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A garden in the midst of busy downtown Honolulu? Yes! And here at Foster Botanical Garden, visitors find a refreshing change from the chaos of the city. As the oldest of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens, Foster Garden displays a mature and impressive collection of tropical plants. Some of the magnificent trees in this 14-acre garden were planted in the 1850s by Dr. William Hillebrand. They marked the beginning of a heritage that became The Honolulu Botanical Gardens.

Haiku Gardens

46-336 Haiku Road Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744

Lush greenery and cool tropical breezes make this location a popular spot for weddings.
picturesque lily ponds, short but beautiful paths that wander throughout the property, and a fair share of exotic tropical flowers. Senator Fong’s Plantation and Gardens is a short drive up the coast from Kaneohe. With 725 acres to play with, Fong, the first Chinese-American elected to the U.S. Senate, had plenty of room to grow. You can ride through five gardens named for the American presidents he served.

He'eia State Park:

This park is built on the finger of a lava flow, the park offers panoramic views as well as highly educational exhibits. Growing there are native plants that served as foods for the ancient Hawaiians -- bananas, coconuts, breadfruit, taro, and sugarcane. A marine life exhibit features a high-tech saltwater aquarium. At one end is He'eia Kea Pier where you can catch a glass-bottom boat for a tour of the coral reefs in Kaneohe Bay.

Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden

45-680 Luluku Road
Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744
Phone: (808) 233-7323

Strolling or driving through these lush four hundred acres in windward Oahu, you will truly agree that Hoomaluhia is rightfully named "a peaceful refuge." Opened in 1982, this garden in Kaneohe features plantings from major tropical regions around the world grouped geographically. Special emphasis is placed on conserving plants native to Hawaii.

Koko Crater Botanical Garden

Inside Koko Crater
Honolulu, Hawaii 96825
Phone: (808) 522-7060

In 1958, 200 acres on the slopes and basin of Koko Crater at the eastern end of Oahu were set aside as a botanical garden. Although it is still only partially developed, long-range plans envision Koko Crater Botanical Garden as an example of a xeriscape. Here selective planting and water conservation techniques transform this landscape into a garden where plants suitable to these desert-like surroundings can thrive and flourish.
No paved trails or facilities

Liliuokalani Botanical Garden

North Kuakini Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
Phone: (808) 522-7060

Just north of Foster Garden and located between North Kuakini and School Streets, is Liliuokalani Botanical Garden. Portions of this 7 1/2 acre garden were once the property and favorite picnic grounds of Queen Liliuokalani, the last reigning monarch of Hawaii. She later bequeathed her land to the City and County of Honolulu to be used for the public's enjoyment. This developing garden is devoted to native Hawaiian plants.

Lyon Arboretum

is also very close to the busy hub of Honolulu and Waikiki, but oh so far away. The rain-washed Manoa Valley is the perfect setting for the University of Hawaii’s botanical research facility and visitors are welcome to tour parts of the 124-acre site. You’ll pass more than 5,000 tropical plants on your way to Inspiration Point, and if you are a birder, you will go mad with the cacophony of birdcalls surrounding you on your winding path through this cultivated rain forest.

Moanalua Gardens

A few miles northwest of Honolulu is the Moanalua Gardens, a 26-acre private park that is open to the public. The magnificent spread of aged monkey pod trees shade the vast green lawns that were designed with picnicking in mind. The gardens include two streams, a taro patch, a carp pond, and a group of ancient petroglyphs (stone carvings).

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Senator Fong's Plantation and Botanical Garden

47-285 Pulama Road Kaneohe, HI 96744
Phone (808) 239-6775 Fax (808) 239-6469

Senator Fong's Plantation & Gardens in Oahu, Hawaii, is a 725 acre Garden owned by former US Senator Hiram Fong, offering narrated tram tours through five scenic valleys and plateaus with palms, fruit and nut trees, ferns, and fragrant flowers.

Wahiawa Botanical Garden

1396 California Avenue
Wahiawa, Hawaii 96786
Phone: (808) 621-7321

Cradled between the Waianae and Koolau mountain ranges in central Oahu lies Wahiawa Botanical Garden - the "tropical jewel" of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens. This 27-acre garden and forested ravine dates back to the 1920s when this land was first used by sugar planters as an experimental arboretum. Your tour will take you among plants that thrive in the cooler environment and shady, humid habitat of this tropical rain forest.

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