Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden - Upcoming Events
Saturday, January 9, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Free Garden Tour
Brian Kiyabu, horticulturist, will guide visitors through the 12-acre garden of native and Polynesian introduced plants. Visitors can imagine the landscape in the time before Captain Cook, and learn about the productive, sustainable agriculture the Hawaiians were practicing in Kona 300 years ago. The tour is free, although donations are encouraged. Amy Greenwell Garden is in Kona on Hawai‘i Island. For more information, call 808-323-3318 or email agg@bishopmuseum.org.
Friday, January 22, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Introduction to Identifying Hawaiian Kalo Varieties
Manuel Rego, Greenwell Garden foreman, will introduce participants to the 85 or more varieties of kalo (taro) that may be found in Hawaiian gardens and farms. Participants will learn key features that will help them separate the similar varieties and start on their way to recognizing all the different varieties. This is a hands-on workshop that uses the growing collection in the Amy Greenwell Garden as examples. Participants must bring Bulletin 84 to class with them. If they do not have it, this classic will be available at the Garden for $12. Class fee: $15, free for Bishop Museum members. For more information, call 808-323-3318 or email agg@bishopmuseum.org.
Saturday, February 6, 2010, 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Kapa Dyes and Decorating
Wesley Sen, who studied kapa making with Mary Pritchard and Beatrice Krauss, will teach students methods for making dyes from ‘ōlena, noni, and kukui bark. Students will make the dyes to color kapa pieces and decorate them using ‘ohe kapala, bamboo stamps. Class fee: $40, Bishop Museum members $30. For more information, call 808-323-3318 or email agg@bishopmuseum.org.
Saturday, February 13, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Free Garden Tour
Brian Kiyabu, horticulturist, will guide visitors through the 12 acre garden of native and Polynesian introduced plants. Visitors can imagine the landscape in the time before Captain Cook, and learn about the productive, sustainable agriculture the Hawaiians were practicing in Kona 300 years ago. The tour is free, although donations are encouraged. For more information, call 808-323-3318 or email agg@bishopmuseum.org.
Saturday, February 27, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
6th Annual Grow Hawaiian Festival
Presented by Hawai‘i Forest & Trail and supported in part by Hawaii Electric Light Company
At the Festival weavers, dancers, kapa makers, and other practitioners of traditional Hawaiian culture meet biologists, conservationists, and horticulturalists to explore their common passion for native and Polynesian introduced plants of Hawai‘i. Festival goers will have a unique opportunity to meet and talk with many of the foremost practitioners of Hawaiian arts such as weaver Elizabeth Maluihi Lee and lei maker Marie MacDonald. The Grow Hawaiian Festival includes demonstrations, talks, storytelling, hula, plant and insect identification booths, and informational tables from community conservation, cultural, and scientific groups. Admission is free. For more information, call 808-323-3318 or email agg@bishopmuseum.org.
To register for any of the events please call 808.323.3318. The Amy Greenwell Garden is located 12 miles south of Kailua-Kona in the ahupua'a of Kealakekua.
It is a 15 acre garden growing over 200 species of native Hawaiian and Polynesian introduced plants. To be removed from this list or to add additional names simply reply to this email. Thank you all for your interest in the garden.