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Past Events & Recordings

Explore the history of the garden. Many of our talks and workshops are recorded for educational purposes.

The twisted path of nineteenth-century changes in Hawaiian food production and distribution.
Mar 11, 2026
talk

The twisted path of nineteenth-century changes in Hawaiian food production and distribution.

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Using Natural Dyes of Hawaiian Indigenous Plants to Understand Electrophoresis: Place-based Learning
Feb 12, 2026
Talk

Using Natural Dyes of Hawaiian Indigenous Plants to Understand Electrophoresis: Place-based Learning

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Hawai'i's Offshore Islets and their role as Refuges for Native Species
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Jan 8, 2026
Talk

Hawai'i's Offshore Islets and their role as Refuges for Native Species

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Arbor Day Celebration
Nov 8, 2025
Talk

Arbor Day Celebration

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Mobilizing Restoration through Art and Culture
Sep 11, 2025
Talk

Mobilizing Restoration through Art and Culture

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A to Z of tropical fruit
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Aug 21, 2025
Talk

A to Z of tropical fruit

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Measure of genetic diversity across populations of the Hawaiian endemic raspberry, ‘ākala or Rubus hawaiensis (Rosaceae).
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Jul 10, 2025
Talk

Measure of genetic diversity across populations of the Hawaiian endemic raspberry, ‘ākala or Rubus hawaiensis (Rosaceae).

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Planting and Preservation of Coconut at the Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park: A History
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Jun 12, 2025
Talk

Planting and Preservation of Coconut at the Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park: A History

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Cotton Tales: Ma'o
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May 15, 2025
Talk

Cotton Tales: Ma'o

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Grow Hawaiian Festival
Feb 22, 2025
Plant Sale

Grow Hawaiian Festival

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Native Pollinators for Native Plants
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Jan 9, 2025
Talk

Native Pollinators for Native Plants

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Grow Aloha: Nurturing Biocultural Connections one Plant at a Time
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Dec 12, 2024
Talk

Grow Aloha: Nurturing Biocultural Connections one Plant at a Time

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Finding a balance between cash crops , subsistence farming and restoring endemics
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Nov 14, 2024
Talk

Finding a balance between cash crops , subsistence farming and restoring endemics

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Putting Back The Trees – From Overlogging to Restoration of Native Forest Species
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Oct 10, 2024
Talk

Putting Back The Trees – From Overlogging to Restoration of Native Forest Species

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Eating Aliens to Save Natives
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Sep 12, 2024
Talk

Eating Aliens to Save Natives

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Exploring the origins of Hawaiian agricultural plants
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Aug 15, 2024
Talk

Exploring the origins of Hawaiian agricultural plants

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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
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Jul 11, 2024
Talk

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

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The ethnobotany of Hawaiian plants and ex-situ conservation tools to care for them
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Jun 13, 2024
Talk

The ethnobotany of Hawaiian plants and ex-situ conservation tools to care for them

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History, the New Palamanui Forest Preserve and Botanical Garden, and Us
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May 9, 2024
Talk

History, the New Palamanui Forest Preserve and Botanical Garden, and Us

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