Keʻanae Arboretum (6 acres or 2.4 hectares) is an arboretum and botanical garden located on the Hana Highway (Highway 360) about 1-mile (1.6 km) west of Keʻanae, Maui, Hawaiʻi, United States.
Before the 1940s the land the Arboretum sits on was used to farm food, medicine and fiber-producing plants. From 1946 until the mid-1950s, it became an agricultural work site for prisoners at Ke'anae Prison Camp. It was established as an arboretum in 1971.[1]
The arboretum lies alongside the Piinaau Stream on taro cultivation terraces and within a rainforest, and contains two short walking trails. It contains about 150 varieties of native and introduced tropical plants, including gingers, hibiscus, papaya, and various types of taro.[2][3] Trees are labeled with common name, scientific name, and origin.
See also
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edit- ^ "Memorandum of understanding between the Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the Ke'anae Ko'olau Sportsman Club" (PDF). September 27, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ^ "Ke'anae Arboretum | Maui Hawaii". Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ "Maui Now: A Tropical Paradise: East Maui's Botanical Gardens". Maui Now | A Tropical Paradise: East Maui’s Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
External links
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- Go Hawaii description Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Listing on Trailblazer Hawaii with photos
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