July 27, 2004 
MEDIA CONTACT: Caroline Witherspoon
                  Becker Communications
                  (808) 533-4165

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AMY GREENWELL ETHNOBOTANICAL GARDEN TO OFFERFREE AUGUST TOUR
HONOLULU &ndash;Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, a Bishop Museum facility located in Kona, will offer visitors a free hour-and-a-half tour of its collection of native plants at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 14, 2004. </p>
                  <p> The Garden displays and interprets plants of importance to traditional Hawaiian culture. Among the koa and sandalwood in the forest zone of the Garden, visitors will see ho&rsquo;awa, the seeds of which were a favored food of the <em>&lsquo;</em>alal&#257 crow. The yellowish wood was also used for gunwales in Hawaiian canoes. A small, attractive tree which grows to 20-30 feet, ho&lsquo;awa is a great landscape plant. </p>
                  <p> The Saturday tour is an initiative under the Office of Innovation and Improvement of the U.S. Department of Education. Education through Cultural &amp; Historical Organizations, also known as ECHO, provides educational enrichment to Native and non-Native children and lifelong learners. This program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. </p>
                  <p> The Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is located in South Kona on the M&#257malahoa Highway. Admission is a suggested donation of $4 per person and free for Bishop Museum Association members. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.bishopmuseum.org/">www.bishopmuseum.org</a> or call (808) 323-3318