Events & Education
Ka mālama ‘ana i ka mo’omeheu. I mea e ola ai mai kēia mua aku. Preserving culture. So that there is life to come.
Grow Hawaiian Festival
Cost: Free
Date: February, 28, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Location:
Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden82-6160 Hawaii Belt RdCaptain Cook, HIRecurring Events
Pure Kona Green Market
Great farmers market featuring delicious food, crafts, and produce from our local artisans and farmers.
Every Sunday: 9 am - 2 pm
Free for all ages
Garden Volunteer Days
Come and join our dedicated volunteers for garden work and having fun. Meet at our Visitor Center, located at 82-6160 Mamalahoa Hwy, Captain Cook, HI 96704, USA to sign in for the day and meet the crew!
Every Saturday: 9 am - 12:30 pm
Free for all ages
Grow Aloha Plant Adoption
When we grow Hawaiian native plants and heritage crops, we grow aloha for ʻāina. Adopt one of these cherished plants every third Sunday!
Every Third Sunday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Free for all ages
Details →Knowledge of the Land
Explore our growing digital library of native plant guides, recorded talks, and cultural resources. Deepen your understanding of ethnobotany from anywhere in the world.
Featured Topics
Available now in the library
- Canoe Plants
- Hawaiian History
- Conservation
- Culture & Practice
Past Events & Talks
Missed an event? Browse our archive of previous workshops and community gatherings.
- 3/11/2026talk
The twisted path of nineteenth-century changes in Hawaiian food production and distribution.
View Recap → - 2/12/2026Talk
Using Natural Dyes of Hawaiian Indigenous Plants to Understand Electrophoresis: Place-based Learning
View Recap → - Watch Video1/8/2026Talk
Hawai'i's Offshore Islets and their role as Refuges for Native Species
Watch Recording → - 11/8/2025Talk
Arbor Day Celebration
View Recap → - 9/11/2025Talk
Mobilizing Restoration through Art and Culture
View Recap → - Watch Video8/21/2025Talk
A to Z of tropical fruit
Watch Recording → - Watch Video7/10/2025Talk
Measure of genetic diversity across populations of the Hawaiian endemic raspberry, ‘ākala or Rubus hawaiensis (Rosaceae).
Watch Recording → - Watch Video6/12/2025Talk
Planting and Preservation of Coconut at the Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park: A History
Watch Recording → - Watch Video5/15/2025Talk
Cotton Tales: Ma'o
Watch Recording → - 2/22/2025Plant Sale
Grow Hawaiian Festival
View Recap → - Watch Video1/9/2025Talk
Native Pollinators for Native Plants
Watch Recording → - Watch Video12/12/2024Talk
Grow Aloha: Nurturing Biocultural Connections one Plant at a Time
Watch Recording → - Watch Video11/14/2024Talk
Finding a balance between cash crops , subsistence farming and restoring endemics
Watch Recording → - Watch Video10/10/2024Talk
Putting Back The Trees – From Overlogging to Restoration of Native Forest Species
Watch Recording → - Watch Video9/12/2024Talk
Eating Aliens to Save Natives
Watch Recording → - Watch Video8/15/2024Talk
Exploring the origins of Hawaiian agricultural plants
Watch Recording → - Watch Video7/11/2024Talk
Mai Ho'omāuna i ka 'Ai (Do nothing that mistreats our food): A deeper analysis into practices making up the macrocosm that is a mahi'ai
Watch Recording → - Watch Video6/13/2024Talk
The ethnobotany of Hawaiian plants and ex-situ conservation tools to care for them
Watch Recording → - Watch Video5/9/2024Talk
History, the New Palamanui Forest Preserve and Botanical Garden, and Us
Watch Recording →