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Native Hawaiian Plant Tour

Learn about native plants their uses and Step back in time to ancient Hawaii to learn how Hawaiians survived over one thousand years planting taro from the back of the valleys down to the sea.

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  • Saturday ten am - 2 pm: Step back in time to ancient Hawaii and learn how Hawaiians used Native plants and Polynesian introduced plants to survive in the Hawaiian Islands over 1,000 years at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens. (Tour and demonstrations of plants and their uses by their docents) Touch, feel, learn about Taro planting on 500 year old Nohoana farm restored in recent times. Learn about breadfruit, taro, history of the island. Learn about early Hawaii and be a part of restoring the Native Cultural areas and native forests of the Hawaiian Islands. Walk the path along the Kealia beach salt lands and finish at the sea where we'll sample delicious local fruits and get refreshed after a beautiful educational day of plants and nature. Return with an enriched knowledge of the culture and native plants of Hawaii.

Immerse yourself in Hawaiian culture, step away from the commercial activity and learn the true beauty of Hawaii. Learn how Hawaiians loved the land, were born to plant, and survived over one thousand years on these islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean providing food planted from the back of the valleys down to the sea.