achieve this, HoMA needs your help!

Collecting donations of the following types of flowers:

• Beach morning glory

• Bougainvillea

• Bozu (globe amaranth)

• Orange cup-and-saucer flowers (parasol plant)

• Gardenia

• Hibiscus

• Huluhulu (from ma‘o plants)

• Kukui

• Orchid

• Pīkake

• Puakenikeni

• Shower tree flowers

• Ylang-ylang

If you have any of these growing in your yard, or from lei or a floral arrangement, please consider contributing blooms to this groundbreaking installation. HoMA will be receiving materials during the month of June at the HoMA Art School during museum hours, Thursday to Sunday, 10 to 6pm.

Flowers should be removed from their branches, free of pests and insects, and delivered in plastic or paper bags. Please label each bag with the identity of its contents. While we are so appreciative of each and every donation, please limit your contribution to flowers from the list above.

Researchers and content experts at Bishop Museum, in collaboration with community partners, are gearing up to launch the Hawai‘i Master Naturalist Program — a certification that promotes active environmental stewardship through broad science and place-based training, as well as education and outreach in the natural and cultural history of Hawai‘i.

The program’s purpose is to help develop a corps of knowledgeable volunteers capable of providing biocultural education, outreach, and service to benefit environmental stewardship in the community. In addition, the program will help build the capacity needed to address the environmental and biosecurity issues that confront Hawai‘i now and in the future.

Hawaiʻi Master Naturalist Program graduates will be prepared to serve in numerous capacities, not only to bolster Bishop Museum’s efforts to serve as a center for education, outreach, and engagement within the community, but also to contribute to the initiatives of nonprofit, State, and federal agencies charged with the care and conservation of Hawai‘i’s environment.Bishop Museum is targeting fall of 2022 to launch a pilot of the Hawai‘i Master Naturalist Program. Participants will complete 48 hours of coursework spread over eight weeks, meeting one day each

week for courses taught by content experts from Bishop Museum as well as its conservation partners. Course material will be supplemented with hands-on experience where master naturalist candidates will join conservationists, resource managers, and cultural practitioners in the field for skills-based experiences and learning opportunities.

Bishop Museum’s Hawaiʻi Master Naturalist Program will be unique among other national programs. As an institution charged with perpetuating the Indigenous knowledge of Hawai‘i and the Pacific, the programmatic approach will be based on a biocultural understanding of the environment — utilizing Indigenous knowledge to better inform an understanding of the environment and bridging this understanding with contemporary science.

“Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Island cultures have long had an acute understanding of how to be responsible stewards of their environment, long before the advent of modern science,” said Brandon Bunag, vice president of public programs and interim director of education at Bishop Museum. “Our aim with this program is to establish an Indigenous worldview as foundational, so that master naturalists trained at the Museum have not only an understanding of the latest conservation practices but also have a renewed respect for the ʻāina.”
The Museum is seeking volunteer support as well as funding for the Hawaiʻi Master Naturalist Program. For information and to become involved, please click the button below to email the Hawaiʻi Master Naturalist Program.