Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden Bird Walk, Kāneʻohe
Tours available on request with 3-4 people.
RSVP with Colleen at csoares48@gmail.com
Join us for a Hawaii Audubon Society walk of 2-3 miles through Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden. Meet at the Visitor Center parking lot at 9:30 am, 45-680 Luluku Road, Kāneʻohe, HI. Wear walking shoes and bring water, sunscreen and hat. Walk will finish by noon. Hoʻomaluhia is named “a peaceful refuge.” It is 400 lush acres in windward Oʻahu. The Garden opened in 1982, and features plantings from major tropical regions around the world grouped geographically. See the map given below for the regions represented by the botanical collections: Philippines, Malaysia, Tropical America, India & Sri Lanka, Melanesia, Hawaii, Polynesia, and Africa. The Garden was designed and built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide flood protection for Kāneʻohe. Download the bird list for the birds we may see on this lovely walk, such as the White-rumped Shama, Red-billed Leiothrix, Common Waxbill, Hawaiian Coot (‘alae ke’oke’o), and Pacific Golden-Plover (kōlea).
Bird list: https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dpr/hbg_docs/Hoomaluhia_Birds_List.pdf
Garden Map: https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dpr/hbg_docs