Scientific Name: Wikstroemia uva-ursi Endemic: Kaua’i, O’ahu, Maui, Molokai Description: Dense shrubs that either grow prostrate or sprawl up to 3-4 ft. tall. They have small oval shaped leaves, … [Read more...]
Akia Kuahiwi
Scientific Name: Wikstroemia oahuense Endemic: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Lanai Description: Tall shrubs or small trees up to 12 ft high with very few braches. Bark is thin and medium to … [Read more...]
Akiohala
Scientific Name: Hibiscus furcellatus Also Known As: Purple Hibiscus Indigenous: Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Description: A medium sized hibiscus about eight feet tall with rough leaves that … [Read more...]
Aweoweo
Scientific Name: Chenopodium oahuense Endemic: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai, Hawaii, plus Lisianski, Laysan, Necke, French Frigate Shoals, Nihoa. With all the news about people fishing for … [Read more...]
Carex
Scientific Name: Carex wahuensis Endemic: Kaua’i, O’ahu, Maui, Moloka’i, Lana’i, Hawaii Description: Graceful sedges that form thick clumps and reach heights close to two feet tall, however, the … [Read more...]
Hame
Scientific Name: Antidesma pulvinatum Endemic: O’ahu, Moloka’i, Maui, and Hawai’i Description: These are small trees up that can grow anywhere between 6-25 ft. tall. They have beautiful … [Read more...]
Kolea lauli’i
Scientific Name: Myrsine sandwicense Endemic: O’ahu, Moloka’i, Lana’i, Maui and Hawai’i Description: Beautiful shrubs or small trees up to 20 ft. tall with small elliptical leaves that cluster … [Read more...]
Kolokolo Kuahiwi
Scientific Name: Lysimachia hillebrandii Endemic: Kaua’i, O’ahu, Moloka’i, Lana’i, Maui Description: A Sprawling shrub with dark green, oval leaves that have a pointed apex. New leaves tend to … [Read more...]
Kukaenene
Scientific Name: Coprosma ernodeoides Endemic: Maui and Hawai’i Description: Very cool looking low sprawling shrubs, which in most cases look like ground covers. Although the main look of the … [Read more...]
Maolioli
Scientific Name: Schidea globosa Endemic: Oahu, Molokai, Maui Description: Low growing plants with narrow, almost succulent leaves and tiny flowers that form a rounded sunburst cluster that … [Read more...]
