Amy BH Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden

Tranquil Garden with Native Hawaiian Plants

Description

Founded by one of the 23 grandchildren of early settler H.N. Greenwell, this garden specializes in plants and flowers that are native to Polynesia and Hawaii, especially plants that have important uses or significance in Hawaiian culture. The garden is organized to illustrate the different cultivation zones used in traditional Hawaiian agriculture: coastal, lowland dry forest, food and fiber crops, and upland forest. You can see collections of banana, taro, sugar cane, and other important crops for Hawaiians, as well as an archaeological site that has the remnants of ahupua'a, which were the land divisions traditionally used in Kona. Trails wander deep into the tranquil garden setting, and cold water and restrooms are available at the garden's entrance.