nā mea kanu
Every native plant we grow, from coastal groundcovers to upland trees. Tap a plant to meet it.
Alaheʻe
Psydrax odoratum
Indigenous
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Alena
Boerhavia repens
Indigenous
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Bonamia menziesii
Bonamia menziesii
Endemic
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Carex
Carex wahuensis
Endemic
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Coastal Hedyotis
Hedyotis littoralis
Endemic
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Coastal Lysimachia
Lysimachia mauritiana
Endemic
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Hala
Pandanus tectorius
Indigenous
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Hame
Antidesma pulvinatum
Endemic
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Hao
Rauvolfia sandwicensis
Native
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Hau hele ʻula
Kokia drynarioides
Endemic
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Hāpuʻu
Cibotium glaucum
Endemic
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Hinahina
Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum
Endemic
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Hōʻawa
Pittosporum hosmeri
Endemic
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Iliau
Wilkesia gymnoxiphium
Endemic
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Kalo
Colocasia esculenta
Introduced
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Kāwelu
Eragrostis variabilis
Native
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Kī
Cordyline fruticosa
Introduced
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Koa
Acacia koa
Endemic
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Koaiʻa
Acacia koaiʻa
Endemic
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Kokiʻo
Hibiscus kokio subsp. st.johnianus
Endemic
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Kokiʻo kea
Hibiscus waimeae
Endemic
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Kokiʻo keʻokeʻo
Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus
Endemic
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Kokiʻo ʻulaʻula
Hibiscus kokio
Endemic
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Kolokolo kuahiwi
Lysimachia hillebrandii
Endemic
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what makes a plant native?
Wind, wing, or wave.
A native plant reached Hawaiʻi on its own. Of roughly 1,500 native species, about 90% are endemic, found nowhere else on Earth.
Wind
Light seeds and spores riding the trade winds across the Pacific.
Wing
Seeds tucked in feathers or carried inside migrating birds.
Wave
Floating seeds carried for thousands of miles on ocean currents.
Indigenous plants are native here and elsewhere in the world.
Endemic plants evolved here long enough to become something new, found only in Hawaiʻi.
a Hawaiian name isn’t a Hawaiian plant
Meet the impostors.
Many plants sold in the islands carry Hawaiian names but arrived recently, and some are invasive. These are a few of the most common.
Plumeria (pua melia)
Pīkake
Crown flower
Tuberose
Royal palm
Tiare gardenia
Octopus tree
Strawberry guava
Lantana
Kiawe
Koa haole
Ironwood
Outlined in red: known invasive species.
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Around Oʻahu
20+ species rotating weekly at The Home Depot, City Mill, Koʻolau Farmers, and the Pearl Harbor NEX.
Plant rentals for events, plus gift baskets and centerpieces.